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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Oval-shaped mound of till






2. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






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






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






6. Aquifers






7. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






8. Like velvet






9. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






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






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






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






15. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






17. Moon of saturn






18. 'almost a plain'






19. Solid part of the earth's surface






20. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






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






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






25. Settling






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






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






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






29. Molten rock






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






31. Over 60






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






33. Chalk






34. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






36. Marble






37. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






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






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






41. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






43. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






44. Formed from magma crystallization






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






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






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