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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. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






11. 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






12. Molten rock






13. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






18. The process in which plates move and shift






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. The degree that a mineral reflects light






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. The part of the Earth that we live on






30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






35. The process in which water soaks into the ground






36. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans






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






38. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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