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






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






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






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






6. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






9. The different ways a species can evolve






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






11. 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






12. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






13. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






14. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






18. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved






41. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






42. 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






43. 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






44. The limited supply of water there is






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






46. 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






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






48. Molten rock






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






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