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






2. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






12. 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






13. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time






14. 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






15. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






17. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The process in which plates move and shift






26. The limited supply of water there is






27. 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






28. Molten rock






29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






31. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






33. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






46. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






49. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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