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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. The different ways a species can evolve






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






29. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Water that has infiltrated the ground






38. A layer of rock that contains fossils






39. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






42. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






48. The process in which plates move and shift






49. Molten rock






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