University of New Zealand.
Examination for Senior Scholarships, 1885.
Natural Science.
Geology, Mineralogy, and Palæontology.
Examiner: Prof.
T. Rupert Jones, F.R.S., F.G.S.
Paper
a.
1. |
Make a sketch-map and section of some part of Europe or of the British Isles, carefully indicating the Geological Formations concerned. |
2. |
Show by notes, based on the preceding map and section, how far, and why, the Geological Structure influences the Physical Features of a Country. |
3. |
In diagrams show, by different degrees of curvature and crumpling, how strata are thrown into
undulations and
inversions, with the accompaniment of
cleavage and
foliation. Explain these phenomena, and apply them briefly to the elucidation of
mountain-structure. |
4. |
Draw up a classification of rock-forming Minerals, as (1) ores and accessory ingredients; (2) magnesian and ferruginous silicates; (3) felspathic constituents; (4) silica, in its varieties.
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5. |
How do Plants and Animals promote the
disintegration of Rocks? |
6. |
Draw up a Table of the Equivalent Formations, in Europe, North America, India, and New Zealand, of either the
Mesozoic or the
Palœozoic System. |
7. |
Tabulate the chief genera of Brachiopods, according to their Families, with their range in time and space. |
8. |
What evidences exist of
oscillations in the Level of Sea and Land? What causes have been suggested for the Upheaval and Depression of Land? |