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CSET Science: Geology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. The process in which plates move and shift






12. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






16. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






19. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs






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






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






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






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






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






25. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






28. 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






29. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it






30. The process in which water soaks into the ground






31. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






34. Molten rock






35. A layer of rock that contains fossils






36. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. The limited supply of water there is






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






43. 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.






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






45. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






46. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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