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Answer any 4 from the following
1 (a)
What do you mean by the terms 'fracture pattern of mineral' and 'Cleavage of a mineral?'
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1 (b)
Describe the shelled structure of the Earth with a diagram.
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1 (c)
What do you mean by poikilitic texture?
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1 (d)
How are mushroom rocks formed?
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1 (e)
What are aquifers? Differentiate between confined and unconfined aquifers.
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1 (f)
Diagrammatically describe different types of normal fault.
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1 (g)
Describe the formation of hanging valleys.
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2 (a)
Describe a few branches of geology that are useful in civil engineering.
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2 (b)
What are Morraines? In your opinion, what kind of building material would be morraines?
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2 (c)
Draw a typical synformal fold and label the different parts.
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3 (a)
Differentiate between recumbent and isoclinal folds.
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3 (b)
Explain how the elements of structure geology can be useful in civil engineering.
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3 (c)
Describe the artesian well.
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4 (a)
Describe the feldspar group of minerals.
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4 (b)
Write a note on the origin and occurrence of coal deposits.
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5 (a)
Describe textures of sedimentary rocks.
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5 (b)
Differentiate between sorting and packing in sedimentary rocks.
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5 (c)
What are the factors that affect metamorphism?
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Write a short note on any five
6 (a)
Amphibole Minerals
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6 (b)
Barchan Dunes.
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6 (c)
Gravity method of exploration.
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6 (d)
Cone of Depression.
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6 (e)
Geological structure that affect dam construction.
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6 (f)
Angular unconformity.
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6 (g)
Lopolith and loccolith.
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