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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 Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. The period where the first fish were formed






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






11. 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.






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






13. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






16. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






17. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off






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






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






20. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






24. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






50. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure