Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
GCE
Geology Advanced GCE F794
Environmental Geology
Mark Scheme for June 2010
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s M
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Ad
dit
ion
al G
uid
ance
1
a
poro
sity
is th
e pe
rcen
tage
/ vo
lum
e / a
mou
nt o
f por
e sp
ace
in a
roc
k (1
) pe
rmea
bilit
y is
the
rate
at w
hich
a fl
uid
flow
s th
roug
h a
rock
/ is
the
abili
ty
of a
roc
k to
tran
smit
fluid
s (1
)
1 1
Mus
t us
e co
rrec
t te
chni
cal t
erm
s
b
conf
ined
aqu
ifer
diag
ram
–im
perm
eab
le r
ocks
abo
ve a
nd b
elow
/ ov
erla
in b
y im
perm
eabl
e ro
cks
(1)
un
conf
ined
aqu
ifer
diag
ram
–op
en to
the
atm
osph
ere
/ not
ove
rlain
by
impe
rmea
ble
rock
(1)
co
rrec
t lab
els
of a
quife
r an
d im
perm
eabl
e ro
cks
/ aqu
iclu
de (
1)
1 1 1
sync
linal
str
uctu
re f
or a
quife
rs
or a
quife
rs in
dip
ping
bed
s or
hor
izon
tal
bed
labe
ls m
ust b
e on
bot
h di
agra
ms
acce
pt c
orre
ctly
nam
ed r
ocks
of
sand
ston
e fo
r aq
uife
r an
d cl
ay a
s im
perm
eabl
e
c i
QW
C m
ark
for
corr
ect u
se a
nd s
pelli
ng o
f ar
tesi
an a
s th
e te
chni
cal t
erm
1
ii w
ater
will
ris
e up
the
wel
l / w
ater
will
flow
out
ont
o su
rfac
e / w
ater
flow
s up
na
tura
lly /
wat
er r
ises
with
no
need
for
pum
ping
(in
itial
ly)
(1)
wat
er is
und
er (
high
hyd
rost
atic
) pr
essu
re /
wat
er is
con
fined
und
er
impe
rmea
ble
rock
s /
wat
er t
able
is h
ighe
r th
an t
he w
ell /
pre
ssur
e is
rel
ease
d (1
)
1 1
One
mar
k fo
r de
scrip
tion
and
one
for
expl
anat
ion.
Des
crip
tion
mus
t mat
ch th
e ex
plan
atio
n.
d
posi
tion
of lo
wer
ed w
ater
tabl
e in
vic
inity
of w
ell d
raw
n an
d la
belle
d (1
) la
bel o
f :
co
ne o
f dep
ress
ion
/ dra
w d
own
/ hei
ght d
iffer
ence
bet
wee
n le
vel o
f wat
er
tabl
e an
d w
ater
in w
ell /
hyd
raul
ic g
radi
ent /
wat
er fl
owin
g in
tow
ards
wel
l /
redu
ctio
n in
hyd
rost
atic
pre
ssur
e in
vic
inity
of w
ell (
1)
1 1
e
i (r
ain)
wat
er e
nter
s th
e aq
uife
r at
rec
harg
e zo
nes
/ w
ater
infil
trat
es (
dow
nwar
ds)
thro
ugh
the
soil
/ w
ater
per
cola
tes
(dow
nwar
ds)
thro
ugh
the
pore
spa
ce /
roc
ks
wat
er p
ump
ed b
ack
into
the
aqui
fer
/ art
ifici
al r
echa
rge
sche
mes
an
y 2
One
mar
k fo
r ge
nera
l sta
tem
ent o
f ide
a of
rai
nwat
er m
ovin
g th
roug
h th
e ro
cks
to
the
aqui
fer
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nitr
ates
/ p
estic
ides
fro
m a
gric
ultu
ral r
un o
ff
sew
age
/ effl
uent
from
sew
age
farm
or
flood
ing
hydr
ocar
bons
/ s
olve
nts
/ ben
zene
s / d
ioxi
ns /
che
mic
al s
pill
from
pet
rol
stat
ions
or
fact
orie
s
toxi
c flu
ids
/ lea
chat
e fr
om la
ndfil
l / w
aste
dis
posa
l ac
id m
ine
drai
nage
wat
er fr
om c
oal /
met
al m
ines
sa
lts /
sea
wat
er fr
om s
ea
an
y 1
Sou
rce
mus
t be
iden
tifie
d
iii
unco
nfin
ed a
quife
rs a
re o
pen
to th
e at
mos
pher
e /
pollu
tant
s ca
n on
ly e
nter
con
fined
aqu
ifers
at r
echa
rge
zone
s /
the
area
of a
con
fined
aqu
