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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. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. The period where the first fish were formed






14. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






20. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






22. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. The process in which plates move and shift






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






38. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






39. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






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