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






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






4. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. The process in which plates move and shift






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. The part of the Earth that we live on






23. Molten rock






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






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






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






27. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






44. The period where the first fish were formed






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






46. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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