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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
evaporation
P waves
continental drift
fossil
2. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
convergent boundaries
runoff
variations
intrusive igneous rocks
3. 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.
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
mold fossil
transform boundaries
4. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
stratum
mountain
fault - block mountains
5. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
stratigraphy
mold fossil
shield volcano
mineral grains
6. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
radiometric dating
geologic time scale
folded mountains
peat
7. The part of the Earth that we live on
trace fossil
magma
body fossil
crust
8. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
radiometric dating
body fossil
Silurian period
convergent boundaries
9. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
intrusive igneous rocks
luster
stratigraphy
P waves
10. 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
Cenzoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
tsunami
peat
11. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
folded mountains
magma
Cenzoic era
faults
12. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
outer core
earthquake
lower mantle
magma
13. 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
earthquake
atmosphere
Paleozoic era
thermosphere
14. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
variations
cast fossil
tectonic plates
body fossil
15. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
metamorphic rocks
cleavage
body fossil
16. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
body fossil
convergent boundaries
continental drift
lower mantle
17. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Ring of Fire
seismogram
P waves
Cenzoic era
18. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
luster
ozone
stratosphere
inner core
19. 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
mountain
upper mantle
ozone
P waves
20. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
Mesozoic era
evaporation
mountain
crust
21. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Mesozoic era
stratum
22. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
thermosphere
seismogram
Archaan era
runoff
23. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
genetic mutations
peat
folded mountains
P waves
24. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
fossil
atmosphere
ozone
mineral grains
25. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
upwarped mountains
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
Proterozoic era
26. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
lower mantle
radiometric dating
S waves
Hadean time
27. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
Proterozoic era
stratosphere
transform boundaries
upwarped mountains
28. 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
crust
seismogram
mineral grains
29. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
common ancestor
lower mantle
mountain
cinder cone volcano
30. Molten rock
continental drift
P waves
sedimentary rocks
magma
31. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
convergent boundaries
Proterozoic era
surface water
sedimentary rocks
32. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
divergent boundaries
hardnes
environmental pressures
mesophere
33. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
cast fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
genetic mutations
mold fossil
34. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
thermosphere
trace fossil
Silurian period
inner core
35. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
tectonic plates
shield volcano
color
folded mountains
36. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
Paleozoic era
Archaan era
body fossil
37. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
inner core
troposphere
genetic mutations
38. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
deleterious
precipitation
mesophere
cast fossil
39. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
evaporation
greenhouse effect
luster
40. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
color
divergent boundaries
faults
41. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
cinder cone volcano
Pangaea
hot spots
metamorphic rocks
42. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
transform boundaries
deleterious
carbon sinks
hardnes
43. 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
runoff
natural selection
radiometric dating
genetic mutations
44. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
sedimentary rocks
upper mantle
fault - block mountains
mantle
45. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
trace fossil
intrusive igneous rocks
mesophere
tsunami
46. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
crust
stratigraphy
transform boundaries
47. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
folded mountains
deleterious
variations
seismogram
48. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
exosphere
Silurian period
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
49. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Cenzoic era
stratum
metamorphic rocks
Ring of Fire
50. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
luster
cleavage