ASBOG Sample
Questions & Answers
#1 Updated 2026
1.BWhenBwaterBcontactsBpyriteBatBtheBearth'sBsurface,BtheBrunoffBisBcommonly:B-
BAnswerA.BAcidic
3.BInBanBeolianBsandBaquifer,BhydraulicBconductivityBwouldBbeBexpectedBtoBgenerally:B-
BAnswerC.BBeBUniform
4.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBpairsBlikelyBwouldBbeBcomposedBofBsedimentsBwithBDIFFER
ENT
grainBsizeBandBsortingBcharacteristics?B-BAnswerA.BOut-washBplainB-BendBmoraine
5.BItBhasBbeenBdeterminedBthatBaBprospectiveBstrippableBreserveBcontainsB1000BacresB
(1Bacre
=B43,560Bsq.Bft.)BofBligniteBinBbedsBaveragingB20BfeetBinBthickness.BAssumeBspecificBgr
avity
ofB1.28B(80Blbs/ft3).BWhatBisBtheBreserveBinBtons?B-BAnswerD.B34,848,000
6.BTheBscaleBforBdescribingBtheBeffectsBorBdamageBcausedBbyBanBearthquakeBatBaBgiv
enBthe
geographicBlocationBisBcalledBthe:B-BAnswerC.BModifiedBMercalliBScale
7.BWhichBstatementBbestBdescribesBtheBeffectBofBdiagenesisBonBtheBoverallBqualityBofB
anBoil/gasBreservoir?B-BAnswerC.BDiagenesisBmayBenhanceBorBdiminishBresevoirBquality
, 9.BTheBrateBofBproductionBfromBaBsubsurfaceBreservoirBisBmostBdirectlyBrelatedBto:B-
BAnswerB.BPermeability
10.BWhatBisBtheBbestBradiometricBdatingBtechniqueBtoBdetermineBtheBageBdifferenceBb
etweenBtwoBMioceneBageBvolcanicBashBdepositsBseparatedBbyB500BfeetBvertically?B-
BAnswerA.BPotassium-Argon
11.BWhatBgeophysicalBmethodBwouldBgenerallyBbeBmostBeffectiveBtoBmapBdeeplyBburi
edB(1500'
deep)BbedrockBpediments?B-BAnswerD.BSeismicBReflection
12.BABgroundwaterBmodelBisBconsideredBcalibratedBwhen:B-
BAnswerC.BhydraulicBheadsBandBfluxesBreproduceBtheBsystemBmodeledBwithinBanBacce
ptableBtolerance
13.BABrockBdescribedBasBargillaceous:B-BAnswerB.BIsBClay-rich
14.BTheBcreationBofBnewBoceanicBcrustBisBbalancedBby:B-
BAnswerC.BAnBequalBamountBofBoldBoceanBcrustBbeingBsubducted
15.BWhenBcollectingBduplicateBsamplesBtoBvalidateBtheBqualityBofBtheBlaboratoryBresult
s,Bthe
geologistBshouldBalways:B-
BAnswerC.BBeBsureBthatBtheBduplicatesBcannotBbeBidentifiedBbyBtheBlab
16.BABstreamBcrossesBaBstrike-slipBfaultBwithBnoBdeviationBinBitsBcourse.BWhichBofBthe
followingBstatementsBmustBbeBtrue?B-
BAnswerB.BTheBstreamBcrossedBtheBfaultBsinceBtheBlastBfaultBmovement
17.BTheBhorizontalBscaleBofBaBcross-
sectionBisB1:24,000;BtheBverticalBscaleBisB1BinchBequalsB1000
Questions & Answers
#1 Updated 2026
1.BWhenBwaterBcontactsBpyriteBatBtheBearth'sBsurface,BtheBrunoffBisBcommonly:B-
BAnswerA.BAcidic
3.BInBanBeolianBsandBaquifer,BhydraulicBconductivityBwouldBbeBexpectedBtoBgenerally:B-
BAnswerC.BBeBUniform
4.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBpairsBlikelyBwouldBbeBcomposedBofBsedimentsBwithBDIFFER
ENT
grainBsizeBandBsortingBcharacteristics?B-BAnswerA.BOut-washBplainB-BendBmoraine
5.BItBhasBbeenBdeterminedBthatBaBprospectiveBstrippableBreserveBcontainsB1000BacresB
(1Bacre
=B43,560Bsq.Bft.)BofBligniteBinBbedsBaveragingB20BfeetBinBthickness.BAssumeBspecificBgr
avity
ofB1.28B(80Blbs/ft3).BWhatBisBtheBreserveBinBtons?B-BAnswerD.B34,848,000
6.BTheBscaleBforBdescribingBtheBeffectsBorBdamageBcausedBbyBanBearthquakeBatBaBgiv
enBthe
geographicBlocationBisBcalledBthe:B-BAnswerC.BModifiedBMercalliBScale
7.BWhichBstatementBbestBdescribesBtheBeffectBofBdiagenesisBonBtheBoverallBqualityBofB
anBoil/gasBreservoir?B-BAnswerC.BDiagenesisBmayBenhanceBorBdiminishBresevoirBquality
, 9.BTheBrateBofBproductionBfromBaBsubsurfaceBreservoirBisBmostBdirectlyBrelatedBto:B-
BAnswerB.BPermeability
10.BWhatBisBtheBbestBradiometricBdatingBtechniqueBtoBdetermineBtheBageBdifferenceBb
etweenBtwoBMioceneBageBvolcanicBashBdepositsBseparatedBbyB500BfeetBvertically?B-
BAnswerA.BPotassium-Argon
11.BWhatBgeophysicalBmethodBwouldBgenerallyBbeBmostBeffectiveBtoBmapBdeeplyBburi
edB(1500'
deep)BbedrockBpediments?B-BAnswerD.BSeismicBReflection
12.BABgroundwaterBmodelBisBconsideredBcalibratedBwhen:B-
BAnswerC.BhydraulicBheadsBandBfluxesBreproduceBtheBsystemBmodeledBwithinBanBacce
ptableBtolerance
13.BABrockBdescribedBasBargillaceous:B-BAnswerB.BIsBClay-rich
14.BTheBcreationBofBnewBoceanicBcrustBisBbalancedBby:B-
BAnswerC.BAnBequalBamountBofBoldBoceanBcrustBbeingBsubducted
15.BWhenBcollectingBduplicateBsamplesBtoBvalidateBtheBqualityBofBtheBlaboratoryBresult
s,Bthe
geologistBshouldBalways:B-
BAnswerC.BBeBsureBthatBtheBduplicatesBcannotBbeBidentifiedBbyBtheBlab
16.BABstreamBcrossesBaBstrike-slipBfaultBwithBnoBdeviationBinBitsBcourse.BWhichBofBthe
followingBstatementsBmustBbeBtrue?B-
BAnswerB.BTheBstreamBcrossedBtheBfaultBsinceBtheBlastBfaultBmovement
17.BTheBhorizontalBscaleBofBaBcross-
sectionBisB1:24,000;BtheBverticalBscaleBisB1BinchBequalsB1000
