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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 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The limited supply of water there is






12. The period where the first fish were formed






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






30. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






31. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






33. The process in which plates move and shift






34. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






43. Molten rock






44. 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






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






46. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






50. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground