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






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






3. The degree that a mineral reflects light






4. The process in which water soaks into the ground






5. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






18. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






20. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






24. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. Molten rock






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






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






35. 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






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






37. The part of the Earth that we live on






38. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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