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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Solid part of the earth's surface






2. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






5. Aquifers






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






7. Oval-shaped mound of till






8. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






9. 'almost a plain'






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






11. Chalk






12. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






13. Formed from magma crystallization






14. A slow - downhill movement of soil






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






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






17. Over 60






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






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






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






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






22. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






24. Moon of saturn






25. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






26. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






27. Like velvet






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






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






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






31. Settling






32. Molten rock






33. Marble






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






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






46. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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