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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Icicle-like structures of calcium carbonate that hang from the roofs of caves






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






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






4. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






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






6. Settling






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






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






9. Aquifers






10. Formed from magma crystallization






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Over 60






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






19. Like velvet






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






21. Chalk






22. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






23. 'almost a plain'






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Molten rock






31. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






32. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






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






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






35. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






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






37. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






39. Marble






40. Solid part of the earth's surface






41. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






42. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






43. Moon of saturn






44. A slow - downhill movement of soil






45. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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