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






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






3. 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






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






5. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






8. The period where the first fish were formed






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






10. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






25. Water that has infiltrated the ground






26. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






28. 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






29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






34. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






36. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. The different ways a species can evolve






43. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas






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






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






46. Also known as primary waves - these are the fastest seismic waves and the first to be detected. They compress and expand both liquid and solid rock as they move through it






47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






48. 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.






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






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