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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formed from magma crystallization






2. A slow - downhill movement of soil






3. Aquifers






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






5. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






6. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






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






9. Marble






10. Moon of saturn






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






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






13. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






15. Settling






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






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






18. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






26. Oval-shaped mound of till






27. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






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






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






32. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






33. 'almost a plain'






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






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






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






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






38. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






39. Over 60






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






41. Chalk






42. Like velvet






43. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






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






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






47. Molten rock