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






2. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






23. The period where the first fish were formed






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






31. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






35. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






39. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






41. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






42. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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