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






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






3. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






7. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






9. 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






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






11. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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 act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






24. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






25. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






32. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






35. 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






36. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






38. 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






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






40. The different ways a species can evolve






41. Molten rock






42. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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