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






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






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






4. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






8. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






17. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






22. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






27. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






29. Molten rock






30. The period where the first fish were formed






31. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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