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CSET Science: Geology
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1. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
S waves
earthquake
atmosphere
Ring of Fire
2. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
thermosphere
hardnes
surface waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
3. 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
hardnes
thermosphere
inner core
Cenzoic era
4. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
hardnes
variations
ozone
atmosphere
5. The part of the Earth that we live on
sedimentary rocks
hydrosphere
precipitation
crust
6. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
ozone
exosphere
precipitation
7. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
hardnes
peat
precipitation
tectonic plates
8. The period where the first fish were formed
groundwater
Silurian period
natural selection
surface waves
9. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
Ring of Fire
intrusive igneous rocks
earthquake
composite volcano/stratovolcano
10. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
convergent boundaries
surface water
faults
environmental pressures
11. 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.
hot spots
shield volcano
Paleozoic era
S waves
12. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
infiltration
Proterozoic era
folded mountains
surface waves
13. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Mesozoic era
Proterozoic era
environmental pressures
common ancestor
14. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
natural selection
subduction zone
folded mountains
15. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
stratosphere
tsunami
luster
runoff
16. 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
composite volcano/stratovolcano
tsunami
upper mantle
Cenzoic era
17. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
infiltration
convergent boundaries
shield volcano
deleterious
18. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
cast fossil
body fossil
Hadean time
infiltration
19. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
stratigraphy
groundwater
greenhouse effect
body fossil
20. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Cenzoic era
infiltration
mountain
genetic mutations
21. A layer of rock that contains fossils
common ancestor
Silurian period
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratum
22. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
peat
faults
fossil
precipitation
23. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
cast fossil
trace fossil
genetic mutations
Proterozoic era
24. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Devonian period
inner core
runoff
color
25. Water that has infiltrated the ground
metamorphic rocks
atmosphere
mesophere
groundwater
26. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
outer core
evaporation
Pangaea
hardnes
27. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
cast fossil
carbon sinks
intrusive igneous rocks
convergent boundaries
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
volcanoes
surface waves
lower mantle
Archaan era
29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mold fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
ozone
mineral grains
30. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
subduction zone
radiometric dating
upper mantle
earthquake
31. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
precipitation
runoff
common ancestor
32. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
faults
mesophere
runoff
33. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
Archaan era
radiometric dating
Paleozoic era
34. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
transform boundaries
radiometric dating
sedimentary rocks
natural selection
35. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
variations
color
seismogram
transform boundaries
36. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
Hadean time
Silurian period
radiometric dating
cleavage
37. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
peat
carbon sinks
Hadean time
evaporation
38. 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
stratum
genetic mutations
cast fossil
body fossil
39. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
lower mantle
hot spots
fault - block mountains
common ancestor
40. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
mold fossil
mountain
cinder cone volcano
subduction zone
41. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
natural selection
infiltration
hardnes
42. The different ways a species can evolve
mesophere
stratum
magma
variations
43. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
surface water
Silurian period
evaporation
exosphere
44. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
tectonic plates
stratum
extrusive igneous rocks
crust
45. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
P waves
environmental pressures
earthquake
runoff
46. 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
P waves
groundwater
mold fossil
Mesozoic era
47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
Devonian period
genetic mutations
extrusive igneous rocks
upper mantle
48. 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.
geologic time scale
fossil
Mesozoic era
seismograph
49. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
luster
deleterious
convergent boundaries
geologic time scale
50. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Silurian period
Paleozoic era
metamorphic rocks
Proterozoic era