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04-BS-14: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 Multiple Choice
  2. Question 2 True and False
  3. Question 3 Short Answer
  4. Question 4 Extended Answer (answer all 9 exam instructs "answer 4 of 9")

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National Exams May 2018 — 04-BS-14, Geology. Closed-book, 3 hours; candidates may use only a Casio or Sharp-approved calculator. Four questions constitute a complete exam paper (Questions 1–3 mandatory). On Question 4, per the exam notes only the first four (4) answers as they appear in the answer book are normally marked; all nine (35–43) are answered here as a complete study resource. Total marks for the exam = 100.

Reference texts: Marshak, Earth: Portrait of a Planet (mineralogy, rock textures, Bowen's Reaction Series, structural geology, drainage patterns, glacial/periglacial landforms, plate tectonics, relative dating and unconformities); Goodman, engineering-geology mapping and mass-wasting methods; Freeze & Cherry, Groundwater (Darcy's law, hydraulic head, advective transport).