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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The breaking down of rocks at or near to the earth's surface






2. Aquifers






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






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






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






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






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






8. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






9. Settling






10. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Molten rock






18. Like velvet






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






20. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






22. Chalk






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






30. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






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






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






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






35. Solid part of the earth's surface






36. Moon of saturn






37. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






38. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






39. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






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






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






42. Marble






43. A slow - downhill movement of soil






44. Formed from magma crystallization






45. Over 60






46. 'almost a plain'






47. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces