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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 layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






12. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






13. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






16. The period where the first fish were formed






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. Molten rock






23. 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






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






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






26. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






30. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






32. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






34. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






36. 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






37. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust






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






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






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






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