ifer
open
to t
he a
tmos
pher
e is
res
tric
ted
no im
perm
eab
le r
ock
abov
e so
leak
age
of to
xins
is e
asie
r
an
y 1
allo
w c
orre
ct o
ppos
ite a
rgum
ent
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dit
ion
al G
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a i
gran
ite is
com
pete
nt /
has
hig
h lo
ad b
earin
g st
reng
th /
str
ong
(1)
gran
ite is
impe
rmea
ble
/ mad
e of
inte
rlock
ing
crys
tals
/ cr
ysta
lline
/ re
sist
ant t
o (p
hysi
cal o
r ch
emic
al)
wea
ther
ing
/ che
mic
ally
unr
eact
ive
(1)
gran
ite is
attr
activ
e or
can
be
polis
hed
/ te
nds
to b
e of
uni
form
com
posi
tion
(1)
an
y 2
acce
pt R
A th
at g
rani
te is
uns
uita
ble
as
high
con
cent
ratio
n of
rad
ioac
tive
min
er
hard
to
cut
(1)
ii ov
erbu
rden
is r
emov
ed fi
rst (
1)
blas
ting
/ exp
losi
ve te
chni
ques
may
be
used
(1)
jo
ints
form
rea
dy m
ade
bloc
ks a
idin
g th
e qu
arry
ing
proc
ess
(1)
side
s of
ope
n cu
t m
ust
be a
t st
able
ang
le /
ste
pped
/ b
ench
es /
gro
und
impr
ove
men
t str
ateg
ies
such
as
rock
bol
ts m
ay b
e us
ed in
pla
ces
(1)
an
y 2
iii
nois
e or
dus
t gen
erat
ed b
y m
achi
nery
or
blas
ting
/ vi
sual
pol
lutio
n / l
ands
cape
deg
rada
tion
from
hol
es le
ft in
gro
und
/ de
fore
stat
ion
/ rem
oval
of v
eget
atio
n / l
oss
of h
abita
t for
pla
nts
and
anim
als
/ su
rfac
e w
ater
pol
lutio
n
an
y 1
iv
crus
hed
rock
chi
ppin
gs /
crus
hed
rock
use
d in
con
stru
ctio
n / c
rush
ed r
ock
of s
and
size
and
abo
ve /
unc
onso
lidat
ed s
and
and
grav
el /
unc
onso
lidat
ed c
onst
ruct
ion
mat
eria
ls o
f san
d si
ze a
nd a
bove
1 do
not
allo
w m
ixtu
re o
f ro
cks
or ju
st
crus
hed
rock
b
mai
n in
gred
ient
is c
lay
(+/-
mud
ston
e / s
hale
) (1
) m
ost
Brit
ish
bric
ks a
re m
ade
from
Oxf
ord
Cla
y (1
) a
high
car
bon
cont
ent (
7%)
acts
as
an in
tern
al fu
el d
urin
g fir
ing
/ red
uces
ene
rgy
cost
s / s
elf-
firin
g (1
) lim
e is
add
ed (
1)
a lo
t of
ene
rgy
/ fu
el /
coa
l / o
il /
natu
ral g
as is
nee
ded
to f
ire th
e br
icks
(1)
sa
nd is
use
d fo
r fa
cing
bric
ks (
1)
thic
k be
ds /
con
stan
t co
mpo
sitio
n is
req
uire
d to
giv
e co
nsis
tent
pro
duct
(1)
any
2
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c
site
B is
sui
tabl
e as
und
erla
in b
y im
perm
eabl
e si
lt an
d cl
ay (
1)
site
B is
sui
tabl
e as
the
bed
s ar
e ho
rizon
tal (
1)
site
A is
uns
uita
ble
as u
nder
lain
by
perm
eabl
e gl
acia
l san
d an
d gr
avel
(1)
si
te A
is u
nsui
tabl
e as
the
bed
s ar
e di
ppin
g al
low
ing
dow
n di
p m
igra
tion
of
leac
hate
(1)
si
te B
is s
uita
ble
as w
ater
tab
le b
elow
B is
inac
cess
ible
to p
ollu
tant
s O
RA
/
site
B m
ay b
e un
suita
ble
as s
ides
cou
ld s
uffe
r la
ndsl
ips
(1)
an
y 3
no m
ark
for
stat
ing
whi
ch s
ite is
bes
t –
mus
t giv
e re
ason
s fo
r fu
ll m
arks
, bot
h si
tes
mus
t be
eval
uate
d i.e
. max
. 2 fo
r on
ly o
ne
site
eva
luat
ed
d
i
leac
hate
is th
e flu
id g
ener
ated
by
wat
er d
isso
lvin
g / m
ixin
g / r
eact
ing
with
land
fill
was
te.
