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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
thermosphere
mineral grains
convergent boundaries
fossil
2. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
carbon sinks
variations
troposphere
shield volcano
3. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
cast fossil
Mesozoic era
fault - block mountains
sedimentary rocks
4. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
evaporation
groundwater
crust
folded mountains
5. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
outer core
stratigraphy
atmosphere
convergent boundaries
6. The degree that a mineral reflects light
hardnes
trace fossil
luster
radiometric dating
7. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
tectonic plates
trace fossil
P waves
8. The different ways a species can evolve
trace fossil
greenhouse effect
shield volcano
variations
9. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
mesophere
S waves
environmental pressures
tectonic plates
10. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
hardnes
carbon sinks
ozone
evaporation
11. 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
cast fossil
Archaan era
lower mantle
luster
12. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
radiometric dating
greenhouse effect
Ring of Fire
Devonian period
13. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
lower mantle
groundwater
geologic time scale
tectonic plates
14. 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
hardnes
environmental pressures
volcanoes
tsunami
15. 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
seismograph
natural selection
genetic mutations
outer core
16. The process in which plates move and shift
peat
continental drift
genetic mutations
stratigraphy
17. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
color
hardnes
common ancestor
18. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
luster
convergent boundaries
runoff
Hadean time
19. 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
thermosphere
cast fossil
Archaan era
shield volcano
20. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
mold fossil
body fossil
troposphere
runoff
21. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
stratum
lower mantle
seismogram
common ancestor
22. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
environmental pressures
stratigraphy
metamorphic rocks
Hadean time
23. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
mold fossil
mantle
common ancestor
24. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
trace fossil
Silurian period
body fossil
crust
25. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mesophere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mineral grains
mantle
26. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
shield volcano
composite volcano/stratovolcano
tectonic plates
exosphere
27. 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.
mesophere
Ring of Fire
Paleozoic era
lower mantle
28. A layer of rock that contains fossils
groundwater
Archaan era
stratum
convergent boundaries
29. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
troposphere
Hadean time
Paleozoic era
upwarped mountains
30. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
Paleozoic era
stratum
seismogram
31. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
groundwater
transform boundaries
radiometric dating
hardnes
32. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
fault - block mountains
metamorphic rocks
common ancestor
33. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
hot spots
infiltration
common ancestor
natural selection
34. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
body fossil
greenhouse effect
extrusive igneous rocks
deleterious
35. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
exosphere
cleavage
mantle
genetic mutations
36. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
variations
seismograph
exosphere
37. Water that has infiltrated the ground
genetic mutations
geologic time scale
earthquake
groundwater
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.
mesophere
peat
upwarped mountains
Mesozoic era
39. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratosphere
radiometric dating
atmosphere
40. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
earthquake
divergent boundaries
shield volcano
troposphere
41. Molten rock
magma
cast fossil
thermosphere
divergent boundaries
42. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
inner core
luster
cinder cone volcano
lower mantle
43. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
seismograph
Pangaea
Archaan era
precipitation
44. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
seismograph
surface water
metamorphic rocks
45. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
greenhouse effect
surface water
lower mantle
continental drift
46. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
mesophere
shield volcano
lower mantle
transform boundaries
47. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
crust
mountain
hot spots
Hadean time
48. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
shield volcano
Cenzoic era
stratum
fault - block mountains
49. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
troposphere
P waves
Hadean time
Devonian period
50. The period where the first fish were formed
peat
transform boundaries
stratum
Silurian period