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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Over 60






2. 'almost a plain'






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






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






5. Molten rock






6. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






8. Like velvet






9. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






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






13. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






14. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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






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






18. Chalk






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






20. Settling






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






22. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






24. Marble






25. A slow - downhill movement of soil






26. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






27. Moon of saturn






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






29. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






31. Formed from magma crystallization






32. Aquifers






33. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






42. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






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






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






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






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