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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
runoff
divergent boundaries
mesophere
P waves
2. 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
tsunami
tectonic plates
cleavage
surface waves
3. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
cleavage
hot spots
inner core
Cenzoic era
4. 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
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
troposphere
natural selection
5. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
intrusive igneous rocks
seismogram
atmosphere
carbon sinks
6. 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.
convergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
runoff
peat
7. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
P waves
precipitation
outer core
mold fossil
8. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
Proterozoic era
metamorphic rocks
stratum
9. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
mesophere
runoff
fossil
10. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
volcanoes
crust
stratosphere
geologic time scale
11. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
troposphere
stratigraphy
common ancestor
12. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
Proterozoic era
extrusive igneous rocks
surface waves
faults
13. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
outer core
stratum
hardnes
precipitation
14. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
mantle
precipitation
intrusive igneous rocks
15. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
fossil
cleavage
divergent boundaries
luster
16. 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
deleterious
Mesozoic era
P waves
mantle
17. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
seismogram
mineral grains
P waves
exosphere
18. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
Ring of Fire
seismograph
transform boundaries
metamorphic rocks
19. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
evaporation
stratum
genetic mutations
20. Molten rock
fossil
hardnes
convergent boundaries
magma
21. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
Pangaea
folded mountains
hardnes
Proterozoic era
22. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
inner core
23. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
fossil
lower mantle
mesophere
fault - block mountains
24. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
faults
surface waves
stratigraphy
crust
25. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
hardnes
P waves
cinder cone volcano
26. 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
Devonian period
mesophere
Mesozoic era
27. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
outer core
continental drift
divergent boundaries
28. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
environmental pressures
Hadean time
metamorphic rocks
convergent boundaries
29. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
Archaan era
cast fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
crust
30. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
precipitation
upper mantle
ozone
hardnes
31. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
hardnes
atmosphere
cinder cone volcano
Ring of Fire
32. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
convergent boundaries
seismogram
ozone
33. 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
cleavage
hydrosphere
subduction zone
cast fossil
34. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
tectonic plates
variations
seismogram
mold fossil
35. 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
Silurian period
greenhouse effect
earthquake
36. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
peat
shield volcano
intrusive igneous rocks
body fossil
37. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
hydrosphere
body fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
geologic time scale
38. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Archaan era
color
magma
cleavage
39. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
Ring of Fire
Hadean time
Paleozoic era
40. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
luster
Cenzoic era
atmosphere
fossil
41. Water that has infiltrated the ground
stratosphere
groundwater
folded mountains
atmosphere
42. 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
hardnes
mountain
mold fossil
cinder cone volcano
43. 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
convergent boundaries
common ancestor
greenhouse effect
44. The limited supply of water there is
stratigraphy
intrusive igneous rocks
Hadean time
hydrosphere
45. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
genetic mutations
tectonic plates
46. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
exosphere
metamorphic rocks
Ring of Fire
body fossil
47. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
deleterious
S waves
hot spots
troposphere
48. The process in which plates move and shift
intrusive igneous rocks
continental drift
surface water
color
49. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
sedimentary rocks
environmental pressures
mineral grains
50. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
seismogram
Ring of Fire
genetic mutations
runoff