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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
mountain
geologic time scale
intrusive igneous rocks
common ancestor
2. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
shield volcano
trace fossil
troposphere
luster
3. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
magma
deleterious
fault - block mountains
P waves
4. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
lower mantle
folded mountains
peat
tectonic plates
5. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
mantle
trace fossil
lower mantle
6. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
cinder cone volcano
Pangaea
subduction zone
greenhouse effect
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
mineral grains
folded mountains
upper mantle
natural selection
8. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
stratosphere
lower mantle
body fossil
upwarped mountains
9. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
cinder cone volcano
Mesozoic era
genetic mutations
variations
10. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
upper mantle
atmosphere
mountain
11. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
thermosphere
Ring of Fire
Mesozoic era
exosphere
12. The process in which water soaks into the ground
luster
crust
infiltration
deleterious
13. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
surface water
stratosphere
genetic mutations
natural selection
14. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
transform boundaries
earthquake
inner core
15. A layer of rock that contains fossils
Proterozoic era
Devonian period
color
stratum
16. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
carbon sinks
upwarped mountains
divergent boundaries
lower mantle
17. 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.
seismogram
common ancestor
surface water
Mesozoic era
18. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
tectonic plates
peat
mesophere
Devonian period
19. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
transform boundaries
faults
Mesozoic era
outer core
20. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
cleavage
common ancestor
carbon sinks
hot spots
21. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
mantle
fossil
exosphere
22. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
mineral grains
surface water
body fossil
hardnes
23. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Silurian period
carbon sinks
tsunami
Devonian period
24. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
troposphere
groundwater
deleterious
Devonian period
25. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
upwarped mountains
evaporation
outer core
stratum
26. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
upper mantle
outer core
fault - block mountains
fossil
27. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
S waves
folded mountains
upper mantle
hot spots
28. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
deleterious
common ancestor
stratigraphy
metamorphic rocks
29. 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
color
genetic mutations
S waves
exosphere
30. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
Archaan era
transform boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
P waves
31. 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.
trace fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
radiometric dating
Paleozoic era
32. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
transform boundaries
color
radiometric dating
ozone
33. The limited supply of water there is
S waves
Paleozoic era
hydrosphere
body fossil
34. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
intrusive igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
subduction zone
35. The degree that a mineral reflects light
runoff
mantle
hot spots
luster
36. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
continental drift
Paleozoic era
mold fossil
37. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
atmosphere
earthquake
carbon sinks
surface waves
38. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
color
Hadean time
surface waves
39. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
fault - block mountains
greenhouse effect
inner core
mineral grains
40. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
evaporation
mountain
inner core
seismograph
41. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
earthquake
Hadean time
shield volcano
42. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
inner core
divergent boundaries
environmental pressures
P waves
43. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
carbon sinks
volcanoes
metamorphic rocks
hot spots
44. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
mantle
fault - block mountains
radiometric dating
folded mountains
45. 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
radiometric dating
mold fossil
cast fossil
folded mountains
46. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
tectonic plates
divergent boundaries
subduction zone
Proterozoic era
47. 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
greenhouse effect
outer core
upwarped mountains
48. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
exosphere
mold fossil
subduction zone
atmosphere
49. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
ozone
cinder cone volcano
intrusive igneous rocks
50. 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
faults
Archaan era
mold fossil
surface waves