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






2. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






3. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






16. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






27. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt






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






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






30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






34. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






37. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






49. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






50. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet