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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






20. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean






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






22. 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






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. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






27. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






31. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






33. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






36. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






39. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






45. The degree that a mineral reflects light






46. 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






47. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






49. 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






50. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA