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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






10. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






42. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






43. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






45. The part of the Earth that we live on






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground