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CSET Science: Geology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it






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






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






4. 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






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






6. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






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






16. The limited supply of water there is






17. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






19. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






20. The process in which plates move and shift






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






22. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






24. The period where the first fish were formed






25. 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






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






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






28. The degree that a mineral reflects light






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. The different ways a species can evolve






43. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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