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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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
mantle
inner core
cast fossil
body fossil
2. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
Devonian period
hardnes
evaporation
peat
3. 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
stratigraphy
inner core
mold fossil
Pangaea
4. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
hot spots
deleterious
stratosphere
thermosphere
5. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
hardnes
earthquake
variations
trace fossil
6. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
upwarped mountains
cleavage
cast fossil
cinder cone volcano
7. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
mineral grains
Silurian period
hydrosphere
volcanoes
8. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
Hadean time
composite volcano/stratovolcano
deleterious
crust
9. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
sedimentary rocks
greenhouse effect
hardnes
10. The period where the first fish were formed
composite volcano/stratovolcano
shield volcano
Silurian period
continental drift
11. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
precipitation
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
Hadean time
12. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
surface water
fault - block mountains
groundwater
ozone
13. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Mesozoic era
sedimentary rocks
mesophere
tsunami
14. 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
divergent boundaries
ozone
Hadean time
tsunami
15. A layer of rock that contains fossils
mold fossil
hydrosphere
stratum
Ring of Fire
16. 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
Cenzoic era
deleterious
thermosphere
transform boundaries
17. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
extrusive igneous rocks
mantle
stratosphere
subduction zone
18. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
intrusive igneous rocks
continental drift
shield volcano
genetic mutations
19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
mountain
environmental pressures
P waves
20. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
precipitation
cast fossil
genetic mutations
Ring of Fire
21. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Hadean time
geologic time scale
Devonian period
P waves
22. The process in which plates move and shift
infiltration
continental drift
deleterious
evaporation
23. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
exosphere
hardnes
transform boundaries
upwarped mountains
24. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
continental drift
mold fossil
earthquake
hardnes
25. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
Devonian period
genetic mutations
common ancestor
26. The different ways a species can evolve
continental drift
Devonian period
convergent boundaries
variations
27. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
mantle
surface water
Paleozoic era
28. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
variations
body fossil
shield volcano
Pangaea
29. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
cleavage
mountain
thermosphere
folded mountains
30. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
mold fossil
natural selection
color
divergent boundaries
31. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
environmental pressures
surface waves
lower mantle
surface water
32. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismogram
seismograph
surface waves
tsunami
33. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
mineral grains
exosphere
Proterozoic era
crust
34. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
stratigraphy
Hadean time
luster
35. The degree that a mineral reflects light
peat
metamorphic rocks
radiometric dating
luster
36. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
radiometric dating
inner core
groundwater
P waves
37. 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
continental drift
natural selection
greenhouse effect
stratigraphy
38. 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
stratosphere
precipitation
magma
P waves
39. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
genetic mutations
folded mountains
radiometric dating
40. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
cast fossil
radiometric dating
runoff
41. The process in which water soaks into the ground
genetic mutations
carbon sinks
infiltration
mesophere
42. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
upper mantle
greenhouse effect
radiometric dating
hot spots
43. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
mantle
metamorphic rocks
variations
crust
44. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
continental drift
intrusive igneous rocks
evaporation
geologic time scale
45. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
upwarped mountains
evaporation
ozone
46. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
mountain
transform boundaries
sedimentary rocks
mold fossil
47. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
hardnes
Paleozoic era
deleterious
groundwater
48. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
composite volcano/stratovolcano
crust
carbon sinks
lower mantle
49. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
upwarped mountains
deleterious
hot spots
50. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
sedimentary rocks
geologic time scale
radiometric dating