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CSET Science: Geology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal






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






3. Molten rock






4. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






5. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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. 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






13. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






21. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






23. Water that has infiltrated the ground






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






32. The process in which plates move and shift






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






42. The limited supply of water there is






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






44. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






47. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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







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