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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers






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






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






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






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






6. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The process in which plates move and shift






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






13. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






15. 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






16. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. The limited supply of water there is






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






26. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






28. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






37. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






42. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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