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CSET Science: Geology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






2. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart






3. A harbor wave that occurs when there is a violent disturbance deep below the ocean - like an earthquake - which creates a wave that stores a huge amount of energy






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






5. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments






6. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground






7. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket






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






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






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






11. The limited supply of water there is






12. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface






13. The different ways a species can evolve






14. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered






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






16. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer






17. Era between 245 to 65 million years ago and known as the Age of the Reptiles because this was whe nthe dinosaurs existed until a mass extinction. Pangea separates.






18. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved






19. 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






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






21. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle






22. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.






23. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface






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






25. The process in which water soaks into the ground






26. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






28. 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






29. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






31. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt






32. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






33. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas






34. 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






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






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






37. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail






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






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






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






41. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






43. The part of the Earth that we live on






44. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer






45. Water that has infiltrated the ground






46. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal






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






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






49. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust






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