Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Higher Education
Majmaah University- College of Engineering
Department: Civil & Env. Engineering
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First Exam
GE 101
Course Title: Engineering Geology
Eng. Yahya Al-Jahmany
549
Exam date:
17 December 2014
From:
9:00 am
To:
10:30 am
2D 021
4
Total score:
20 points
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assess your answers correctly.
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a disciplinary action as specified by the university’s regulations.
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coming after the first half hour of the exam will not be permitted to enter the exam.
 A student leaving the exam, even for legitimate reasons, may not be given a makeup
exam.
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Dear student, we encourage you to answer the exam the best you can and we wish you all
success.
Question #1.
(6 marks)
Correct the following statements.
1) The focus of earthquake is the point at ground level directly above the
hypocenter.
2) Earthquakes often occur in fold regions and are caused there, both
by tectonic faults and the movement of magma in volcanoes.
3) About (15%) of all seismic energy is generated from a belt that is
found at the border of the Indian Ocean.
4) Secondary seismic waves travel through all types of rock media.
5) Fault springs appears when a vertical groove inside impermeable layer
and then groundwater flows up.
6) Fault springs appears when a vertical groove inside impermeable layer
and then groundwater flows up.
Question #2.
(7 marks)
Complete the space in the following sentences.
1. Earthquakes result from the release of energy from earth crust which creates
(…………………….) waves.
2. earthquake magnitude is measured and drawn using a device named
(……………..…….).
3. (…………………..) is the position or point where energy of earthquake is
first released from rocks.
4. About (15%) of seismic energy is released from (……………………)
countries.
5. (……………………) waves have a speed rate of (60%) of the primary waves.
6. In (San Francisco) earthquake, most of the people death was due to
(………………………….).
7. (………………………..) is an earthquake results from huge amounts of water
hits the sea shore cities.
Question #3.
(3 marks)
Put a circle around the most correct answer.
1. The slowest seismic waves on the earth are:
a. Secondary waves.
b. Surface waves.
c. Primary waves.
d. Tertiary waves.
2. Water that comes from the melting of snow is named:
a. Connate water.
b. Meteoric water.
c. Cycle water.
d. surface water.
3. The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of solid part is named:
a. Porosity.
b. Permeability.
c. Moisture Content.
d. Groundwater.
Question #4.
(4 marks)
Compare between Primary waves and Secondary waves.
No.
Primary waves
Secondary waves
1.
2.
3.
Good Luck.