1. Any clastic rock containing 30% feldspars is: A. Well sorted, B . Litharenite
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1. Any clastic rock containing 30% feldspars is:
A. Well sorted, B. Litharenites, C. Arkosic D. Pitted E. None of the above.
2. True or False: All beds that are >1” thick are referred to as THICK bedded.
3. True or False: Pyroxene and Amphibole have low chemical stability at STP and are easily destroyed by Chemical Weathering.
4. The geologist, when looking at any new reservoir:
A. Works as part of a team including the engineer, field personnel, geophysist and petrophysicist.
B. Works alone with no input from others.
C. Should always the Boss.
D. Only looks at data collected during the past 5 years.
5. Cross bedding forms primarily by:
A. Perpendicular to the direction of Turbidite flow
B. Erosion of preexisting cross beds
C. Migration of ripples and dunes in water or air.
D. A & C.
E. B & C.
6. What kind of depositional environment is suggested by deposits of caliche in soil?
A. Hot and Wet
B. Cold and Wet
C. Cold and Dry
D. Moderate Temperature and Rainfall
E. Hot and Dry.
7. The Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park is:
A. Being heavily weathered in the New York climate and smog
B. Is made of cement
C. Is composed of glacial material from Canada
D. Is now called the Wacke Arch.
8. True of False. Only low velocity sedimentation conditions can deposit parallel laminations.
9. True or False. There was no oil or gas production in southeast New Mexico before World War 2.
10. True or False. Trace Fossils are found only in the marine environment.
Explanation / Answer
1) Arkosic
2) TRUE
3) FALSE
4) Works as part of a team including the engineer, field personnel, geophysist and petrophysicist.
5) Erosion of preexisting cross beds & Migration of ripples and dunes in water or air.
6) hot and wet
7)Is now called the Wacke Arch.
8) true
9) false
10)false
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