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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
luster
Proterozoic era
inner core
surface waves
2. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
cinder cone volcano
cast fossil
divergent boundaries
common ancestor
3. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
natural selection
cinder cone volcano
Cenzoic era
carbon sinks
4. 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
seismograph
tsunami
tectonic plates
mineral grains
5. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
Paleozoic era
fossil
earthquake
6. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
thermosphere
Pangaea
fossil
7. The period where the first fish were formed
environmental pressures
Silurian period
Archaan era
deleterious
8. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
body fossil
infiltration
atmosphere
seismograph
9. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
metamorphic rocks
seismogram
infiltration
stratosphere
10. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Pangaea
mineral grains
mesophere
subduction zone
11. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
lower mantle
mesophere
Devonian period
hydrosphere
12. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
atmosphere
convergent boundaries
groundwater
tsunami
13. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
fault - block mountains
upper mantle
tectonic plates
stratigraphy
14. Molten rock
mineral grains
magma
extrusive igneous rocks
variations
15. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
mountain
deleterious
hydrosphere
tsunami
16. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
tectonic plates
convergent boundaries
stratigraphy
mineral grains
17. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
Hadean time
seismograph
mountain
cleavage
18. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
mineral grains
subduction zone
environmental pressures
Pangaea
19. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
Proterozoic era
atmosphere
genetic mutations
geologic time scale
20. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
greenhouse effect
evaporation
shield volcano
21. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
extrusive igneous rocks
hardnes
trace fossil
precipitation
22. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
exosphere
Hadean time
natural selection
fossil
23. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
mesophere
geologic time scale
transform boundaries
24. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mold fossil
natural selection
upwarped mountains
mineral grains
25. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
cleavage
genetic mutations
upwarped mountains
tectonic plates
26. 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
intrusive igneous rocks
variations
shield volcano
27. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
subduction zone
color
Pangaea
genetic mutations
28. 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.
Mesozoic era
atmosphere
Paleozoic era
geologic time scale
29. 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
greenhouse effect
upwarped mountains
P waves
S waves
30. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
genetic mutations
environmental pressures
mantle
sedimentary rocks
31. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
fault - block mountains
Ring of Fire
body fossil
hydrosphere
32. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
Silurian period
shield volcano
stratigraphy
genetic mutations
33. The degree that a mineral reflects light
fault - block mountains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
luster
upper mantle
34. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
infiltration
fault - block mountains
faults
hot spots
35. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
groundwater
extrusive igneous rocks
mineral grains
volcanoes
36. A layer of rock that contains fossils
upwarped mountains
Pangaea
outer core
stratum
37. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
surface water
variations
upwarped mountains
volcanoes
38. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
tectonic plates
crust
surface waves
greenhouse effect
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.
genetic mutations
Ring of Fire
magma
Paleozoic era
40. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
continental drift
cleavage
cinder cone volcano
41. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
earthquake
Cenzoic era
carbon sinks
extrusive igneous rocks
42. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
tectonic plates
seismograph
magma
atmosphere
43. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
intrusive igneous rocks
surface water
radiometric dating
Ring of Fire
44. 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
Archaan era
Hadean time
Ring of Fire
outer core
45. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
carbon sinks
Mesozoic era
hardnes
46. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
Silurian period
hydrosphere
fossil
earthquake
47. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
magma
surface waves
atmosphere
hardnes
48. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
color
mesophere
mold fossil
stratosphere
49. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
earthquake
mesophere
evaporation
shield volcano
50. 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
stratigraphy
Mesozoic era
thermosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
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