GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS

FINAL EXAM
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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer from the choices in each item. Write your answer
before each number. ERASURE MEANS WRONG!

________1. The branch of geology that focusing on

the shape, layout, and inner composition of ________10. The process of development of a
rocks, specifically emphasizing the depiction, continuous and gradual slope of the land-masses, and
demonstration, and assessment of structures, this envisages a lowering down of the highlands with
primarily on a smaller scale. a concomitant elevation of the low lands.
a. Physical Geology a. Gradation c. Deposition
b. Structural Geology b. Erosion d. Deflation
c. Mineralogy ________11. Waves exert pressure, breaking down
d. Degree of Faults rocks through___________, which plays a crucial
________2. It is also known as birefringence, is a role in creating cliffs and headlands.
property exhibited by certain crystals in which a ray
of light entering the crystal is split into two rays that a. Hydraulic Action c. Solvent Action
travel at different speeds and along different paths. b. Attrition d. Abrasion
a. Twinning c. Double Refraction ________12. It is also known as birefringence, is a
b. Dispersion d. Refractive Index property exhibited by certain crystals in which a ray
of light entering the crystal is split into two rays that
________3. It is a naturally occurring homogeneous travel at different speeds and along different paths.
substance which has definite chemical composition c. Twinning c. Double Refraction
and definite atomic structure which is formed by d. Dispersion d. Refractive Index
inorganic processes in nature. ________13. It is a web of processes that outlines
a. Mineral b. Wood how each of the three major rock types—igneous,
c. Petron d. Carbon metamorphic, and sedimentary—form and break
________4. It is a process where one mineral down based on the different applications of heat and
replaces another. This gradual replacement of the pressure over time.
original material by an unrelated mineral without a. Hydrolic Cycle c. None of the above
chemical reaction is a false form of a mineral. b. Volcanic Cycle d. Rock Cycle
________14. It involves the study of how rocks
a. PETROSOMORPHISM b.PSEUDOMORPHISM
respond to forces, stresses and deformations.
b. POLYMORPHISM c.ISOMORPHISM a. Rock Mechanics c. All of the above
________5. It is a branch of geology that focuses on b. Factors d. Rock cycle
understanding the Earth’s physical process and ________15. Waves that cause particles in the rock to
materials. move perpendicular to the direction of wave
a. Mineralogy c. Physical geology propagation.
b. Sociology d. Petrology a. P-wave c. None of the above
________6. It is a branch of mineralogy dealing with b. S-Waves d. Love waves
the study of crystal is known as: ________15. It is a medium or communication that
a. Petrology c. Crystallography used graphic symbol do represent spatial relationship
b. Mineralogy d. Geology between geological and geographical feature.
________7. It is a physical property that refers to the a. Location Map b. Dip map
color of the powdered form of a mineral. c. geological maps d. Structural map
a. Color b. Luster ________16. It is the direction of intersection of an
d. Streak a. Hardness inclined surface with any horizontal plane.
________8. It is the geological process in which a. Strike b. Dip
sediments, soil and other particles settle out of water c. North d. Layers
or air and accumulate in a new location ________16. It is always in a vertical plane and is
a. Color b. Erosion measured downward from the horizontal plane. Its
c. Streak d. Deposition direction is always perpendicular to the strike.
________9. It is the process of magma that either a. Strike b. Dip
beneath the earth’s surface or upon reaching the c. North d. Layers
Earth’s surface as lava through volcanic activity. It ________18. Are a wavelike bends in layered rock.
will form igneous rocks. They represent rock strained in a ductile manner,
a. cooling b. solidification usually under compression.
c. Melting d. Both a and b a. Faults c. Dip
b. Folds d. plane
________19. It is often found in mountain ranges, ________27. These are techniques that use physical
where they are formed by the compression of the properties of the Earth, such as its magnetic,
Earth's crust. electrical, and seismic properties, to infer subsurface
a. Anticlines c. Synclines conditions without direct drilling.
b. Monoclines d. Biniclines a. Ground Based Surveys
________20. Are the fractures in bedrock along b. Airborne Geophysical Surveys
which movement has occurred. In structural geology, c. Underground Based Surveys
It is crucial because they are one who linked to d. Air view Surveys
earthquakes, land form creation and the flow of fluids
underground. ________28. It involves repeatedly striking a drill
a. Joints c. Plane bit into the ground, breaking up rock and soil, and
b. Folds d. Faults removing the cuttings with a bailer. Often used for
________21. It is a break (fracture) of natural origin water well drilling.
in a layer or body of rock that lacks visible or
measurable movement parallel to the surface (plane) a. Air drilling
of the fracture.Magnetic Methods b. Diamond drilling
a. Joints c. Plane c. Rotary Drilling
b. Folds d. Faults d. Percussion Drilling
________22. is the contact between sedimentary ________29. is a drilling method that uses
rocks that are significantly compressed air to remove rock cuttings from the drill
different in age or between sedimentary rocks and hole, making it suitable for drilling in hard rock
older, eroded igneous or metamorphic rocks.Seissmic formations.
Waves
a. Comformities c. Folds a. Air drilling
b. Formity d. Unconformities b. Diamond drilling
________23. is the study of how rocks behave under c. Rotary Drilling
different conditions and forces. It integrates d. Percussion Drilling
geological principles and engineering can understand
how rocks react to stress, strain, and deformation at ________30. Which type of rock is most likely to
the same time. become an engineer's best friend?
a. Structures c. Rock
a. Granite – because it's solid and reliable
b. Strata d. Rock mechanics
b. Sandstone – because it always supports the
________24. This is the systematic investigation of
structure
the Earth's materials and processes to assess their
c. Schist – because it always knows how to
impact on a construction project. It involves
split things up
collecting and analyzing geological data to
d. Limestone – because it’s full of solutions
understand the subsurface conditions. It uses a more
direct approach, involving the study of Earth's
materials, processes, and history.
Good Luck Future Engineers!
a. Surface Geological Surveys
**Big Hugsss**
b. Subsurface Investigation
c. Geological Exploration
d. Subsurface exploration
________25. It is a technique used in geotechnical
engineering to collect rock chips over a specific
linear interval to obtain representative samples of a
vein or ore body.
a. Channel Sampling
b. Rock Chip Sampling
c. Stream Sediment Sampling
d. Costeaning
________26. is a technique used in geotechnical
engineering to investigate subsurface conditions. It
involves excavating narrow trenches to expose soil
and rock layers, allowing geologists to visually
inspect and sample the materials.
a. Channel Sampling
b. Rock Chip Sampling
c. Stream Sediment Sampling
d. Costeaning