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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 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






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






3. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






5. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






18. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






31. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






33. The period where the first fish were formed






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






35. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. The process in which plates move and shift






50. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground