TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers on Page 30


Robert G. Font, CPG-03953 rgfont@cs.com


1. The “Milankovitch Cycles” describe:


a) Variations in climate related to changes in the tilt of the Earth’s axis, its precession and the eccentricity of its orbit.


b) The processes of condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, transpiration and evaporation of water affecting the Earth.


c) The basic cycles of denudation. d) A brand of Eastern European motorcycles.


2. Which of the following metamorphic facies is indicative of relatively low pressures and temperatures?


a) Eclogite. b) Granulite. c) Zeolite. d) Coocolite.


3. These representative Cretaceous fossils, “Exogyra,” “Alectryonia” and “Gryphaea” are all:


a) Gastropods. b) Pelecypods. c) Cephalopods. d) Tratopods.


4. The fourth and last glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch in northern Europe is termed as:


a) “Weichselian.” b) “Allerd.” c) “Blling.” d) What?


5. In geophysical studies, “harmonic functions” satisfy:  2222 22 = 0


 1y1 + g2y2 + g3y3   d) Listen, let’s get this straight; I flunked math!


IN MEMORIAL


Robert L. Wilson CPG-01151


Member Since 1966 May 19, 2016 Medford, Oregon


Dr. Robert Lee Wilson, CPG-1151. passed away on May 19, 2016. He loved learning and looked forward to reading geological publications almost daily... up to one week before his passing!


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