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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
cast fossil
subduction zone
volcanoes
stratigraphy
2. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
Devonian period
shield volcano
stratosphere
Ring of Fire
3. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
exosphere
ozone
Hadean time
atmosphere
4. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
continental drift
Mesozoic era
body fossil
atmosphere
5. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
upwarped mountains
stratosphere
Proterozoic era
shield volcano
6. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
Archaan era
metamorphic rocks
luster
composite volcano/stratovolcano
7. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
faults
8. The process in which water soaks into the ground
Devonian period
seismogram
divergent boundaries
infiltration
9. 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
stratosphere
tsunami
Proterozoic era
infiltration
10. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Proterozoic era
fossil
environmental pressures
radiometric dating
11. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
faults
evaporation
subduction zone
12. The degree that a mineral reflects light
variations
Paleozoic era
luster
mold fossil
13. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
deleterious
upper mantle
convergent boundaries
Ring of Fire
14. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
Silurian period
exosphere
Cenzoic era
outer core
15. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
subduction zone
sedimentary rocks
folded mountains
variations
16. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
luster
Pangaea
continental drift
17. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
hardnes
upwarped mountains
outer core
color
18. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
radiometric dating
fault - block mountains
geologic time scale
intrusive igneous rocks
19. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
outer core
sedimentary rocks
environmental pressures
20. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Pangaea
Devonian period
seismogram
ozone
21. 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
tsunami
outer core
volcanoes
22. 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
runoff
P waves
upwarped mountains
infiltration
23. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
Devonian period
convergent boundaries
mantle
Hadean time
24. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
S waves
common ancestor
mantle
25. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
peat
earthquake
precipitation
continental drift
26. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
stratigraphy
mountain
convergent boundaries
upper mantle
27. 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
luster
common ancestor
tectonic plates
28. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
peat
P waves
outer core
29. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
hydrosphere
tectonic plates
Silurian period
30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
intrusive igneous rocks
radiometric dating
sedimentary rocks
31. 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.
extrusive igneous rocks
Mesozoic era
surface waves
trace fossil
32. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
upwarped mountains
Mesozoic era
deleterious
33. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
volcanoes
upper mantle
greenhouse effect
shield volcano
34. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
troposphere
surface waves
divergent boundaries
Cenzoic era
35. 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.
continental drift
Paleozoic era
atmosphere
stratigraphy
36. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
groundwater
fault - block mountains
exosphere
common ancestor
37. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
mantle
surface water
luster
inner core
38. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
subduction zone
cleavage
magma
seismograph
39. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
metamorphic rocks
subduction zone
common ancestor
outer core
40. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
luster
S waves
thermosphere
volcanoes
41. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
Cenzoic era
groundwater
exosphere
mineral grains
42. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Hadean time
seismogram
metamorphic rocks
inner core
43. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
mesophere
inner core
cleavage
Mesozoic era
44. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
trace fossil
Pangaea
stratigraphy
surface water
45. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
tectonic plates
stratum
composite volcano/stratovolcano
peat
46. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
upwarped mountains
faults
cinder cone volcano
trace fossil
47. 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
stratosphere
P waves
mold fossil
radiometric dating
48. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
troposphere
metamorphic rocks
runoff
upper mantle
49. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
atmosphere
hot spots
radiometric dating
seismogram
50. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Paleozoic era
color
Cenzoic era
atmosphere