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CSET Science: Geology
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1. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
surface waves
S waves
Devonian period
2. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
atmosphere
surface water
lower mantle
deleterious
3. The degree that a mineral reflects light
Cenzoic era
luster
outer core
folded mountains
4. 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
stratigraphy
natural selection
precipitation
hardnes
5. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
stratum
upwarped mountains
P waves
6. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
lower mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
deleterious
exosphere
7. 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
mineral grains
mold fossil
thermosphere
Devonian period
8. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
surface waves
mineral grains
stratigraphy
thermosphere
9. 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.
subduction zone
Mesozoic era
ozone
faults
10. Molten rock
Pangaea
groundwater
stratigraphy
magma
11. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
hot spots
volcanoes
tsunami
12. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
mold fossil
fossil
seismograph
13. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
tectonic plates
runoff
outer core
14. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
stratosphere
mantle
transform boundaries
shield volcano
15. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
troposphere
radiometric dating
magma
continental drift
16. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
Archaan era
genetic mutations
Devonian period
17. 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
cleavage
genetic mutations
earthquake
P waves
18. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
seismograph
Pangaea
stratosphere
troposphere
19. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Proterozoic era
tsunami
seismogram
color
20. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
atmosphere
carbon sinks
peat
mesophere
21. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
divergent boundaries
exosphere
mesophere
mountain
22. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
surface waves
hydrosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
variations
23. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
outer core
Ring of Fire
evaporation
thermosphere
24. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
magma
transform boundaries
mold fossil
lower mantle
25. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
stratum
luster
geologic time scale
crust
26. 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
mold fossil
surface water
stratigraphy
Archaan era
27. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
crust
metamorphic rocks
inner core
lower mantle
28. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
carbon sinks
genetic mutations
Devonian period
geologic time scale
29. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
subduction zone
earthquake
cleavage
carbon sinks
30. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
thermosphere
lower mantle
P waves
cleavage
31. The different ways a species can evolve
stratosphere
hydrosphere
folded mountains
variations
32. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
convergent boundaries
ozone
mold fossil
Cenzoic era
33. 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
inner core
exosphere
cast fossil
convergent boundaries
34. The process in which plates move and shift
variations
thermosphere
tectonic plates
continental drift
35. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
extrusive igneous rocks
cinder cone volcano
body fossil
upwarped mountains
36. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
genetic mutations
faults
Proterozoic era
metamorphic rocks
37. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
stratosphere
continental drift
fault - block mountains
38. The limited supply of water there is
thermosphere
geologic time scale
extrusive igneous rocks
hydrosphere
39. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
variations
greenhouse effect
seismogram
40. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
Cenzoic era
ozone
environmental pressures
fault - block mountains
41. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
ozone
volcanoes
folded mountains
precipitation
42. The process in which water soaks into the ground
earthquake
troposphere
convergent boundaries
infiltration
43. Water that has infiltrated the ground
crust
seismogram
groundwater
volcanoes
44. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
transform boundaries
atmosphere
color
common ancestor
45. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
divergent boundaries
luster
hydrosphere
troposphere
46. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
geologic time scale
radiometric dating
cinder cone volcano
sedimentary rocks
47. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
continental drift
geologic time scale
cast fossil
fault - block mountains
48. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
sedimentary rocks
mold fossil
variations
Ring of Fire
49. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Pangaea
mantle
radiometric dating
common ancestor
50. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
faults
extrusive igneous rocks
deleterious
Mesozoic era
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