1 co
ncep
t of r
ainw
ater
rea
ctin
g w
ith
was
te is
ess
entia
l al
low
leac
hate
pro
duce
d fr
om m
ines
/ m
inin
g w
aste
ii ei
ther
gr
outin
g to
mak
e th
e qu
arry
floo
r im
perm
eabl
e / i
mpe
rvio
us (
1)
(hol
es a
re d
rille
d an
d) li
quid
cem
ent p
umpe
d in
to g
roun
d (1
) o
r cl
ay /
geot
extil
e / g
eom
embr
ane
/ pla
stic
lini
ng (
1)
is im
perm
eabl
e / i
mpe
rvio
us a
nd w
ill p
reve
nt le
akag
e of
toxi
c flu
ids
/ lea
chat
e (1
) o
r dr
aina
ge a
nd c
olle
ctio
n of
tox
ic f
luid
(1)
to
xic
fluid
can
then
be
trea
ted
/ pro
cess
ed /
sto
red
safe
ly (
1)
1 +
1
desc
riptio
n m
ust
mat
ch n
amed
m
etho
d m
ater
ial u
sed
mus
t be
stat
ed
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a
QW
C m
ark
for
corr
ect u
se a
nd s
pelli
ng o
f h
ydro
ther
mal
as
the
tech
nica
l ter
m (
1)
hot
fluid
s /
wat
er c
onta
in s
olub
le m
iner
als
/ vo
latil
es a
nd in
com
patib
le e
lem
ents
/
met
als
that
do
not f
it in
sili
cate
min
eral
s co
llect
to fo
rm la
te s
tage
hyd
roth
erm
al /
wat
ery
/ res
idua
l flu
ids
(1)
flu
id m
oves
out
from
intr
usio
n / c
ools
and
pre
cipi
tate
s m
iner
als
alon
g fa
ults
/ jo
ints
/ be
ddin
g pl
anes
/ th
roug
h pe
rmea
ble
/ rea
ctiv
e / s
uita
ble
nam
ed c
ount
ry
rock
(1)
hi
gh te
mpe
ratu
re /
leas
t sol
uble
min
eral
s pr
ecip
itate
firs
t clo
sest
to in
trus
ion
/ low
te
mpe
ratu
re /
mos
t sol
uble
min
eral
s pr
ecip
itate
last
furt
hest
from
intr
usio
n (1
)
1 an
y 2
do n
ot a
llow
mag
ma
inst
ead
of fl
uid
b
i
1 =
cal
cite
2
= c
assi
terit
e 3
= q
uart
z 4
= s
phal
erite
1
ii th
e flu
id c
ools
aga
inst
the
cold
cou
ntry
roc
k / c
ryst
als
grow
from
out
side
inw
ards
(1
) th
e fir
st m
iner
als
will
pre
cipi
tate
at t
he e
dge
of th
e ve
in o
r cl
ose
to c
ount
ry r
ock
/ th
e la
st m
iner
als
will
pre
cipi
tate
in th
e ce
ntre
or
furt
hest
from
cou
ntry
roc
k (1
) a
sym
met
rical
pat
tern
res
ults
(1)
re
peat
ed p
ulse
s of
hyd
roth
erm
al fl
uids
will
hav
e m
oved
alo
ng
the
vein
(1)
hi
gh te
mpe
ratu
re /
leas
t sol
uble
min
eral
s pr
ecip
itate
firs
t clo
sest
to e
dge
/ low
te
mpe
ratu
re /
mos
t sol
uble
min
eral
s pr
ecip
itate
last
in c
entr
e of
vei
n (1
)
an
y 2
only
allo
w s
olub
ility
if n
ot c
redi
ted
in 3
a
iii
gang
ue m
iner
als
are
low
val
ue /
wo
rthl
ess
/ was
te m
iner
als
/ une
cono
mic
to
extr
act
1
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f co
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ence
(1)
on
insi
de o
