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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
outer core
infiltration
luster
2. 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
infiltration
natural selection
tectonic plates
Cenzoic era
3. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
upwarped mountains
mineral grains
radiometric dating
4. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
shield volcano
mantle
tectonic plates
fault - block mountains
5. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
fossil
Pangaea
seismograph
6. The period where the first fish were formed
convergent boundaries
S waves
Silurian period
mantle
7. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
volcanoes
body fossil
fossil
Proterozoic era
8. The process in which water soaks into the ground
magma
infiltration
greenhouse effect
radiometric dating
9. 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
stratigraphy
seismograph
S waves
shield volcano
10. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
faults
body fossil
fault - block mountains
seismograph
11. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
greenhouse effect
P waves
stratosphere
stratum
12. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
S waves
common ancestor
surface water
precipitation
13. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
stratosphere
Ring of Fire
continental drift
body fossil
14. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
greenhouse effect
geologic time scale
precipitation
faults
15. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
Silurian period
subduction zone
mountain
cinder cone volcano
16. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
peat
exosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
stratum
17. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
geologic time scale
divergent boundaries
exosphere
hot spots
18. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
upwarped mountains
cinder cone volcano
Silurian period
19. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
lower mantle
earthquake
extrusive igneous rocks
stratigraphy
20. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
stratigraphy
radiometric dating
stratosphere
tectonic plates
21. The different ways a species can evolve
environmental pressures
color
variations
mesophere
22. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
crust
stratigraphy
Devonian period
carbon sinks
23. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
genetic mutations
seismogram
Pangaea
folded mountains
24. 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.
precipitation
body fossil
tectonic plates
Mesozoic era
25. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
groundwater
divergent boundaries
hardnes
greenhouse effect
26. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
geologic time scale
mineral grains
27. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
subduction zone
Paleozoic era
magma
surface waves
28. 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
atmosphere
deleterious
cast fossil
mountain
29. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
Devonian period
continental drift
infiltration
composite volcano/stratovolcano
30. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
Cenzoic era
Silurian period
mantle
volcanoes
31. Molten rock
metamorphic rocks
hardnes
magma
fault - block mountains
32. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
Archaan era
mantle
evaporation
33. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
tsunami
convergent boundaries
upwarped mountains
thermosphere
34. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
tectonic plates
infiltration
genetic mutations
luster
35. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
trace fossil
sedimentary rocks
Mesozoic era
metamorphic rocks
36. 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
folded mountains
tsunami
hydrosphere
natural selection
37. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
Devonian period
luster
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
38. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
ozone
mesophere
environmental pressures
upwarped mountains
39. 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.
Cenzoic era
Paleozoic era
divergent boundaries
genetic mutations
40. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
continental drift
Pangaea
Devonian period
tsunami
41. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
body fossil
geologic time scale
surface water
divergent boundaries
42. 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
Devonian period
Archaan era
intrusive igneous rocks
mantle
43. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
intrusive igneous rocks
lower mantle
continental drift
luster
44. 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
inner core
Cenzoic era
convergent boundaries
45. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
peat
ozone
stratigraphy
upper mantle
46. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
tsunami
inner core
sedimentary rocks
lower mantle
47. The part of the Earth that we live on
shield volcano
crust
sedimentary rocks
magma
48. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
Proterozoic era
genetic mutations
Cenzoic era
hardnes
49. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
cleavage
S waves
surface water
50. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
fossil
Paleozoic era
greenhouse effect
transform boundaries