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






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






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






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






5. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






8. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






11. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






12. 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






13. The period where the first fish were formed






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






19. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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