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






3. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






9. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






10. 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






11. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






14. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






22. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






25. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved






26. The limited supply of water there is






27. A layer of rock that contains fossils






28. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






36. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. The period where the first fish were formed






49. 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






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