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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 different ways a species can evolve






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






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






4. 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






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






6. The process in which water soaks into the ground






7. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






24. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Water that has infiltrated the ground






33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






35. 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.






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






37. The period where the first fish were formed






38. The limited supply of water there is






39. Molten rock






40. 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






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






42. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






45. 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






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






47. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






48. The process in which plates move and shift






49. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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







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