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List the possible phases or matter present in soil correct answer: 1. Gas 2. Liquid 3. Solid Define unit weight correct answer: Unit Weight- the weight of a unit volume of anything (soil) - Also called Total - Unit Weight Sometimes (incorrectly) called density - Unit weight of water is the weight of a unit volume of water Define Water Content correct answer: Water Content- how much water is in the soil Define Void Ratio correct answer: Void Ratio-how much air is in the soil ...

ASBOG - Engineering Geology Exam Review Qs&As 100% Verified Strain - ANS-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - ANS-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - ANS-The component of total stress that acts perpendicular to the plane. Shear stress - ANS-The component of total stress that acts parallel to any point in question...

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Strain - ANSWER-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - ANSWER-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - ANSWER-The component of total stress that acts perpendicular to the plane. Shear stress - ANSWER-The component of total stress that acts parallel to any point in question. Dilatancy - ANSWER-Tendency of a materia...

What is a fold line and how is it used? - ANSWER-The fold line is a hinge line along which a vertical cross section may be constructed and then flattened out to a horizontal or map view. It is used to represent the subsurface along any given line in a map view. It need not be perpendicular to strike. What is the angle and side relationships for the sin equation? - ANSWER-sinα = opposite side/hypotenuse What is the angle and side relationships for the tanget equation? - ANSWER-tanα = oppo...

CPH EXAM 499 Questions with Verified Answers Attributable risk - CORRECT ANSWER Rate of disease in exposed individuals that can be attributed to the exposure. Or the proportion of all cases that can be attributed to a particular exposure. Adjusted rate - CORRECT ANSWER Effects of differences in composition of pops being compared have been minimized by statistical methods. ex: regression analysis and strandardization -often used on rates or relative risks Ecological Fallacy - CORRECT ...

ERDX Exam 399 Questions with Verified Answers What is a collection of excess fluid between the visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium? - CORRECT ANSWER Pericardial Tamponade What are the classic signs and symptoms of a pericardial tamponade? - CORRECT ANSWER Beck's Triad What are the 3 findings in Beck's Triad? - CORRECT ANSWER Muffled heart tones Systemic Hypotension Distended Neck Veins (may not be present with hypovolemia) What are the cardiovascular effects of Peri...

Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Initial Horizontality Law of Superposition Law of Cross-cutting Relationship Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite What geologic condition would produce slow drainage within the cone of depression of an unco...

Module 2 Exam Practice 113 Questions with Verified Answers What does RNA Pol I transcribe? - CORRECT ANSWER rRNA What does RNA Pol II transcribe? - CORRECT ANSWER mRNA snRNA What does RNA Pol III transcribe? - CORRECT ANSWER tRNA rRNA snRNA What is wrong with this definition of a gene? "A gene consists of DNA sequences that encode a single polypeptide" - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Not all genes are DNA sequences (RNA viruses) 2. Not all RNA molecules encode for a single polypeptide L...