Asbog questions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ASBOG Physical Geology Master List CRUTIAL QUESTIONS AND READY ANSWERS 2023/2024 Asthenosphere - correct answer A region of Earth's outer shell beneath the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is of indeterminate thickness and behaves plastically. (Begin Chapter 1) continental drift - correct answer A concept suggesting that continents move over Earth's surface. convergent boundary - correct answer A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other. core - correct answ...

ASBOG Question and answers already passed 2023/2024basalt - correct answer what is the most widely distributed volcanic rock? gabbro - correct answer what is the most common intrusive rock? feldspar - correct answer what is the most widespread mineral? shale - correct answer what is the most common sedimentary rock? arthropods - correct answer what is the largest animal phylum? 7 - correct answer how many major tectonic plates are there? coal-fired power plant...

ASBOG ECONOMIC GEOLOGY QUESTIONS AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 Assay - correct answer An analysis of the proportions of metal in an ore. Composition, purity, weight, or other properties of economic interest are tested. Average Grade - correct answer the average quantity or percentage of ore mineral content in an ore body Base Metal - correct answer A common and chemically active metal (oxidizes or corrodes easily) - lead or copper for example Dispersion - correct answer the process...

ASBOG HYDROGEOLOGY CRUCIAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 area of influence - correct answer The area within which the potentiometric surface is lowered by withdrawal or raised by injection, of water through a well aquifer - correct answer a geologic unit that is saturated and sufficiently permeable to transmit significant economic quantities of water to wells and springs capillary fringe - correct answer The lowest part of the zone of aeration, immediately above the wate...

ASBOG Unified Soil Classification System QUESTIONS AND READY ANSWERS 2023/2024 GW - correct answer symbol for well graded gravel without fines GP - correct answer symbol for poorly graded gravel without fines SW - correct answer symbol for well graded sand without fines SP - correct answer symbol for poorly graded sand without fines S - correct answer symbol for sand G - correct answer symbol for gravel M - correct answer symbol for silt C - correct answer ...

ASBOG Geologic Map and Cross CRUCIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024 Allochthon - correct answer A fault block or rock mass moved from its place of origin Autochthon - correct answer A rock mass underlying a thrust fault that has not moved from its location of origin Blind Thrust - correct answer A thrust fault that dies out in the subsurface as it loses slip and stratigraphic seperation Detachment Fault - correct answer A low-angle normal fault associated with regional exten...

ASBOG Structural Geology FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024 Accuracy - correct answer How close a measurement conforms with a standard or accepted value Apparent Dip - correct answer The inclination of a plane measured in a direction NOT perpendicular to strike Apparent Dip Direction - correct answer The bearing of the vertical plane containing the apparent dip angle Attitude - correct answer The orientation in space β - correct answer The angle between strike ...

ASBOG EXAM READY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024 API Units - correct answer American Petroleum Institute Units. A unit of measurement of gamma rays Casing - correct answer A heavy metal pipe lowered into a borehole and cemented in place to prevent cave-in, loss of drilling fluid, and unwanted fluids from entering the borehole Cone of Depression - correct answer A depression in the potentiometric surface of ground water that defines the area of influence of a well Gamma Ray Log ...

ASBOG Tops of Beds BASIC QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 Graded Beds - correct answer Finer grained at the top Truncated cross-bedding - correct answer slightly concave up Ripple Marks - correct answer concave up Sole Marks - correct answer concave up *flute casts form on the bottom of siltstone or ss beds Basal conglomerate - correct answer at base of formation Rip-up clasts - correct answer shale clasts ripped up from deposits below and transported by cu...

What is a fold line and how is it used? - ANSWER-The fold line is a hinge line along which a vertical cross section may be constructed and then flattened out to a horizontal or map view. It is used to represent the subsurface along any given line in a map view. It need not be perpendicular to strike. What is the angle and side relationships for the sin equation? - ANSWER-sinα = opposite side/hypotenuse What is the angle and side relationships for the tanget equation? - ANSWER-tanα = oppo...