Preview Questions Geologist | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: What is the main risk associated with the improper disposal of petrochemical waste in an industrial site?

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Infiltration into nearby urban water supplies

Groundwater contamination through leaching

Soil compaction and erosion

Immediate toxicity to surface vegetation

Question 2: In groundwater quality assessment, what does the presence of high concentrations of nitrate indicate?

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Soil compaction affecting permeability

Natural mineral dissolution

Pollutants from industrial activities

Potential contamination from agricultural runoff

Question 3: When interpreting environmental isotopic data, what is the main purpose of using stable isotopes in environmental studies?

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To analyze the pH levels of water sources

To estimate the rate of atmospheric pollution

To trace the origin and movement of contaminants

To calculate the chemical bonding in minerals

Question 4: Which of the following is a limitation of using geochemical data interpretation in assessing environmental contamination?

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It requires large sample sizes for high accuracy

It assumes a uniform distribution of contaminants in the soil

It only considers data from a single sampling point

It ignores temporal variations in environmental conditions

Question 5: When assessing the hazard of a landslide, which factor is most crucial for determining risk?

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Depth of the bedrock and soil composition

Presence of human activity or infrastructure

Slope angle and soil moisture content

Vegetation cover and seismic activity

Question 6: Which geophysical method is typically used in geological surveying to detect density variations within the subsurface materials?

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Seismic refraction

Electromagnetic induction

Magnetic surveys

Gravity surveys