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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
stratigraphy
tectonic plates
stratosphere
faults
2. 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.
lower mantle
mantle
Silurian period
Mesozoic era
3. The process in which water soaks into the ground
deleterious
upper mantle
infiltration
troposphere
4. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
evaporation
cleavage
genetic mutations
runoff
5. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
geologic time scale
color
S waves
6. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
radiometric dating
tsunami
greenhouse effect
geologic time scale
7. 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
Silurian period
mantle
Archaan era
cleavage
8. The degree that a mineral reflects light
greenhouse effect
luster
volcanoes
surface water
9. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
greenhouse effect
trace fossil
sedimentary rocks
stratigraphy
10. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
cinder cone volcano
atmosphere
surface waves
11. 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
surface water
cast fossil
lower mantle
12. 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
Pangaea
surface water
thermosphere
peat
13. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mineral grains
Mesozoic era
14. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
common ancestor
subduction zone
ozone
15. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
transform boundaries
Silurian period
divergent boundaries
mountain
16. 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.
Archaan era
Paleozoic era
precipitation
color
17. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
trace fossil
upper mantle
runoff
composite volcano/stratovolcano
18. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
variations
tectonic plates
stratosphere
19. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
body fossil
fault - block mountains
Pangaea
Paleozoic era
20. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
runoff
genetic mutations
carbon sinks
mountain
21. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
S waves
Mesozoic era
22. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
faults
hardnes
mantle
hot spots
23. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
luster
fault - block mountains
hot spots
Cenzoic era
24. The process in which plates move and shift
thermosphere
mineral grains
continental drift
body fossil
25. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
magma
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
seismogram
26. Molten rock
Pangaea
surface waves
magma
cast fossil
27. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
cleavage
upper mantle
upwarped mountains
extrusive igneous rocks
28. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
precipitation
runoff
mesophere
tsunami
29. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
fault - block mountains
surface water
peat
crust
30. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Ring of Fire
geologic time scale
extrusive igneous rocks
common ancestor
31. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
divergent boundaries
inner core
radiometric dating
tsunami
32. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
tectonic plates
radiometric dating
33. A layer of rock that contains fossils
outer core
Devonian period
stratum
Cenzoic era
34. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
crust
Cenzoic era
troposphere
extrusive igneous rocks
35. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
sedimentary rocks
deleterious
hardnes
36. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
faults
carbon sinks
environmental pressures
evaporation
37. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
mantle
hydrosphere
trace fossil
deleterious
38. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
exosphere
trace fossil
mantle
S waves
39. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
earthquake
cleavage
outer core
Pangaea
40. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
volcanoes
surface waves
tsunami
upwarped mountains
41. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
stratosphere
ozone
peat
inner core
42. The different ways a species can evolve
divergent boundaries
mantle
seismograph
variations
43. 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
Devonian period
cast fossil
mountain
sedimentary rocks
44. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
extrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
Mesozoic era
carbon sinks
45. 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
lower mantle
S waves
environmental pressures
radiometric dating
46. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
troposphere
Hadean time
seismogram
convergent boundaries
47. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
seismogram
body fossil
surface water
Mesozoic era
48. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
runoff
intrusive igneous rocks
common ancestor
49. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
Proterozoic era
transform boundaries
hardnes
body fossil
50. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
natural selection
stratosphere
Paleozoic era
intrusive igneous rocks