MIDTERM REVIEW - 2&3
  • 1. It consists of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted.
A) SEDIMENTARY ROCK
B) METAMORPHIC ROCK
C) IGNEOUS ROCK
D) ROCK
  • 2. This type of Rock are formed by the high temperature and pressure inside the earth.
A) STRESS INVARIANTS
B) IGNEOUS ROCK ROCK
C) ROCK
D) METAMORPHIC ROCK
  • 3. This type of rock properties describes the rock material and helps classifying them.
A) Permeability
B) Physical Properties or Index Properties
C) Moisture Content
D) Indirect Method
  • 4. It is Simply how much water is in a product it influences the physical properties of a substance
A) Indirect Method
B) Indirect Method
C) Moisture Content
D) Permeability
  • 5. It refers to a porous material’s ability to let liquid pass through its force porosity
A) Specific Gravity
B) Moisture Content
C) Permeability
D) Indirect Method
  • 6. This method is use for determining the above strength value approximately in the laboratory at the field site.
A) Specific Gravity
B) Indirect Method
C) Permeability
D) Moisture Content
  • 7. This testing is used to determine the load at which a plastic or film will yield when sheared two metal edges
A) Moisture Content
B) Shear Strength Testing
C) FAULTS
D) Rock deformation
  • 8. It is the ratio of the density of solids to the density of the water.
A) Specific Gravity
B) Rock deformation
C) Permeability
D) Indirect Method
  • 9. Rock deformation is the process by which rocks change shape or size in response to stress.
A) Indirect Method
B) Specific Gravity
C) Rock deformation
D) Permeability
  • 10. What fractures in rocks where displacement has occurred due to stresses such as compression, tension, and shear?
A) Permeability
B) Moisture Content
C) Faults
D) Indirect Method
  • 11. This is the natural distribution of stress in the Earth's crust before any mining activity takes place.
A) Specific Gravity
B) PRE-MININGSTATEOFSTRESS
C) Moisture Content
D) FAULTS
  • 12. This stress component acts horizontally within the rock mass and is influenced by tectonic forces.
A) Moisture Content
B) PRE-MININGSTATEOFSTRESS
C) SHEAR STRESS
D) HORIZONTAL STRESS
  • 13. These are stresses that remain trapped inside a rock even when no external forces are acting on it.
A) RESIDUAL STRESS
B) FORCE
C) Moisture Content
D) HORIZONTAL STRESS
  • 14. This process refers to the Earth's crust balancing itself after erosion reduces the weight on the surface.
A) ISOSTASY
B) Moisture Content
C) Permeability
D) HORIZONTALSTRESS
  • 15. This type of stress results from the weight of the overlying rocks and soil pressing downward.
A) Permeability
B) VERTICAL STRESS
C) HORIZONTAL STRESS
D) Moisture Content
  • 16. These are rock formations like dykes or mineral veins that form after the main rock mass, affecting stress distribution,
A) Moisture Content
B) INCLUSIONS
C) NON-UNIFORMCOOLING
D) RESULTANT STRESS
  • 17. This stress is a combination of the pre-existing stress and the stresses induced by excavation.
A) RESULTANT STRESS
B) Moisture Content
C) INCLUSIONS
D) EROSION
  • 18. This phenomenon occurs when the outer part of a rock cools faster than the inner part, leading to internal stresses.
A) SPOT MAPPING
B) NON-UNIFORMCOOLING
C) INCLUSIONS
D) EROSION
  • 19. This process involves the removal of surface material, which can cause the crust to rise as it becomes lighter.
A) SCANLINE SURVEY
B) RESULTANT STRESS
C) Moisture Content
D) EROSION
  • 20. These are cracks or breaks in the rock mass that affect how stress is distributed within the rock.
A) SPOT MAPPING
B) Moisture Content
C) SCANLINE SURVEY
D) FRACTURES OR DISCONTINUITIES
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