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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. 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






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






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






4. The degree that a mineral reflects light






5. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






7. 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






8. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






12. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






14. The process in which plates move and shift






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. The period where the first fish were formed






29. 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






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






31. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






44. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






45. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






48. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






50. The part of the Earth that we live on