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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 crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






6. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






7. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






13. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






18. The degree that a mineral reflects light






19. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






24. Molten rock






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






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






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






28. Water that has infiltrated the ground






29. 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.






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






31. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






37. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.