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






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






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






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






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






6. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






12. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other






13. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






17. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






20. Molten rock






21. 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






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






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






24. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






25. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






28. 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.






29. The limited supply of water there is






30. Also known as primary waves - these are the fastest seismic waves and the first to be detected. They compress and expand both liquid and solid rock as they move through it






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






44. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






50. The different ways a species can evolve