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






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






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






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






5. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






6. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them






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






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






9. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






11. The period where the first fish were formed






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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 crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






26. The process in which plates move and shift






27. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






28. Molten rock






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






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






31. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core






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






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






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






35. The different ways a species can evolve






36. The limited supply of water there is






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






44. 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






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






46. A fossil that is caused when the skeleton of a dead animal or plant is covered in sand and water and rock and decays over time - leaving a hollow print of the skeleton






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






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






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






50. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure