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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 machine that is used to measure earthquakes






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






11. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






27. The degree that a mineral reflects light






28. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






35. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. The period where the first fish were formed






48. Molten rock






49. The part of the Earth that we live on






50. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils