Calendar: 1880-1881 Page 660

660 GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE State the range in time of the sponges the tabulate corals and the ganoid and ctenoid fishes and give the general character of these orders What theories have been propounded in explanation of the occurrence of coal and of rock salt in the crust of the earth State the lithological aspect of the Trias together with its chief subdivisions at home and abroad and also refer to its vertebrates Into what sets of beds may the Jurassic System be divided State the probable conditions under which those deposits were evolved 10 Give brief summary of the fauna and flora of the Lias XXIX -33f $tcal &togvapf Only six questions may he answered Show how mountain chains and continents originally came into existence and point out the causes which have given existing continents their forms Describe the structure of one of the principal mountain chains of the world and show how mountains and hills differ in their mode of origin Demonstrate the mode of origin of volcanic phenomena and deduce from your explanation the co-existence of the characteristics of active volcanoes Give an account of the chief geysers and geyser regions and show whether geysers are more related to hot springs or to volcanoes What circumstances determine the existence of rain clouds and dew what would account for their absence Enumerate the circumstances which produce permanent and variable movements of masses of air Are there any corresponding movements of water in the ocean if so state the causes which determine their directions Show in what ways the chief phenomena of inland