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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Water that has infiltrated the ground






20. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






22. Era between 245 to 65 million years ago and known as the Age of the Reptiles because this was whe nthe dinosaurs existed until a mass extinction. Pangea separates.






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






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






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






26. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






28. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






31. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






33. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






34. 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.






35. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin






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






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






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






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






40. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






43. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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