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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






2. Like velvet






3. Formed by the collapse of the top of a volcano






4. Hollow - ball-like bodies sometimes found in limestone






5. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






6. Settling






7. Moon of saturn






8. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






9. Weight of a mineral compared to the weight of an equal volume of water






10. The peeling away of the outer layers from a rock






11. Marble






12. Solid part of the earth's surface






13. Over 60






14. Rocks are broken down into smaller fragments without undergoing any change in chemical composition






15. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






16. Contain fragments of rocks - grains of minerals - and crushed shells






17. When glaciers melt and retreat and leave behind piles of unsorted rock debris






18. The flat areas on both sides of a mature river or stream






19. Icicle-like structures of calcium carbonate that hang from the roofs of caves






20. The breaking down of rocks through changes in their chemical composition






21. Large - slow-moving river of ice - formed from compacted layers of snow






22. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






23. The downslope movement of rock and soil under the influence of gravity






24. Magma squeezes between two rock layers and hardens into a thin horizontal sheet






25. Aquifers






26. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






27. Contain large amounts of iron oxide and aluminum rich clays - making the soil a brown to reddish brown color






28. Narrow - table-like bodies of igneous rock formed when magma entered a vertical or oblique fracture and hardened






29. The inclusion and transportation of surface materials by another moveable material - usually water - wind - ice or animal (including people) movements






30. Is built by water falling on a constant spot on the cave floor and evaporates leaving a deposit of calcium carbonate






31. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






32. Measure of the amount of void space in a rock






33. Involve a mass of soil or soil and other materials sliding along a curved - rotational surface






34. The breaking down of rocks at or near to the earth's surface






35. Oval-shaped mound of till






36. Solution occur when chemical reactions form a solid that settles out of solution






37. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






38. A slow - downhill movement of soil






39. 'almost a plain'






40. Formed when rock is broken and ground with little recrystallization






41. Red-orange soils rich in iron and aluminum oxides






42. Broken rock - soil - and loose sediment forms a primitive type of soil






43. Formed from magma crystallization






44. Part of the surface zone that has been altered by weathering - erosion and the processes of breakdown that include microbes and decay






45. Molten rock






46. An area formed at the mouth of a river where river currents interact with ocean tides






47. Chalk