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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
exosphere
carbon sinks
upper mantle
precipitation
2. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
cleavage
mantle
tectonic plates
mold fossil
3. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
fossil
deleterious
Ring of Fire
exosphere
4. The limited supply of water there is
continental drift
carbon sinks
Archaan era
hydrosphere
5. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
stratum
surface waves
seismograph
earthquake
6. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
Hadean time
hardnes
faults
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
natural selection
seismograph
atmosphere
hardnes
8. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
carbon sinks
stratum
magma
trace fossil
9. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
sedimentary rocks
carbon sinks
stratosphere
radiometric dating
10. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
seismogram
composite volcano/stratovolcano
subduction zone
11. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
sedimentary rocks
mesophere
tectonic plates
extrusive igneous rocks
12. 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.
Mesozoic era
mesophere
Cenzoic era
precipitation
13. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
runoff
Pangaea
luster
genetic mutations
14. The different ways a species can evolve
cinder cone volcano
fault - block mountains
variations
Silurian period
15. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
sedimentary rocks
hot spots
ozone
earthquake
16. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
geologic time scale
fault - block mountains
thermosphere
folded mountains
17. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
lower mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Pangaea
Proterozoic era
18. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
Devonian period
stratosphere
mesophere
intrusive igneous rocks
19. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
shield volcano
seismogram
crust
environmental pressures
20. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
precipitation
cleavage
upper mantle
surface water
21. 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.
Paleozoic era
upwarped mountains
greenhouse effect
extrusive igneous rocks
22. 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
shield volcano
cast fossil
trace fossil
color
23. Molten rock
magma
stratigraphy
variations
mesophere
24. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
surface water
Archaan era
tsunami
25. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
mountain
Proterozoic era
hydrosphere
26. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
atmosphere
faults
groundwater
Hadean time
27. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
seismograph
trace fossil
peat
28. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Mesozoic era
Paleozoic era
radiometric dating
deleterious
29. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
extrusive igneous rocks
runoff
Devonian period
environmental pressures
30. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
surface waves
faults
atmosphere
mesophere
31. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
upwarped mountains
hydrosphere
Hadean time
32. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
convergent boundaries
environmental pressures
mineral grains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
33. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
inner core
color
volcanoes
34. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
body fossil
deleterious
extrusive igneous rocks
seismogram
35. The part of the Earth that we live on
natural selection
crust
seismogram
exosphere
36. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
P waves
fault - block mountains
natural selection
Ring of Fire
37. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
fault - block mountains
mineral grains
hydrosphere
38. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
seismogram
upper mantle
body fossil
evaporation
39. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
cleavage
tsunami
lower mantle
color
40. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
genetic mutations
geologic time scale
Proterozoic era
body fossil
41. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
metamorphic rocks
cleavage
infiltration
stratigraphy
42. 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
metamorphic rocks
stratigraphy
upper mantle
S waves
43. 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
Archaan era
tectonic plates
mesophere
stratosphere
44. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
deleterious
ozone
crust
lower mantle
45. 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
thermosphere
P waves
mineral grains
geologic time scale
46. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
evaporation
cleavage
seismograph
color
47. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
infiltration
Archaan era
fault - block mountains
subduction zone
48. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
magma
cinder cone volcano
color
49. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
runoff
hydrosphere
cleavage
mantle
50. The process in which plates move and shift
Devonian period
surface water
hot spots
continental drift