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






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






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






4. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






10. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






29. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






31. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






32. The limited supply of water there is






33. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






49. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






50. The process in which plates move and shift