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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. 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






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






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






4. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






10. Molten rock






11. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The limited supply of water there is






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






20. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






24. The process in which water soaks into the ground






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






31. 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






32. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






37. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






39. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






41. 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.






42. 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






43. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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