Projects with Very General Scope Definitions Are at Risk of Expanding

question 17

Multiple Choice

Projects with very general scope definitions are at risk of expanding gradually, without specific authorization, in a process called project ____.

• A)dilation
• B)creep
• C)expansion
• D)drift

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Definitions:

Depositional Contact

The surface or boundary between two layers of rock where new sediment layers accumulate on top of existing ones.

Angular Unconformity

A geological feature where tilted or folded sedimentary rocks are overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata, indicating episodes of deformation and erosion.

Nonconformity

An unconformity in which the older rocks below the unconformity are not layered.

Geologic Relations

The study and understanding of how different geological features and processes are related or connected to each other.