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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






11. Molten rock






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






13. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






15. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






16. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






19. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






22. 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






23. Water that has infiltrated the ground






24. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. The part of the Earth that we live on






34. The process in which plates move and shift






35. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






38. The limited supply of water there is






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






49. 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.






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