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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Over 60






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






3. Moon of saturn






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






5. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






7. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






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






10. 'almost a plain'






11. Marble






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






13. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






15. Formed from magma crystallization






16. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






17. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






18. Molten rock






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






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






21. Like velvet






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






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






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






25. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






28. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






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






31. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






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






34. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






36. Settling






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






38. Aquifers






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






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






41. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






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






45. Chalk






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






47. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone