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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time






2. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The period where the first fish were formed






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






11. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. The limited supply of water there is






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






29. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






31. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






33. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






36. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






39. 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






40. The process in which plates move and shift






41. Molten rock






42. 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






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






44. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust






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