f eith
er m
eand
er b
end
(1)
2 al
low
on
bank
s of
riv
er
if 3
area
s m
arke
d an
d 1
inco
rrec
t th
en
max
1
ii m
iner
al v
eins
at s
urfa
ce u
nder
go w
eath
erin
g / e
rosi
on (
1)
ore
min
eral
s ar
e se
para
ted
from
gan
gue
min
eral
s in
to in
divi
dual
gra
ins
(1)
ore
min
eral
s ar
e tr
ansp
orte
d do
wn
slop
e / d
owns
trea
m (
1)
the
curr
ent
velo
city
/ f
low
sla
cken
s at
the
site
s of
dep
ositi
on (
1)
an
y 2
3 d
i
cass
iterit
e 7.
0, 6
.5
gale
na 7
.5, 2
.5
gold
19.
3, 3
.0
spha
lerit
e 4.
1, 3
.5
2 3
or 2
poi
nts
plot
ted
corr
ectly
= 1
mar
k al
l 4 p
oint
s pl
otte
d co
rrec
tly =
2 m
arks
m
ax 1
for
line
grap
h
ii ca
ssite
rite
wo
uld
be
fou
nd
as
it is
den
se a
nd h
ard
/ has
no
clea
vage
(1)
go
ld w
ou
ld b
e fo
un
d a
s it
is v
ery
or e
xcep
tiona
lly d
ense
/ de
nse
and
has
no
clea
vage
(1)
ga
lena
wou
ld n
ot
be
fou
nd
as
it is
too
soft
and
has
thre
e cl
eava
ges
(1)
spha
lerit
e w
ould
no
t b
e fo
un
d a
s it
is t
oo s
oft,
has
6 c
leav
ages
/ is
not
den
se
enou
gh (
1)
3 4
corr
ect
= 3
mar
ks
3 co
rrec
t =
2 m
arks
1
or 2
cor
rect
= 1
mar
k m
ax 1
if c
orre
ct p
airs
of m
iner
als
but
insu
ffic
ient
rea
sons
m
ust g
ive
stat
emen
t or
whe
ther
it is
fo
und
in t
he p
lace
r de
posi
t
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a i
loca
tion
1 –
faul
t ha
s di
spla
ced
coal
sea
m /
allo
ws
wat
er t
o flo
od in
(1)
lo
catio
n 2
– se
am s
plitt
ing
whe
re a
thi
ck s
eam
has
spl
it in
to t
hin
/ un
econ
omic
/
unw
orka
ble
seam
s (
1)
loca
tion
3 –
dip
of s
eam
has
bec
ome
too
stee
p fo
r (m
echa
nise
d) m
inin
g / d
ip
angl
e ex
ceed
s fiv
e de
gree
s /
seam
has
bec
ome
too
deep
to
wor
k (1
)
3
max
1 fo
r lis
t with
no
desc
riptio
n
ii su
itabl
e di
agra
m s
how
ing
river
cha
nnel
/ w
asho
ut c
uttin
g in
to la
belle
d co
al s
eam
(1
) su
itabl
e la
bels
/ te
xt: c
oal s
eam
and
riv
er c
hann
el /
was
h ou
t lab
elle
d / r
iver
se
dim
ents
/ c
hann
el la
g /
sand
ston
e /
cong
lom
erat
e /
sand
s / g
rave
ls s
how
n in
w
asho
ut /
coal
sea
m is
rep
lace
d by
riv
er s
edim
ents
(1)
1 1
mar
k la
bels
as
text
b
(tw
o) h
oriz
onta
l roa
dway
s / t
unne
ls a
re d
riven
out
from
the
shaf
t / th
roug
h th
e co
al s
eam
(1)
a
coal
face
is e
stab
lishe
d up
to 4
00m
long
/ th
e co
al is
cut
with
a m
echa
nica
l cu
tter
/she
arer
and
fal
ls o
nto
a co
nvey
or b
elt
(1)
the
roof
is s
uppo
rted
by
stee
l / h
ydra
ulic
ram
s / c
hock
s / s
uppo
rts
and
the
min
ed-
out a
rea
is a
llow
ed to
