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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chalk






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






11. Like velvet






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






13. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






14. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






15. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






16. Oval-shaped mound of till






17. Marble






18. Over 60






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






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






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






22. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






23. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






24. Moon of saturn






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Settling






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






35. Formed from magma crystallization






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






37. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






38. Aquifers






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






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






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






42. 'almost a plain'






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






44. A slow - downhill movement of soil






45. Solid part of the earth's surface






46. Molten rock






47. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing