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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. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans






3. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent






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






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






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






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






8. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Molten rock






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






33. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






47. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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