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SAMPLE CALIFORNIA SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM QUESTION FORMAT
1. What two blind thrusts have caused earthquakes in California?
a. San Fernando, 1971 and Elysian Park, 1983
b. Fort Sage, 1950 and Coalinga Nose, 1987
c. Manix, 1947 and White Wolf, 1952
d. Coalinga Nose, 1983 and Elysian Park, 1987
2. Which of the following statements does not describe favorable conditions for the siting of a Class I waste management unit?
a. 100-foot setback from known Holocene fault
b. located outside 100-year floodplain
c. permeability of less than 1 x 10-7 cm/sec
d. located outside areas with potential for rapid geologic change
3. Installation of a ground-water monitoring well in a landfill subject to Chapter 15 regulations
a. must be performed under the direct supervision of an R.G.
b. must be performed under the direct supervision of an R.G. or R.C.E.
c. must be performed under the direct supervision of an C.E.G.
d. requires only a National Ground Water Association certified drilling contractor
4. Kesterson Wildlife Refuge has a problem with the accumulation of in the water due to leaching out of the underlying shale formation.
a. iron
b. uranium
c. oil
d. selenium
5. Following the requirements of the 1997 UBC Chapter 16 for ground motion characterization, the appropriate ground motion for analysis of building response shall have % probability of being exceeded in _____ years?
a. 20% in 100 years
b. 10% in 50 years
c. 50% in 500 years
d. 5% in 30 years
6. A large proportion of diatomite currently mined in California comes from the
a. Monterey formation
b. Split Mountain formation
c. Puente formation
d. Vaqueros formation
7. Which of the following geologic units in California are not prone to landsliding?
a. Calaveras
b. Monterey
c. Orinda
d. Franciscan
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