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






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






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






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






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






6. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






16. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






22. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






24. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






26. The process in which plates move and shift






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






28. 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






29. The limited supply of water there is






30. 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






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






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






33. The period where the first fish were formed






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






35. The different ways a species can evolve






36. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






39. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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