2022 11 GLGB2B2 Sick Test 02 Questions & Answers

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1.
True / False: During carbonation, limestone breaks ...
Question During carbonation, limestone breaks down to bicarbonate and oxygen.
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Answer True
False
Points: 1
2.
True / False: Physical disintegration refers to the...
Question Physical disintegration refers to the chemical breakdown of rocks.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
3.
True / False: The presence of water in soil increas...
Question The presence of water in soil increases the likelihood of collapse of the wall of a surface excavation.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
4.
True / False: In weathering of rocks, physical disi...
Question In weathering of rocks, physical disintegration is the same as mechanical breakdown.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
5.
True / False: Quartz is physically weak and tends t...
Question Quartz is physically weak and tends to break down chemically during weathering.
Answer
True
False
Points: 1
6.
True / False: Wet soils have lower shear strength t...
Question Wet soils have lower shear strength than dry soils.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
7.
True / False: Soils with large particles have great...
Question Soils with large particles have greater strength than finer ones.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
8.
True / False: A coarse grained granite is, mechanic...
Question A coarse grained granite is, mechanically, a weaker rock than a conglomerate of the same grain size.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
9.
True / False: For engineering purposes, soil is def...
Question For engineering purposes, soil is defined as any loose and surface earth material.
Answer
True
False
Points: 1
10.
True / False: Soil formed directly above the parent...
Question Soil formed directly above the parent rock is known as sedimentary.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
11.
True / False: The presence of cement strengthens ro...
Question The presence of cement strengthens rocks but weakens soils.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
12.
True / False: When discontinuities are absent, the ...
Question When discontinuities are absent, the strength of intact rock material controls the potential for failure.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
13.
True / False: Rock material at depth and therefore ...
Question Rock material at depth and therefore under pressure has less apparent strength than that closer to the surface.
Answer
True
False
Points: 1
14.
True / False: In the Barton rock mass rating (RMR) ...
Question In the Barton rock mass rating (RMR) system, the parameters used, contribute unequally, to the strength of the body of
rock.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
15.
True / False: Dry rocks have higher shear strength ...
Question Dry rocks have higher shear strength than moist rocks.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
16.
True / False: A large amount of pore-water in a roc...
Question A large amount of pore-water in a rock increases its mechanical strength.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
17.
True / False: Rocks with a tensile strength of grea...
Question Rocks with a tensile strength of greater than 10Mpa are mechanically very strong.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
18.
True / False: The type of fracture filling influenc...
Question The type of fracture filling influences a rock mass’ mechanical strength.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
19.
True / False: The type of cement has no impact on t...
Question The type of cement has no impact on the strength of a rock while the amount of cement does.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
20.
True / False: Plutonic rocks have greater mechanica...
Question Plutonic rocks have greater mechanical strength than sedimentary rock material of the same grain size.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
21.
True / False: Both Barton and Bienauwski use the ro...
Question Both Barton and Bienauwski use the rock Stress Reduction Factor (SRF) in the characterisation of a mass of rock.
Answer
True
False
Points: 1
22.
True / False: Rock mass refers to the total, in-sit...
Question Rock mass refers to the total, in-situ rock body containing discontinuities.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
23.
True / False: It is common to refer to all fracture...
Question It is common to refer to all fractures in a rock body as the rock body’s structure.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
24.
True / False: In general, coarse-grained rock mater...
Question In general, coarse-grained rock material is weaker than its fine-grained equivalent.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
25.
