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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Magma squeezes between two rock layers and hardens into a thin horizontal sheet






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






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






4. Molten rock






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






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






7. Aquifers






8. 'almost a plain'






9. Over 60






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






11. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






23. Marble






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






25. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






26. Settling






27. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






28. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






30. A slow - downhill movement of soil






31. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






32. Formed from magma crystallization






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






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






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






36. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






38. Like velvet






39. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






41. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






42. Solid part of the earth's surface






43. Chalk






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






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






46. Moon of saturn






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