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






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






4. The limited supply of water there is






5. The different ways a species can evolve






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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.






10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






11. The degree that a mineral reflects light






12. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






14. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






26. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






29. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






50. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure