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






2. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






20. Molten rock






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






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






23. The limited supply of water there is






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






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






43. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






47. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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