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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. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






16. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Water that has infiltrated the ground






24. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






26. The limited supply of water there is






27. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






30. 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.






31. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






36. The period where the first fish were formed






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






38. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






49. The process in which plates move and shift






50. A layer of rock that contains fossils