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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 water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






6. Molten rock






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






8. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






12. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






14. 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






15. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






46. The process in which plates move and shift






47. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






48. 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






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






50. 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