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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






10. The process in which plates move and shift






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






12. 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






13. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






14. The limited supply of water there is






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






16. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






27. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






29. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






35. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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.






41. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






48. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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