ASBOG PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
The assemblage of albite, chlorite, actinolite, and calcite would be most characteristic of - ANSWER
greenschist facies
The assemblage of hornblende + plagioclase would most likely be - ANSWER amphiboite facies
In carbonates wollastonite + anorthite + diopside would most likely be - ANSWER sanidinite facies
The formula K(AlSi3O8) is for what mineral - ANSWER sanidine
What are some common associative minerals with sanidine - ANSWER Quartz, Muscovite, Biotite,
Plagioclase feldspars,
quartz + jadeite + lawsonite ± phengite, glaucophane, chlorite would most likely be a chacteristic of -
ANSWER blueshist facies
A braided stream usually indicates that the stream - ANSWER has greater load than capacity
the soil of CL would be best for - ANSWER the use of an aquitard
A fissure vein of gold quartz would most likely be associated with - ANSWER rare earths
A titaniferous magnetite deposit would most likely be associated with - ANSWER mafic and ultramafic
intrusive bodies
What a mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain - ANSWER scree
, What is pile of rocks that accumulates at the base of a cliff, chute, or slope - ANSWER pile of rocks that
accumulates at the base of a cliff, chute, or slope
What is an inclinometer used for - ANSWER an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt),
elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity
What is a type of electrical transformer used for measuring linear displacement (position). - ANSWER A
linear variable differential transformer
What is a transducer that is used to create an electrical signal whose magnitude is directly proportional
to the force being measured - ANSWER load cell
What is a device that is used to measure changes in the length of an object - ANSWER a extensometer
What geophysical technique of magnetics could be used to investigate - ANSWER a skarn
Caves found within limestone result from - ANSWER slowly circulating water below the water table
Plagioclase, quartz, biotite, and hornblende would most likely be found in - ANSWER dacite
Plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende could be found in - ANSWER andesite
What is an alkali feldspar with minor amounts of dark-coloured minerals such as biotite, amphibole, or
pyroxene - ANSWER trachyte
Convergent plate margins are characterized by - ANSWER melanges of feldspathic sandstone, siltstone
and shale
What are alternatingly compressional and extensional, and cause the rocks they pass through to change
in volume - ANSWER primary waves
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
The assemblage of albite, chlorite, actinolite, and calcite would be most characteristic of - ANSWER
greenschist facies
The assemblage of hornblende + plagioclase would most likely be - ANSWER amphiboite facies
In carbonates wollastonite + anorthite + diopside would most likely be - ANSWER sanidinite facies
The formula K(AlSi3O8) is for what mineral - ANSWER sanidine
What are some common associative minerals with sanidine - ANSWER Quartz, Muscovite, Biotite,
Plagioclase feldspars,
quartz + jadeite + lawsonite ± phengite, glaucophane, chlorite would most likely be a chacteristic of -
ANSWER blueshist facies
A braided stream usually indicates that the stream - ANSWER has greater load than capacity
the soil of CL would be best for - ANSWER the use of an aquitard
A fissure vein of gold quartz would most likely be associated with - ANSWER rare earths
A titaniferous magnetite deposit would most likely be associated with - ANSWER mafic and ultramafic
intrusive bodies
What a mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain - ANSWER scree
, What is pile of rocks that accumulates at the base of a cliff, chute, or slope - ANSWER pile of rocks that
accumulates at the base of a cliff, chute, or slope
What is an inclinometer used for - ANSWER an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt),
elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity
What is a type of electrical transformer used for measuring linear displacement (position). - ANSWER A
linear variable differential transformer
What is a transducer that is used to create an electrical signal whose magnitude is directly proportional
to the force being measured - ANSWER load cell
What is a device that is used to measure changes in the length of an object - ANSWER a extensometer
What geophysical technique of magnetics could be used to investigate - ANSWER a skarn
Caves found within limestone result from - ANSWER slowly circulating water below the water table
Plagioclase, quartz, biotite, and hornblende would most likely be found in - ANSWER dacite
Plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende could be found in - ANSWER andesite
What is an alkali feldspar with minor amounts of dark-coloured minerals such as biotite, amphibole, or
pyroxene - ANSWER trachyte
Convergent plate margins are characterized by - ANSWER melanges of feldspathic sandstone, siltstone
and shale
What are alternatingly compressional and extensional, and cause the rocks they pass through to change
in volume - ANSWER primary waves
