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






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






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






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






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






6. The different ways a species can evolve






7. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






11. The limited supply of water there is






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






13. The part of the Earth that we live on






14. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






16. 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.






17. 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






18. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






19. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. The process in which plates move and shift






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






30. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






34. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






37. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The period where the first fish were formed






44. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle






45. Water that has infiltrated the ground






46. Molten rock






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






48. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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