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






2. The different ways a species can evolve






3. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






4. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. The process in which water soaks into the ground






22. 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






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






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






25. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






30. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






33. 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.






34. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






36. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






39. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground






47. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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