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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
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  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An area formed at the mouth of a river where river currents interact with ocean tides






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






3. Formed from magma crystallization






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






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






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






7. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






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






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






11. Over 60






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






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






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






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






16. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






17. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






19. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






20. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






22. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






23. Moon of saturn






24. Settling






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






26. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






27. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






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






30. A slow - downhill movement of soil






31. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






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






35. Aquifers






36. Molten rock






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






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






39. 'almost a plain'






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






41. Marble






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






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






44. Chalk






45. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






47. Like velvet