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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. The process in which plates move and shift






2. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






7. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






8. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






13. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






16. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The different ways a species can evolve






24. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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.






31. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






32. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






38. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






42. The process in which water soaks into the ground






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago






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