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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contain fragments of rocks - grains of minerals - and crushed shells






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






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






4. Formed from magma crystallization






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






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






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






8. Like velvet






9. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






10. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






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






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






14. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






15. Moon of saturn






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






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






18. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






19. Aquifers






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






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






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






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






24. Settling






25. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






30. Marble






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






32. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






34. Chalk






35. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






36. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






38. Over 60






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






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






41. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






46. Solid part of the earth's surface






47. 'almost a plain'