1.

What are the main types of Rocks on Earth’s Crust

a. Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
b. Limestone, dolomite and sandstone
c. Salt and anhydrite
d. Shale

2. Cite three applications of Rock Mechanics in Petroleum?

a. Wellbore Stability
b. Hydraulic Fracturing
c. Reservoir Compaction
d. All of the above

3. What is the difference between Pressure and Stress?

a. Stress is the amount of Force per unit area
b. Pressure is a vector and Stress is a tensor
c. Stress and Pressure are not the same
d. All of the above

4. What is the difference between Normal and Shear Stress?

a. Normal Stress is acting perpendicularly on a plane, shear stress is acting parallel
to a plane
b. Normal Stress is stress X cos angle, Shear Stress is stress X sin Angle
c. There is no difference
d. Choices a and b are correct

5. The main principal stresses are?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

6. Principal stresses are when the Shear stresses are 0, can we have a situation where
shear stresses are maximum and Normal stresses are 0?
a. No, such a situation doesn’t exist
b. Yes, it is possible

7. Mechanical earth modelling is important for rock mechanics projects

a. True or false

8. What is the equation of Young’s modulus?

a. Stress/strain
b. Strain/stress
c. Force/stress
d. Force/stress
9. The main rock type to search for oil and gas is?
a. Sedimentary rocks
 b. Igneous rocks
c. Metamorphic rocks
d. All of the above
10. Poisson’s Ratio can has a value outside the range of 0 to 0.5
a. True or false