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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






2. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






3. Like velvet






4. Over 60






5. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






6. Formed from magma crystallization






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






8. Aquifers






9. 'almost a plain'






10. A slow - downhill movement of soil






11. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Oval-shaped mound of till






20. Moon of saturn






21. Molten rock






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






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






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






25. Marble






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Chalk






34. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






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






38. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






39. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






40. Settling






41. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






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






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






45. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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