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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. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






7. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






11. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






12. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






18. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






21. The period where the first fish were formed






22. The process in which plates move and shift






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






24. 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






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






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






27. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. Molten rock






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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