Calendar: 1871-1872 Page 542

542 APPLIED SCIENCES Describe the Welsh gold workings and in what series of strata do they occur how can these strata be distinguished Name the divisions of the Silurian formation What are the characteristics of the Bala or Caradoc strata Give an outline of the geology of the auriferous region of Australia Distinguish between the different drifts and basalts Describe the cryptogamous carboniferous flora and its recent representatives What are the geological distinctions between the coal dis- tricts of North and South Staffordshire How does the Scottish carboniferous system differ from that of Central England 10 What is the geological position of the Yoredale rocks 11 How have faults favoured coal mining 12 Describe the "Long Wall" plan used at Newton Cap Colliery and draw diagram of the workings adding the proper mining terms 13 Describe the para-sphenoid bone of the fish and state its position Describe the suspensorium of the osseous fish FIRST YEAR Describe the eruption of the Great Geyser and explain the physical conditions of the pipe before and during the outburst Describe volcano the phenomena of an eruption and name the different ejecta and explain their origin What are the two principal groups of volcanic rocks and how do they differ from each other physically and chemically What is the nebular hypothesis How can the rotation of the globe round its polar axis be proved experimentally What are the proofs that the globe was formerly hotter than it now is Describe Trilobite and state its zoological position Distinguish between the Ophiuroidea and the Asteroidea How do the oldest forms of Ophiuroidea differ from those which exist at the present time