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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The limited supply of water there is






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






13. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






16. A layer of rock that contains fossils






17. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






21. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






25. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






28. 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






29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






31. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






36. The fourth layer of the atmosphere - which is also the hottest because the air is so thin and the temperature is up to 2000 degrees Celsius






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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