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






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






3. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






5. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






7. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. The process in which plates move and shift






18. A fossil that is caused when the skeleton of a dead animal or plant is covered in sand and water and rock and decays over time - leaving a hollow print of the skeleton






19. 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






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






21. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






40. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






42. The period where the first fish were formed






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






44. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






48. The limited supply of water there is






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






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