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DSST Geology

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






2. Formed from magma crystallization






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






4. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






6. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






8. Moon of saturn






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Molten rock






16. Settling






17. 'almost a plain'






18. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






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






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






22. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






23. Aquifers






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






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






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






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






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






29. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






30. A slow - downhill movement of soil






31. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






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






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






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






36. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






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






40. Over 60






41. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






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






44. Like velvet






45. Marble






46. Oval-shaped mound of till






47. Magma that comes directly from the mantle