Paper format. National Exams, December 2018 — 04-BS-14 Geology. Three hours, closed book, one approved Casio or Sharp calculator. Four questions constitute a complete paper: Questions 1, 2 and 3 are mandatory, and on Question 4 the candidate chooses four items from the bank of items 34–44. Marks: Q1 = 20, Q2 = 10, Q3 = 30 (item 31 = 10, item 32 = 6, item 33 = 14), Q4 = 40 (four items at 10 marks each). Total = 100 marks.
Scope of this solution. Every printed item is answered, including all eleven Question 4 items (34–44), not merely the four an examinee would select. The complete set is far more useful as a study resource.
Reference texts.
- Marshak, S., Earth: Portrait of a Planet — general physical geology (rock cycle, plate tectonics, structural geology, glaciation, mass wasting).
- Tarbuck, E. J. & Lutgens, F. K., Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology — igneous classification chart and igneous structures figures of the type reproduced in Question 3.
- Goodman, R. E., Engineering Geology: Rock in Engineering Construction — engineering-geological description of rock masses, weathering and discontinuities.
- Freeze, R. A. & Cherry, J. A., Groundwater — aquifers, aquitards/aquicludes, springs and the subsurface limb of the hydrologic cycle.
- Fletcher, G. & Karrow, P. F. (Geological Association of Canada), Glacial Geology reference material — Canadian glacial landform terminology (drumlin, esker, roche moutonnée, till plain).
