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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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1. Moon of saturn






2. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






3. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






4. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






7. Chalk






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






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






10. Settling






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






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






13. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






16. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






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






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






20. Formed from magma crystallization






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






22. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






24. A slow - downhill movement of soil






25. 'almost a plain'






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






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






28. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






37. Aquifers






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






39. Like velvet






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






41. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






42. Over 60






43. Marble






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






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






46. Molten rock






47. Solid part of the earth's surface