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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 that were made to the DNA and RNA






2. 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






3. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






7. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






10. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






21. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






26. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






37. The limited supply of water there is






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






39. 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.






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






41. Molten rock






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






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






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






45. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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