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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. Hollow - ball-like bodies sometimes found in limestone






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






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






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






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






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






8. Over 60






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






10. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






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






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






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






16. Moon of saturn






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






18. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






20. Settling






21. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






22. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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






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






26. Oval-shaped mound of till






27. Formed from magma crystallization






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






29. 'almost a plain'






30. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






31. Aquifers






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






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






34. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






37. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






38. Solid part of the earth's surface






39. Molten rock






40. Chalk






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






42. Marble






43. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






45. Like velvet






46. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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