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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Large - slow-moving river of ice - formed from compacted layers of snow






2. Settling






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






4. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






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






7. Aquifers






8. Molten rock






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






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






11. Marble






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






13. Like velvet






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






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






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






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






18. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






19. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






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






22. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






23. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






24. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






25. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






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






28. 'almost a plain'






29. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






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






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






34. Moon of saturn






35. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






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






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






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






40. Over 60






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






42. Chalk






43. Formed from magma crystallization






44. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






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






47. Solid part of the earth's surface