04-BS-14
Worked solutions to 14 past sittings (2013–2019), 91 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.
- December 2019
- December 2018
- May 2018
- December 2017
- May 2017
- December 2016
- May 2016
- December 2015
- May 2015
- December 2014
- May 2014
- December 2013
- May 2013
- Undated paper
Topics across the sittings
Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.
- False (10 sittings): December 2019 Q1 · December 2018 Q1 · May 2018 Q2 · December 2017 Q1 · May 2017 Q1 · December 2016 Q1 · May 2016 Q1 · December 2015 Q1 · May 2015 Q1 · Undated paper Q1
- Multiple Choice / True (9 sittings): December 2019 Q1 · December 2018 Q1 · December 2017 Q1 · May 2017 Q1 · December 2016 Q1 · May 2016 Q1 · December 2015 Q1 · May 2015 Q1 · Undated paper Q1
- True (4 sittings): December 2019 Q2 · December 2018 Q2 · May 2018 Q2 · Undated paper Q2
- Extended Answer (3 sittings): May 2018 Q4 · December 2017 Q3 · May 2017 Q3
- 3-Point Problem (2 sittings): December 2016 Q3 · May 2016 Q3
- Factors Influencing Mass Wasting (2 sittings): December 2014 Q19 · May 2014 Q8
- Fill in the Blank (2 sittings): December 2015 Q3 · May 2015 Q3
- Geologic Map (2 sittings): May 2014 Q5 · December 2013 Q6
- Plate Tectonics (2 sittings): December 2013 Q8 · May 2013 Q1
- Relative Dating (2 sittings): December 2015 Q4 · May 2015 Q4
- Relative Time (2 sittings): December 2016 Q2 · May 2016 Q2
- Rock Identification (2 sittings): December 2013 Q2 · May 2013 Q2
- Short Topics (2 sittings): December 2016 Q4 · May 2016 Q4
- Strike (2 sittings): May 2014 Q5 · December 2013 Q6
- Tectonic Plates (2 sittings): December 2016 Q3 · May 2016 Q3
Questions by sitting
December 2019
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: True and False
- Question 3: Short Answer
- Question 4: Answer four (4) of the following questions
December 2018
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: True and False
- Question 3: Short Answer
- Question 4: Answer four (4) of the following questions
May 2018
- Question 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 2: True and False
- Question 3: Short Answer
- Question 4: Extended Answer (answer all 9 exam instructs "answer 4 of 9")
December 2017
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: Short Answer
- Question 3: Extended Answer (answer all 9 exam instructs "answer 4 of 9")
May 2017
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: Short Answer
- Question 3: Extended Answer (answer all 8 exam instructs "answer 2 of 8")
December 2016
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: Relative Time
- Question 3: 3-Point Problem and Tectonic Plates
- Question 4: Short Topics (choose 4 of 7; all 7 answered)
May 2016
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: Relative Time
- Question 3: 3-Point Problem and Tectonic Plates
- Question 4: Short Topics (choose 4 of 7; all 7 answered)
December 2015
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: Short (Paragraph) Answer
- Question 3: Fill in the Blank
- Question 4: Relative Dating and Map
- Question 5: Short Answer (Paragraph) and Fill in the Blank
- Question 6: Multiple Choice and Short (Paragraph) Answer
- Question 7: Short Answer and Fill in the Blank
May 2015
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: Short (Paragraph) Answer
- Question 3: Calculation and Fill in the Blank
- Question 4: Relative Dating and Map
- Question 5: Short Answer (Paragraphs) and Fill in the Blank
- Question 6: Multiple Choice and Short (Paragraph) Answer
- Question 7: Short Answer and Fill in the Blank
December 2014
- Question 1: Question 1, Part 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 2: Question 1, Part 2: True / False
- Question 3: Question 2, Part 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 4: Question 2, Part 2: True / False
- Question 5: Question 2, Part 3: Sedimentary Rock Identification
- Question 6: Question 2, Part 4: Metamorphic Rock Identification
- Question 7: Question 3, Part 1: Groundwater Zone Cross-Section
- Question 8: Question 3, Part 2: Karst Topography
- Question 9: Question 3, Part 3: Hydraulic Gradient and Darcy Flow Calculations
- Question 10: Question 4, Part 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 11: Question 4, Part 2: Unconformity Types
- Question 12: Question 4, Part 3: Geologic Cross-Section – Relative Age
- Question 13: Question 4, Part 4: Contour Map Three-Point Problem
- Question 14: Question 5, Part 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 15: Question 5, Part 2: Permafrost Cross-Section
- Question 16: Question 6, Part 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 17: Question 6, Part 2: Define Terms
- Question 18: Question 6, Part 3: Drainage Basin (Pattern) Types
- Question 19: Question 7, Part 1: Factors Influencing Mass Wasting
- Question 20: Question 7, Part 2: Define Terms
- Question 21: Question 7, Part 3: Shoreline Protection Methods
May 2014
- Question 1: Multiple Choice
- Question 2: True/False
- Question 3: Question 3, Part 1: Plate Boundaries on a World Map
- Question 4: Question 3, Part 2: Cross-Section of the Earth
- Question 5: Question 4, Part 1: Geologic Map – Strike, Dip, Cross-Section, Thickness
- Question 6: Question 4, Part 2: Wedge Daylighting on a Rock Cut
- Question 7: Question 4, Part 3: Landfill Groundwater – Advection and Piezometric Pressure
- Question 8: Question 5, Option 1: Factors Influencing Mass Wasting
- Question 9: Question 5, Option 2: Glacial Erosional and Till Landforms
- Question 10: Question 5, Option 3: Term Pairs
December 2013
- Question 1: Term Pairs
- Question 2: Rock Identification
- Question 3: Mass Wasting
- Question 4: Structural Geology Terms
- Question 5: Darcy's Law and Groundwater Flow
- Question 6: Geologic Map – Strike, Dip and Stratigraphy
- Question 7: Glacial Deposits
- Question 8: Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
- Question 9: Drainage Patterns
May 2013
- Question 1: Plate Tectonics, Earth Structure & Seismology
- Question 2: Mineral & Rock Identification
- Question 3: Hydrogeology – Terms & Groundwater Calculations
- Question 4: Geologic Map Interpretation
- Question 5: Glacial Geology
- Question 6: Surface Runoff & Stream Processes
- Question 7: Coastal & Aeolian (Wind) Processes
Undated paper
- Question 1: Multiple Choice / True and False
- Question 2: True and False
- Question 3: Short Answer
- Question 4: Answer four (4) of the following questions