FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED TO
SCORE A+
1 of 79
Term
What type of water has never been circulated in the hydrologic cycle?
connate
fossil
confined
juvenile
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, Dispersion Permeability
D. juvenile Magnetics
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2 of 79
Term
Which of the following safety factor (SF) values for slope stability
shows that a slope is considered stable:
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Less than one (1) Greater than one (1)
Exactly one (1) Greater than two (2)
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3 of 79
Term
In an unconfined aquifer what would the specific yield be if the
porosity was 0.3 and the effective porosity was 0.18?
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0.18 0.3
0.25 0.15
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4 of 79
Term
P1) Q40. Soft sediments are best sampled with a_________to obtain
undisturbed samples?
A. Split Spoon
B.Shelby tube
C. Modified California sampler
D.Sieve
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B. Shelby tube C. Consolidation
C. Dipping homocline Dispersion
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5 of 79
, Term
Caves found within limestone result from:
A. Groundwater which remains in one place and does not circulate
B.Water moving off of speleothems
C. Slowly circulating water below the water table
D.Artesian conditions
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C. Melanges of feldspathic Contaminant plume migration in a
sandstone, siltstone and shale confined aquifer
Slowly circulating water below 100 (earthquake increases in
the water table magnitude by 10 i.e. 10 x 10)
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6 of 79
Term
A 4:1 (H:V) slope has what grade? What slope angle?
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15%, 8 degrees 20%, 10 degrees
30%, 18 degrees 25%, 14 degrees
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED TO
SCORE A+
1 of 79
Term
What type of water has never been circulated in the hydrologic cycle?
connate
fossil
confined
juvenile
Give this one a try later!
, Dispersion Permeability
D. juvenile Magnetics
Don't know?
2 of 79
Term
Which of the following safety factor (SF) values for slope stability
shows that a slope is considered stable:
Give this one a try later!
Less than one (1) Greater than one (1)
Exactly one (1) Greater than two (2)
Don't know?
3 of 79
Term
In an unconfined aquifer what would the specific yield be if the
porosity was 0.3 and the effective porosity was 0.18?
, Give this one a try later!
0.18 0.3
0.25 0.15
Don't know?
4 of 79
Term
P1) Q40. Soft sediments are best sampled with a_________to obtain
undisturbed samples?
A. Split Spoon
B.Shelby tube
C. Modified California sampler
D.Sieve
Give this one a try later!
B. Shelby tube C. Consolidation
C. Dipping homocline Dispersion
Don't know?
5 of 79
, Term
Caves found within limestone result from:
A. Groundwater which remains in one place and does not circulate
B.Water moving off of speleothems
C. Slowly circulating water below the water table
D.Artesian conditions
Give this one a try later!
C. Melanges of feldspathic Contaminant plume migration in a
sandstone, siltstone and shale confined aquifer
Slowly circulating water below 100 (earthquake increases in
the water table magnitude by 10 i.e. 10 x 10)
Don't know?
6 of 79
Term
A 4:1 (H:V) slope has what grade? What slope angle?
Give this one a try later!
15%, 8 degrees 20%, 10 degrees
30%, 18 degrees 25%, 14 degrees
