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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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.
Silurian period
stratosphere
mold fossil
Mesozoic era
2. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
mantle
stratosphere
precipitation
seismograph
3. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
atmosphere
hydrosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratum
4. 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
S waves
upper mantle
cleavage
seismograph
5. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
magma
atmosphere
faults
thermosphere
6. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
crust
mountain
Silurian period
extrusive igneous rocks
7. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
runoff
stratigraphy
transform boundaries
8. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
subduction zone
cast fossil
volcanoes
9. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
infiltration
mantle
Devonian period
Proterozoic era
10. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
mesophere
transform boundaries
outer core
surface water
11. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
geologic time scale
transform boundaries
volcanoes
12. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
stratigraphy
convergent boundaries
peat
earthquake
13. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
mantle
environmental pressures
tsunami
14. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
metamorphic rocks
magma
upwarped mountains
15. The part of the Earth that we live on
mountain
common ancestor
crust
thermosphere
16. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
cast fossil
environmental pressures
fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
17. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
mantle
exosphere
S waves
Ring of Fire
18. 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.
genetic mutations
greenhouse effect
common ancestor
Paleozoic era
19. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
seismogram
hardnes
faults
20. Molten rock
environmental pressures
hot spots
faults
magma
21. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
deleterious
luster
mountain
22. 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
tectonic plates
exosphere
natural selection
23. 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
Proterozoic era
P waves
folded mountains
mold fossil
24. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
mold fossil
atmosphere
carbon sinks
exosphere
25. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
surface water
hot spots
subduction zone
body fossil
26. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
thermosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratum
mineral grains
27. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
trace fossil
color
cleavage
inner core
28. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
crust
peat
sedimentary rocks
Proterozoic era
29. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
hot spots
Archaan era
mesophere
cinder cone volcano
30. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
troposphere
hardnes
runoff
volcanoes
31. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
stratosphere
surface water
cleavage
cinder cone volcano
32. The degree that a mineral reflects light
genetic mutations
infiltration
luster
inner core
33. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
metamorphic rocks
peat
mesophere
cleavage
34. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
S waves
cast fossil
trace fossil
lower mantle
35. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
Silurian period
S waves
trace fossil
deleterious
36. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
shield volcano
Mesozoic era
surface water
inner core
37. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
exosphere
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
38. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
fossil
atmosphere
39. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
tectonic plates
exosphere
Paleozoic era
40. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
upper mantle
carbon sinks
Cenzoic era
extrusive igneous rocks
41. 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
mold fossil
Hadean time
subduction zone
42. The process in which water soaks into the ground
color
extrusive igneous rocks
groundwater
infiltration
43. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
seismogram
natural selection
hot spots
44. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
crust
Cenzoic era
surface water
hardnes
45. 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
upper mantle
evaporation
tsunami
transform boundaries
46. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
precipitation
Devonian period
volcanoes
common ancestor
47. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
earthquake
carbon sinks
atmosphere
48. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
variations
radiometric dating
Pangaea
49. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
stratum
tectonic plates
cast fossil
S waves
50. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
geologic time scale
tsunami
upwarped mountains
stratum