Test your basic knowledge |

CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle






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






3. 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.






4. The part of the Earth that we live on






5. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






18. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






20. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






22. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






23. 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






24. The process in which plates move and shift






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






26. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






31. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






32. 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






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






34. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






43. The period where the first fish were formed






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






45. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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