FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
When lwater lcontacts lpyrite lat lthe learth's lsurface, lthe lrunoff lis lcommonly: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Acidic
In lan leolian lsand laquifer, lhydraulic lconductivity lwould lbe lexpected lto lgenerally: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Be luniform
Which lof lthe lfollowing lpairs llikely lwould lbe lcomposed lof lsediments lwith lDIFFERENT
lgrain lsize land lsorting lcharacteristics? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Outwash lplain l- lend
lmoraine
It lhas lbeen ldetermined lthat la lprospective lstrippable lreserve lcontains l1000 lacres l(1
lacre l= l43,560 lsq. lft.) lof llignite lin lbeds laveraging l20 lfeet lin lthickness. lAssume
, lspecific lgravity lof l1.28 l(80 llbs/ft3). lWhat lis lthe lreserve lin ltons? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
34,848,000
The lscale lfor ldescribing lthe leffects lor ldamage lcaused lby lan learthquake lat la lgiven
lgeographic llocation lis lcalled lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Modified lMercalli lscale
Which lstatement lbest ldescribes lthe leffect lof ldiagenesis lon lthe loverall lquality lof lan
loil/gas lreservoir? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Diagenesis lmay lenhance lor ldiminish lreservoir
lquality
The lrate lof lproduction lfrom la lsubsurface lreservoir lis lmost ldirectly lrelated lto: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Permeability
What lis lthe lbest lradiometric ldating ltechnique lto ldetermine lthe lage ldifference
lbetween ltwo lMiocene-age lvolcanic lash ldeposits lseparated lby l500 lfeet lvertically? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Potassium-Argon
What lgeophysical lmethod lwould lgenerally lbe lmost leffective lto lmap ldeeply lburied
l(1500' ldeep) lbedrock lpediments? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Seismic lreflection
A lgroundwater lmodel lis lconsidered lcalibrated lwhen: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Hydraulic
lheads land lfluxes lreproduce lthe lsystem lmodeled lwithin lan lacceptable
tolerance
A lrock ldescribed las largillaceous: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Is lclay-rich
The lcreation lof lnew loceanic lcrust lis lbalanced lby: l- lcorrect lanswers l-An lequal
lamount lof lold locean lcrust lbeing lsubducted
When lcollecting lduplicate lsamples lto lvalidate lthe lquality lof lthe llaboratory lresults, lthe
lgeologist lshould lalways: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Be lsure lthat lthe lduplicates lcannot lbe
lidentified lby lthe llab
A lstream lcrosses la lstrike-slip lfault lwith lno ldeviation lin lits lcourse. lWhich lof lthe
lfollowing lstatements lmust lbe ltrue? l- lcorrect lanswers l-The lstream lcrossed lthe lfault
lsince lthe llast lfault lmovement
The lhorizontal lscale lof la lcross-section lis l1:24,000; lthe lvertical lscale lis l1 linch lequals
l1000 lfeet. lThe lvertical lexaggeration lis: l- lcorrect lanswers l-2x
A ltopographic lmap lshows lseveral lcircular ldepressions lin la llimestone lregion. lWhat
lare lthese lfeatures lcalled? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Dolines
A lcross-stratified lsand llens lthat lcontains lthin lstreaks lof lmud lin lthe lripple ltroughs lis
lcalled: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Flaser lbedding
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
When lwater lcontacts lpyrite lat lthe learth's lsurface, lthe lrunoff lis lcommonly: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Acidic
In lan leolian lsand laquifer, lhydraulic lconductivity lwould lbe lexpected lto lgenerally: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Be luniform
Which lof lthe lfollowing lpairs llikely lwould lbe lcomposed lof lsediments lwith lDIFFERENT
lgrain lsize land lsorting lcharacteristics? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Outwash lplain l- lend
lmoraine
It lhas lbeen ldetermined lthat la lprospective lstrippable lreserve lcontains l1000 lacres l(1
lacre l= l43,560 lsq. lft.) lof llignite lin lbeds laveraging l20 lfeet lin lthickness. lAssume
, lspecific lgravity lof l1.28 l(80 llbs/ft3). lWhat lis lthe lreserve lin ltons? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
34,848,000
The lscale lfor ldescribing lthe leffects lor ldamage lcaused lby lan learthquake lat la lgiven
lgeographic llocation lis lcalled lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Modified lMercalli lscale
Which lstatement lbest ldescribes lthe leffect lof ldiagenesis lon lthe loverall lquality lof lan
loil/gas lreservoir? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Diagenesis lmay lenhance lor ldiminish lreservoir
lquality
The lrate lof lproduction lfrom la lsubsurface lreservoir lis lmost ldirectly lrelated lto: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Permeability
What lis lthe lbest lradiometric ldating ltechnique lto ldetermine lthe lage ldifference
lbetween ltwo lMiocene-age lvolcanic lash ldeposits lseparated lby l500 lfeet lvertically? l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Potassium-Argon
What lgeophysical lmethod lwould lgenerally lbe lmost leffective lto lmap ldeeply lburied
l(1500' ldeep) lbedrock lpediments? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Seismic lreflection
A lgroundwater lmodel lis lconsidered lcalibrated lwhen: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Hydraulic
lheads land lfluxes lreproduce lthe lsystem lmodeled lwithin lan lacceptable
tolerance
A lrock ldescribed las largillaceous: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Is lclay-rich
The lcreation lof lnew loceanic lcrust lis lbalanced lby: l- lcorrect lanswers l-An lequal
lamount lof lold locean lcrust lbeing lsubducted
When lcollecting lduplicate lsamples lto lvalidate lthe lquality lof lthe llaboratory lresults, lthe
lgeologist lshould lalways: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Be lsure lthat lthe lduplicates lcannot lbe
lidentified lby lthe llab
A lstream lcrosses la lstrike-slip lfault lwith lno ldeviation lin lits lcourse. lWhich lof lthe
lfollowing lstatements lmust lbe ltrue? l- lcorrect lanswers l-The lstream lcrossed lthe lfault
lsince lthe llast lfault lmovement
The lhorizontal lscale lof la lcross-section lis l1:24,000; lthe lvertical lscale lis l1 linch lequals
l1000 lfeet. lThe lvertical lexaggeration lis: l- lcorrect lanswers l-2x
A ltopographic lmap lshows lseveral lcircular ldepressions lin la llimestone lregion. lWhat
lare lthese lfeatures lcalled? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Dolines
A lcross-stratified lsand llens lthat lcontains lthin lstreaks lof lmud lin lthe lripple ltroughs lis
lcalled: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Flaser lbedding
