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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer






2. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground






3. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin






4. Also known as secondary waves - these are the second - fastest seismic waves and they travel at right angles to the direction of the movement and they produce vertical and horizontal motion






5. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved






6. A fossil caused when the mold of the skeleton of a dead animal is filled with minerals from the bubbling water and the minerals take the shape of the skeleton






7. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron






8. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs






9. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down






10. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






11. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation






12. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it






13. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans






14. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers






15. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers






16. Water that has infiltrated the ground






17. Molten rock






18. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere






19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






20. The limited supply of water there is






21. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel






22. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other






23. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






24. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago






25. The fourth layer of the atmosphere - which is also the hottest because the air is so thin and the temperature is up to 2000 degrees Celsius






26. Era from 570 to 245 million years ago with the explosion of animal diversity followed by the wiping out of 99 percent of planetary life thanks to an asteroid. Pangea rises.






27. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle






28. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at






29. The period where the first fish were formed






30. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core






31. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava






32. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






33. Also known as primary waves - these are the fastest seismic waves and the first to be detected. They compress and expand both liquid and solid rock as they move through it






34. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans






35. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate






36. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath






37. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other






38. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off






39. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old






40. Era from 3.8 to 2.5 biillion years ago with the beginning of the geologic record and the formation of the first forms of rocks and bacteria






41. The different ways a species can evolve






42. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent






43. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






44. A layer of rock that contains fossils






45. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction






46. The part of the Earth that we live on






47. Also known as 'survival of the fittest -' the idea that the animal which is the most adjusted will survive long enough to reproduce and produce offspring that have the same types of qualities for their survival






48. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees






49. The degree that a mineral reflects light






50. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean







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