True / False: In the Bienawski rock mass rating (RM...
Question In the Bienawski rock mass rating (RMR) system, one of the parameters is the “Rock Quality Designation”.
Answer
True
False
Points: 1
26.
True / False: Some rock mass rating systems do not ...
Question Some rock mass rating systems do not use the strength of the rock material.
Answer True
False
Points: 1
27.
True / False: Rock mass and rock material mean the ...
Question Rock mass and rock material mean the same in construction.
Answer True
False
Points: 2
28.
Multiple Choice: Olivine breaks down during hydration ...
Question Olivine breaks down during hydration and oxidation to produce
Answer A. silica.
B. kaolinite.
C. iron oxide.
D. serpentine.
E. A, B and C.
F. A, C and D
Points: 2
29.
Multiple Choice: Residual soils may be found
Question Residual soils may be found
Answer A. on top of granitic source rocks.
B. on top of gabbroic source rocks.
C. on top of basaltic source rocks.
D. on top of kimberlitic source rocks.
E. all of the above.
F. none of the above.
Points: 2
30.
Multiple Choice: In this list of weathering styles, th...
Question In this list of weathering styles, the one not fitting with the others is
Answer A. disintegration.
B. ice wedging.
C. frost wedging.
D. decomposition
Points: 2
31.
Multiple Choice: Chemical weathering may take the foll...
Question Chemical weathering may take the following forms. The exception is
Answer A. oxidation.
B. hydration.
C. erosion.
D. carbonatisation.
E. reduction.
Points: 2
32.
Multiple Choice: These rocks are listed in increasing ...
Question These rocks are listed in increasing order of mechanical strength:
Answer A. shale, slate, schist.
B. slate, schist, shale.
C. schist, shale, slate.
D. none of the above.
Points: 2
33.
Multiple Choice: A rock with a compressive strength of...
Question A rock with a compressive strength of greater than 230 Mpa is classified as
Answer A. a very soft rock.
B. a very strong rock.
C. a hard rock.
D. a very hard rock.
E. none of the above.
Points: 2
34.
Multiple Choice: A point load strength test of rock me...
Question A point load strength test of rock measures its
Answer A. compressive strength.
B. shear strength.
C. tensile strength.
Points: 2
35.
Multiple Choice: As this property increases, the stren...
Question As this property increases, the strength of rock material decreases:
Answer A. porosity.
B. grainsize.
C. confining pressure.
Points: 2
36.
Multiple Choice: The strength of a rock is determined
Question The strength of a rock is determined
Answer A. by measuring its porosity.
B. by measuring its grain size.
C. by measuring its water content.
D. none of the above
Points: 2
37.
Multiple Choice: Rock mass refers to
Question Rock mass refers to
Answer A. a body of rock including its discontinuities.
B. a body of intact rock without any discontinuities.
C. the weight of the rocks being studied.
D. all the above.
E. none of the above.
38.
Multiple Choice: The rock mass rating (RMR) system of ... Points: 2
Question The rock mass rating (RMR) system of classification uses the:
Answer A. strength of intact material.
B. rock quality designation.
C. spacing of joints.
D. (A) and (B) only.
E. (B) and (C) only.
F. all the above.
Points: 2
39.
Multiple Choice: The orientation of the ____________ i...
Question The orientation of the ____________ is important in quarrying:
Answer A. crystal form in the rock.
B. structural planes in the rock.
C. cleavage planes in the rock.
D. feldspar cleavage in the rock.
Points: 2
40.
Multiple Choice: These rocks are listed in order from ...
Question These rocks are listed in order from the weakest to the strongest:
Answer A. granophyre, granite, rhyolite.
B. rhyolite, granophyre, granite.
C. granite, rhyolite, granophyre.
D. rhyolite, granite, granophyre
Points: 10
41.
Multiple Choice: These materials are listed in the des...
Question These materials are listed in the descending order of mechanical strength:
Answer A. granite, mudstone, sandstone, conglomerate.
B. mudstone, sandstone, granite, conglomerate.
C. mudstone, sandstone, conglomerate, granite.
D. granite, conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone.
Points: 10
42.
Fill in Multiple Blanks: Below is a sketch of a doline. Exami...
Question Below is a sketch of a doline. Examine it and answer the questions which follow.
(1) Give the names of the parts labeled A to F. A [A], B [B], C [C], D [D], E [E], F [F].
(2) Earlier, the feature F-F was at a level higher. Why did it drop down to the level it is at in the figure
above? [2]
(3) What significant chemical weathering process was active while F-F was at the higher level? [3]
(4) What would be the major impact, with respect to formation of the doline, if F-F had remained at the
same higher level mentioned in (3)? [4]
(5) What feature or part of the above set up needs to change in order for a sinkhole, rather than a
doline, to form? [5]
Evaluation Method Answers for: A Case Sensitivity

