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DSST Geology

Subjects : dsst, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contain fragments of rocks - grains of minerals - and crushed shells






2. A slow - downhill movement of soil






3. Is the cycle of thawing and refreezing






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






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






6. Over 60






7. Marble






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Oval-shaped mound of till






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






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






17. Solid part of the earth's surface






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






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






20. Aquifers






21. Chalk






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






23. Settling






24. Measure of the interconnectedness of the void spaces






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






26. Molten rock






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






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






29. Formed from magma crystallization






30. Deposited from solution or by organic processes






31. Groundwater that flows out from underground onto the surface






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






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






34. Group of volcanos in the pacific ocean






35. Funnel-shaped depressions created by dissolved limestone






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






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






38. Like velvet






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






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






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






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






43. 'almost a plain'






44. Magma that comes directly from the mantle






45. Wide gullies in blocks of limestone






46. Moon of saturn






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