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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
infiltration
Pangaea
geologic time scale
runoff
2. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
convergent boundaries
continental drift
peat
Cenzoic era
3. The period where the first fish were formed
earthquake
troposphere
sedimentary rocks
Silurian period
4. 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.
faults
outer core
geologic time scale
Mesozoic era
5. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
Hadean time
earthquake
Paleozoic era
6. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
tsunami
mineral grains
stratum
Proterozoic era
7. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
evaporation
variations
cleavage
8. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
ozone
upper mantle
surface waves
tectonic plates
9. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
runoff
folded mountains
Archaan era
trace fossil
10. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
stratum
Cenzoic era
atmosphere
radiometric dating
11. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
cleavage
peat
divergent boundaries
12. 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
Proterozoic era
Hadean time
precipitation
mold fossil
13. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
tsunami
S waves
extrusive igneous rocks
carbon sinks
14. The process in which plates move and shift
stratigraphy
mineral grains
metamorphic rocks
continental drift
15. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
cast fossil
crust
greenhouse effect
metamorphic rocks
16. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
radiometric dating
hardnes
tectonic plates
precipitation
17. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
hardnes
common ancestor
hot spots
stratosphere
18. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
divergent boundaries
mesophere
seismogram
19. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
outer core
environmental pressures
surface water
trace fossil
20. Molten rock
stratum
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
magma
21. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
carbon sinks
shield volcano
upwarped mountains
evaporation
22. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
earthquake
Paleozoic era
carbon sinks
23. 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
mold fossil
greenhouse effect
tsunami
stratum
24. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
cleavage
troposphere
deleterious
Pangaea
25. 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
genetic mutations
common ancestor
thermosphere
precipitation
26. 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
thermosphere
fault - block mountains
genetic mutations
Archaan era
27. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
extrusive igneous rocks
upwarped mountains
P waves
28. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
faults
natural selection
color
29. 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
color
thermosphere
precipitation
30. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
upwarped mountains
stratum
subduction zone
31. 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.
Paleozoic era
seismograph
subduction zone
radiometric dating
32. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
convergent boundaries
carbon sinks
natural selection
33. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Devonian period
mountain
metamorphic rocks
transform boundaries
34. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
extrusive igneous rocks
cleavage
Proterozoic era
geologic time scale
35. 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
Devonian period
S waves
variations
luster
36. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
stratosphere
Ring of Fire
mold fossil
mantle
37. A layer of rock that contains fossils
upwarped mountains
thermosphere
luster
stratum
38. The different ways a species can evolve
ozone
variations
mantle
Ring of Fire
39. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
seismograph
cast fossil
earthquake
Proterozoic era
40. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
folded mountains
fault - block mountains
Ring of Fire
41. 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
troposphere
hot spots
cast fossil
natural selection
42. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
earthquake
geologic time scale
faults
43. Water that has infiltrated the ground
atmosphere
groundwater
environmental pressures
tsunami
44. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
precipitation
Mesozoic era
atmosphere
volcanoes
45. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
mineral grains
outer core
Hadean time
hardnes
46. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
continental drift
hardnes
geologic time scale
47. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
infiltration
volcanoes
folded mountains
exosphere
48. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
continental drift
trace fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
hardnes
49. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
Proterozoic era
surface waves
tsunami
ozone
50. 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
deleterious
common ancestor
natural selection
geologic time scale