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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. Red-orange soils rich in iron and aluminum oxides






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






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






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






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






7. Like velvet






8. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






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






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






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






13. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






14. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






15. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






17. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






18. Molten rock






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






20. Oval-shaped mound of till






21. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






22. Chalk






23. Aquifers






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






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






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






27. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






28. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






29. Settling






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






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






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






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






34. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






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






38. Moon of saturn






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






40. Formed from magma crystallization






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






42. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






44. Marble






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






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






47. 'almost a plain'