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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. Molten rock






2. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The part of the Earth that we live on






11. A layer of rock that contains fossils






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






28. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






34. The degree that a mineral reflects light






35. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






40. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






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






46. The different ways a species can evolve






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






48. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






49. 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.






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