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CSET Science: Geology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A layer of rock that contains fossils
earthquake
surface water
cleavage
stratum
2. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
surface waves
natural selection
mountain
shield volcano
3. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
mantle
runoff
outer core
hydrosphere
4. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
geologic time scale
S waves
variations
5. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Silurian period
infiltration
upwarped mountains
radiometric dating
6. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
intrusive igneous rocks
mesophere
continental drift
carbon sinks
7. 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
Paleozoic era
stratum
thermosphere
seismogram
8. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
extrusive igneous rocks
runoff
thermosphere
9. Molten rock
sedimentary rocks
magma
Devonian period
cast fossil
10. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
luster
ozone
lower mantle
Ring of Fire
11. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Devonian period
transform boundaries
inner core
magma
12. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
thermosphere
faults
geologic time scale
Paleozoic era
13. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
environmental pressures
ozone
natural selection
14. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
trace fossil
color
Archaan era
mineral grains
15. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
genetic mutations
evaporation
continental drift
16. The part of the Earth that we live on
faults
crust
continental drift
seismogram
17. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
intrusive igneous rocks
inner core
radiometric dating
18. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
sedimentary rocks
trace fossil
outer core
Paleozoic era
19. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
folded mountains
cinder cone volcano
Proterozoic era
peat
20. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
environmental pressures
folded mountains
faults
Silurian period
21. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
mesophere
surface waves
metamorphic rocks
lower mantle
22. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
seismogram
23. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
sedimentary rocks
fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
24. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
Mesozoic era
subduction zone
intrusive igneous rocks
inner core
25. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
mountain
folded mountains
fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
26. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
hardnes
continental drift
common ancestor
extrusive igneous rocks
27. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
crust
mineral grains
hydrosphere
mantle
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
sedimentary rocks
shield volcano
deleterious
tsunami
29. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
exosphere
lower mantle
runoff
fossil
30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
upper mantle
thermosphere
seismograph
crust
31. The process in which plates move and shift
trace fossil
continental drift
groundwater
ozone
32. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
mantle
tsunami
evaporation
33. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
exosphere
natural selection
hydrosphere
precipitation
34. 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
mold fossil
mesophere
Archaan era
divergent boundaries
35. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
hydrosphere
continental drift
Cenzoic era
36. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
color
seismogram
hydrosphere
carbon sinks
37. 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
mountain
evaporation
upper mantle
natural selection
38. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
stratosphere
environmental pressures
hot spots
Ring of Fire
39. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
subduction zone
Pangaea
continental drift
Cenzoic era
40. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
sedimentary rocks
common ancestor
mantle
41. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
runoff
cast fossil
Proterozoic era
evaporation
42. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
intrusive igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
peat
deleterious
43. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
evaporation
mountain
Silurian period
tectonic plates
44. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
body fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
mesophere
45. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
inner core
upper mantle
crust
stratosphere
46. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
color
ozone
convergent boundaries
mesophere
47. 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
geologic time scale
metamorphic rocks
inner core
S waves
48. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
mineral grains
lower mantle
transform boundaries
tsunami
49. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
mountain
mineral grains
greenhouse effect
50. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
sedimentary rocks
S waves
atmosphere
color