col
laps
e (1
) m
inin
g ta
kes
plac
es b
ackw
ards
/ re
trea
ting
tow
ards
sha
ft (
so th
at g
eolo
gica
l co
nditi
ons
can
be a
sses
sed
in a
dvan
ce)
(1)
an
y 2
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ark
Sch
em
e Ju
ne
2010
8
c
dang
er o
f tun
nel c
olla
pse
/ cav
e-in
s / s
ubsi
denc
e of
ove
rlyin
g ro
cks
dang
er o
f ex
plos
ions
from
bui
ld u
p of
met
hane
gas
/ c
oal d
ust
po
ssib
ility
of p
ocke
ts o
f fou
l air
/ car
bon
mon
oxid
e or
met
hane
bui
ld u
p / p
oor
vent
ilatio
n / l
ack
of o
xyge
n da
nger
of
flood
ing
re
scue
of
trap
ped
min
e w
orke
rs is
diff
icul
t an
d da
nger
ous
an
y 1
mus
t de
scrib
e
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4 M
ark
Sch
em
e Ju
ne
2010
9
Qu
esti
on
E
xpec
ted
An
swer
s M
arks
Ad
dit
ion
al G
uid
ance
5
For
mat
ion
sour
ce r
ock
or o
rgan
ic-r
ich
clay
or
shal
e ric
h in
pla
nkto
n / f
ree-
float
ing
mar
ine
mic
ro-o
rgan
ism
s;
requ
ires
anox
ic /
ana
erob
ic /
red
ucin
g co
nditi
ons
on s
eabe
d / p
lank
ton
does
not
de
cay
/ is
not s
cave
nged
; re
quire
s lo
w e
nerg
y en
viro
nmen
t /
mus
t be
bur
ied
in fi
ne s
edim
ent /
sub
ject
ed to
co
mpa
ctio
n;
mat
urat
ion
requ
ires
tem
pera
ture
s of
50
to 2
00 °
C (
oil w
indo
w);
pl
ankt
on is
con
vert
ed to
sap
rope
l / k
erog
en /
hydr
ocar
bons
; oi
l and
gas
mig
rate
dow
n pr
essu
re g
radi
ent /
mig
rate
from
hig
h pr
essu
re to
low
pr
essu
re /
oil a
nd g
as a
re le
ss d
ense
than
wat
er in
por
e sp
ace
so p
erco
late
up
war
ds
mig
ratio
n th
roug
h pe
rmea
ble
rock
/ fa
ult /
bet
wee
n th
e so
urce
roc
k an
d th
e re
serv
oir
rock
A
ccum
ulat
ion
oi
l and
gas
is s
tore
d in
a p
orou
s re
serv
oir
rock
/ re
serv
oir
rock
mus
t hav
e hi
gh
perm
eabi
lity
so o
il an
d ga
s ca
n en
ter
it an
d be
ext
ract
ed fr
om it
; re
serv
oir
rock
mus
t be
over
lain
by
a ca
p ro
ck /
cap
rock
mus
t be
impe
rmea
ble
to
prev
ent
the
oil a
nd g
as e
scap
ing
upw
ards
; th
ere
mus
t be
a t
rap
that
con
cent
rate
s th
e oi
l and
gas
in o
ne p
lace
; la
belle
d di
agra
m a
nd/o
r de
scrip
tion
of n
amed
trap
(s)
to a
max
imu
m o
f 3 –
an
ticlin
e fa
ult
sa
lt do
me
un
conf
orm
ity
litho
logi
cal -
ree
f /
wed
ge-e
dge
/ ch
anne
l fill
/ p
inch
out
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
max
5 fo
r de
scrip
tion
/ dia
gram
s of
fo
rmat
ion
max
5 fo
r de
scrip
tions
/ di
agra
ms
of
accu
mul
atio
n m
ark
diag
ram
s as
text
T
ota
l 8
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