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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. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






4. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






18. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






19. The different ways a species can evolve






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The limited supply of water there is






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






29. 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






30. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






32. 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






33. The part of the Earth that we live on






34. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






37. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






49. The period where the first fish were formed






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