Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
National Exams December 2015 — 04-BS-14, Geology. Closed-book, 3 hours. Five questions constitute a complete paper: Questions 1-4 are mandatory and one of Questions 5-7 must be chosen; every question (5, 6, and 7) is answered here as a complete study resource. Marks for each sub-part are printed as given in the source; totals are transcribed as printed, not forced to a uniform 20.
Reference texts: Marshak, Earth: Portrait of a Planet (structural geology, relative dating, weathering, glacial and fluvial landforms, mineralogy/igneous classification); Goodman, engineering-geology mapping methods (strike and dip, cross-cutting relationships); Freeze & Cherry, Groundwater (water table, zones of aeration/saturation, well hydraulics).
