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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. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle






7. 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






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






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






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






11. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






13. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






16. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten






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






18. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move






19. 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






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






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






22. The period where the first fish were formed






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






24. The part of the Earth that we live on






25. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form






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






27. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






32. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






38. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






39. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. Water that has infiltrated the ground






44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






45. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was






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






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






48. 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.






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






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