Contains surface
Contains ground
Contains topography
Evaluation Method Answers for: B Case Sensitivity
Contains soil
Contains regolith
Evaluation Method Answers for: C Case Sensitivity
Contains carbonate
Contains limestone
Contains dolomite
Evaluation Method Answers for: D Case Sensitivity
Contains floater
Evaluation Method Answers for: E Case Sensitivity
Contains wad
Evaluation Method Answers for: F Case Sensitivity
Contains water table
Contains water-table
Contains watertable
Evaluation Method Answers for: 2 Case Sensitivity
Contains climate change
Contains change to arid climate

Contains change to drier climate
Contains change to high temperature low rainfall climate
Contains change to low rainfall high temperature climate
Contains carbonatisation
Contains doline would not form
Contains no doline
Contains if the carbonate was pure
Contains pure limestone
Contains pure dolomite
Points: 10
43.
Matching: Match the rock or mineral with the we...
Question Match the rock or mineral with the weathering style and the soil produced.
Answer Match Question Items Answer

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A. - A. The cement of this rock is weathered to produce a soil rich in quartz grains. A.

sandstone
B. - B. When this rock has impurites, its carbonation results in the formation of dolines. B. dolomite

C. - C. C. granite
This rock weathers to produce quartz grains and kaolinite clay with minor amounts of chlorite,
iron oxide and soluble carbonate.
D. - D. This rock weathers to swelling clays. D. gabbro

E. - E.
This rock is rich in magnesium and iron silicates which break down to give serpentine, E. peridotite
magnesite, and magnetite with the release of some silica. The soils are fertile.
F. - F. This mineral weathers to form montmorillonite. F.

plagioclase
feldspar
G. - G. This mineral weathers to produce kaolinite dominated clay. G.

K-feldspar
H. - H. This mineral is stable chemically and therefore undergoes physical weathering mainly. H. quartz

I. - I. This mineral mainly breaks down to serpentine, iron oxide and a little silica. I. olivine

J. - J. This mineral mainly breaks down to serpentine, iron oxide, chlorite and a little silica. J. pyroxene

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Question During carbonation, limestone breaks down to bicarbonate and oxygen.

Question Physical disintegration refers to the chemical breakdown of rocks.

Question In weathering of rocks, physical disintegration is the same as mechanical breakdown.

Question The presence of cement strengthens rocks but weakens soils.

Question A large amount of pore-water in a rock increases its mechanical strength.

Question Olivine breaks down during hydration and oxidation to produce

Question Residual soils may be found

Answer A. on top of granitic source rocks.

B. on top of gabbroic source rocks.

C. on top of basaltic source rocks.

D. on top of kimberlitic source rocks.

E. all of the above.

F. none of the above.

Question These rocks are listed in increasing order of mechanical strength:

Answer A. shale, slate, schist.

B. slate, schist, shale.

C. schist, shale, slate.

D. none of the above.

Answer A. a very soft rock.

B. a very strong rock.

D. a very hard rock.

E. none of the above.

Question A point load strength test of rock measures its

Answer A. compressive strength.

D. none of the above.

Question As this property increases, the strength of rock material decreases:

D. none of the above.

Question The strength of a rock is determined

Answer A. by measuring its porosity.

B. by measuring its grain size.

C. by measuring its water content.

D. none of the above

Question Rock mass refers to

Answer A. a body of rock including its discontinuities.

B. a body of intact rock without any discontinuities.

C. the weight of the rocks being studied.

D. all the above.

E. none of the above.

Answer A. strength of intact material.

B. rock quality designation.

D. (A) and (B) only.

E. (B) and (C) only.

F. all the above.

Question The orientation of the ____________ is important in quarrying:

Answer A. crystal form in the rock.

B. structural planes in the rock.

C. cleavage planes in the rock.

D. feldspar cleavage in the rock.

Answer A. granophyre, granite, rhyolite.

B. rhyolite, granophyre, granite.

C. granite, rhyolite, granophyre.

D. rhyolite, granite, granophyre

Answer A. granite, mudstone, sandstone, conglomerate.

B. mudstone, sandstone, granite, conglomerate.

C. mudstone, sandstone, conglomerate, granite.

D. granite, conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone.

Evaluation Method Answers for: A Case Sensitivity

Contains change to arid climate

Answer Match Question Items Answer