NGWA - Study Questions - Augering & ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Monitoring Well exam with correct
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answers
The primary item which dictates the type of drilling
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equipment to be used on a site is... - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔... geology. ||\\||\\
The commonly used hollow-stem auger system for
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monitoring well installations... - correct answers ✔✔... ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
should include an auger head than can be machined to
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accent a plate that facilitates well installation below the
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ground water level. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which is NOT a component of a monitoring well rig? -
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correct answers ✔✔Mud pump. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What is the minimum size hollow-stem auger, casing, or
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borehole used for installation of a typical 2-inch well? - ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔4.25 in. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,The best drilling method to use in a highly toxic
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contaminated limestone formation that would produce ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the least fluid management would be? - correct answers
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✔✔Cable tool ||\\||\\
Monitoring wells are commonly installed... - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔... downgradient of a landfill to determine ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ground water contamination. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which of the following is not an impermeable material? -
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correct answers ✔✔Sand ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Due to the advanced technology, today's monitoring
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equipment and material... - correct answers ✔✔... ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Glacial drift is defined as... - correct answers
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✔✔Unconsolidated sediment transported by glaciers and ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
disposed and deposited directly on land or sea. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, What type of material(s) is(are) typically on monitor wells
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for a seal above the filter packs? - correct answers
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✔✔Bentonite pellets. ||\\||\\
The most efficient method of drilling a bedrock
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monitoring well would be... - correct answers ✔✔... air ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
rotary with a down-hole hammer. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The difference between the flight OD and the ID of a
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hollow-stem auger is generally... - correct answers ✔✔4-5 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
inches.
The safety of operation of a hollow-stem auger drill rig is
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compromised when... - correct answers ✔✔... drilling ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
operations occur closer than the 100' safety zone from an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
electrical line. ||\\||\\
Daily inspection of drilling equipment should include, but
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is not limited to... - correct answers ✔✔Inspection of
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cable, hoses, etc. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Monitoring Well exam with correct
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answers
The primary item which dictates the type of drilling
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equipment to be used on a site is... - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔... geology. ||\\||\\
The commonly used hollow-stem auger system for
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monitoring well installations... - correct answers ✔✔... ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
should include an auger head than can be machined to
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accent a plate that facilitates well installation below the
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ground water level. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which is NOT a component of a monitoring well rig? -
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔Mud pump. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What is the minimum size hollow-stem auger, casing, or
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
borehole used for installation of a typical 2-inch well? - ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔4.25 in. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,The best drilling method to use in a highly toxic
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contaminated limestone formation that would produce ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the least fluid management would be? - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔Cable tool ||\\||\\
Monitoring wells are commonly installed... - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔... downgradient of a landfill to determine ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ground water contamination. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which of the following is not an impermeable material? -
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔Sand ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Due to the advanced technology, today's monitoring
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equipment and material... - correct answers ✔✔... ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Glacial drift is defined as... - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔Unconsolidated sediment transported by glaciers and ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
disposed and deposited directly on land or sea. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, What type of material(s) is(are) typically on monitor wells
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for a seal above the filter packs? - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔Bentonite pellets. ||\\||\\
The most efficient method of drilling a bedrock
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
monitoring well would be... - correct answers ✔✔... air ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
rotary with a down-hole hammer. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The difference between the flight OD and the ID of a
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
hollow-stem auger is generally... - correct answers ✔✔4-5 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
inches.
The safety of operation of a hollow-stem auger drill rig is
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
compromised when... - correct answers ✔✔... drilling ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
operations occur closer than the 100' safety zone from an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
electrical line. ||\\||\\
Daily inspection of drilling equipment should include, but
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
is not limited to... - correct answers ✔✔Inspection of
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cable, hoses, etc. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
