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18-Geol-A7 Applied Geophysics: Undated paper

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  1. Question 1 Physical Properties Sensed by the Major Geophysical Methods
  2. Question 2 The Gravity Method — Physical Laws, Instrumentation and Corrections
  3. Question 3 Subsurface (Borehole) Geophysical Studies
  4. Question 4 Geophysical Surveys Across Multiple Scales and Project Stages
  5. Question 5 The Magnetic Method for Reconnaissance, Property-Scale and Borehole Surveys
  6. Question 6 Electrical vs. Electromagnetic Methods
  7. Question 7 Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
  8. Question 8 Seismic Refraction — Survey Design, Case History and Noise
  9. Question 9 Acoustic Impedance and the Role of Sonic Logs in Reflection Seismic
  10. Question 10 Case History — the Seismic Reflection Method

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National Exams — Applied Geophysics (18-Geol-A7), undated filing. Three-hour, closed-book exam; an approved calculator is permitted. The paper offers a choice of six of the following ten questions, each worth 16.66% of the total mark, and every question requires an essay-format answer with diagrams as appropriate — this is a genuinely all-essay sitting with no numeric data table or figure supplied. All ten questions are answered below so the set stands as a complete study resource for choose-N-of-M exams.

Reference texts: Telford, Geldart & Sheriff, Applied Geophysics (2nd ed.) — the primary reference for every method touched in this paper (gravity, magnetics, electrical/EM, seismic reflection/refraction, well logging, gamma-ray spectrometry); Kearey, Brooks & Hill, An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration (3rd ed.) — survey planning, instrumentation, data reduction and case-history context; Blakely, Potential Theory in Gravity and Magnetic Applications — gravity/magnetic instrumentation and correction theory (Q2, Q5); Selley & Sonnenberg, Elements of Petroleum Geology — well-logging context (Q3, Q9).