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






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






3. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






8. The part of the Earth that we live on






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






15. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






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. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. The limited supply of water there is






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






42. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






43. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






48. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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