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






2. Molten rock






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






4. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






7. 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






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






9. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






14. The degree that a mineral reflects light






15. The process in which plates move and shift






16. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






30. 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.






31. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






32. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






35. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






37. 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






38. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






49. 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






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