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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






4. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






29. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






30. Molten rock






31. The process in which water soaks into the ground






32. A layer of rock that contains fossils






33. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






36. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






40. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The part of the Earth that we live on






48. The degree that a mineral reflects light






49. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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