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04-BS-14: May 2017

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  1. Question 1 Multiple Choice / True and False
  2. Question 2 Short Answer
  3. Question 3 Extended Answer (answer all 8 exam instructs "answer 2 of 8")

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National Exams May 2017 — 04-BS-14, Geology. Closed-book, 3 hours; candidates may use only a Casio or Sharp-approved calculator. Three questions constitute a complete exam paper (Questions 1–3 mandatory). On Question 3, per the exam notes only the first two (2) answers as they appear in the answer book are normally marked; all eight (65–72) are answered here as a complete study resource. Total marks for the exam = 100.

Reference texts: Marshak, Earth: Portrait of a Planet (relative dating, unconformities, plate tectonics, glacial and fluvial landforms, mass wasting, mineralogy, rock textures, Bowen's Reaction Series, volcanoes); Goodman, engineering-geology mapping methods; Freeze & Cherry, Groundwater (permeability/porosity context for weathering and drainage).