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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The breaking down of rocks at or near to the earth's surface






2. Settling






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






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






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






6. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






7. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






8. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






10. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






12. Over 60






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






14. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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






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






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






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






20. Aquifers






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






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






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






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






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






26. Like velvet






27. Marble






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






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






30. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






31. Moon of saturn






32. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






33. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






34. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






36. Formed from magma crystallization






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






38. Molten rock






39. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






41. 'almost a plain'






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






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






44. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






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






47. Chalk