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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. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






29. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






34. A layer of rock that contains fossils






35. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






37. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






49. 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.






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