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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Water that has infiltrated the ground






2. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






4. 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






5. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






11. The degree that a mineral reflects light






12. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






15. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






20. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






21. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






26. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






28. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Molten rock






36. 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






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






38. The period where the first fish were formed






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






40. 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






41. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






43. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.