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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. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The part of the Earth that we live on






18. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






21. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






26. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






28. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. The process in which plates move and shift






43. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.






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