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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Measure of the amount of void space in a rock






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






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






4. Chalk






5. Solid part of the earth's surface






6. Formed from magma crystallization






7. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






8. 'almost a plain'






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






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






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






12. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






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






15. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






16. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






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






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






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






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






22. Marble






23. Moon of saturn






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






25. Over 60






26. Oval-shaped mound of till






27. Molten rock






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






29. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






30. Settling






31. Aquifers






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






33. Like velvet






34. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






46. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






47. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone