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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
shield volcano
mantle
outer core
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
natural selection
sedimentary rocks
Ring of Fire
outer core
3. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
peat
runoff
genetic mutations
ozone
4. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
surface waves
metamorphic rocks
outer core
cinder cone volcano
5. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
transform boundaries
infiltration
seismogram
Cenzoic era
6. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
cinder cone volcano
body fossil
folded mountains
mantle
7. The process in which plates move and shift
seismograph
fault - block mountains
continental drift
deleterious
8. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Archaan era
upper mantle
runoff
9. Molten rock
carbon sinks
metamorphic rocks
magma
stratum
10. 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
mold fossil
mantle
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
11. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
stratigraphy
earthquake
mold fossil
12. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
mineral grains
mesophere
luster
upper mantle
13. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
trace fossil
hydrosphere
faults
14. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
sedimentary rocks
cinder cone volcano
Hadean time
subduction zone
15. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
mantle
mineral grains
geologic time scale
16. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
evaporation
earthquake
hot spots
fossil
17. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
Cenzoic era
exosphere
body fossil
runoff
18. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
faults
P waves
stratosphere
19. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
groundwater
Hadean time
precipitation
shield volcano
20. 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
S waves
greenhouse effect
tsunami
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.
greenhouse effect
variations
outer core
Paleozoic era
22. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
infiltration
surface water
Proterozoic era
23. The process in which water soaks into the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
exosphere
infiltration
inner core
24. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
evaporation
surface waves
runoff
stratigraphy
25. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
precipitation
stratosphere
inner core
carbon sinks
26. 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
body fossil
shield volcano
inner core
P waves
27. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
divergent boundaries
cinder cone volcano
mountain
carbon sinks
28. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
mineral grains
convergent boundaries
environmental pressures
outer core
29. 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
magma
infiltration
cast fossil
sedimentary rocks
30. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
Pangaea
mold fossil
peat
thermosphere
31. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
infiltration
trace fossil
peat
32. 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
stratosphere
S waves
Proterozoic era
33. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
infiltration
peat
stratosphere
34. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
fossil
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
geologic time scale
35. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
Mesozoic era
trace fossil
natural selection
stratosphere
36. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
faults
Proterozoic era
groundwater
37. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
tsunami
upwarped mountains
magma
composite volcano/stratovolcano
38. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
Silurian period
Mesozoic era
outer core
39. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
subduction zone
surface water
greenhouse effect
Devonian period
40. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
inner core
metamorphic rocks
Mesozoic era
41. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
common ancestor
Proterozoic era
upwarped mountains
greenhouse effect
42. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
natural selection
geologic time scale
stratosphere
43. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
greenhouse effect
genetic mutations
P waves
44. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
continental drift
stratosphere
trace fossil
transform boundaries
45. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
inner core
evaporation
sedimentary rocks
46. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Paleozoic era
seismograph
common ancestor
hot spots
47. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
inner core
stratum
seismogram
Proterozoic era
48. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
faults
thermosphere
variations
49. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
divergent boundaries
cleavage
transform boundaries
Paleozoic era
50. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
infiltration
inner core
transform boundaries
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