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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 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Water that has infiltrated the ground






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






15. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






18. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






19. 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






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






21. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






32. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






50. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA