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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
stratum
cleavage
earthquake
2. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
deleterious
peat
radiometric dating
intrusive igneous rocks
3. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
greenhouse effect
mesophere
hardnes
outer core
4. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
continental drift
mantle
mesophere
subduction zone
5. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
cinder cone volcano
seismograph
greenhouse effect
hydrosphere
6. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
Devonian period
environmental pressures
variations
volcanoes
7. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
faults
extrusive igneous rocks
luster
hardnes
8. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
continental drift
runoff
genetic mutations
carbon sinks
9. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
transform boundaries
volcanoes
ozone
seismogram
10. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
Paleozoic era
environmental pressures
ozone
11. 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.
upwarped mountains
color
Mesozoic era
variations
12. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
genetic mutations
environmental pressures
outer core
carbon sinks
13. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
subduction zone
radiometric dating
fault - block mountains
Cenzoic era
14. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
troposphere
environmental pressures
15. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
stratosphere
fault - block mountains
hot spots
runoff
16. 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.
folded mountains
surface waves
crust
Paleozoic era
17. The period where the first fish were formed
mineral grains
luster
Cenzoic era
Silurian period
18. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
transform boundaries
natural selection
deleterious
cinder cone volcano
19. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
peat
common ancestor
atmosphere
stratosphere
20. 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
tsunami
atmosphere
metamorphic rocks
body fossil
21. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
earthquake
trace fossil
thermosphere
peat
22. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
P waves
ozone
stratum
23. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
intrusive igneous rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
surface water
24. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
mountain
variations
volcanoes
Proterozoic era
25. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
luster
precipitation
Archaan era
26. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
exosphere
outer core
surface water
mountain
27. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
magma
mold fossil
color
geologic time scale
28. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
S waves
surface water
carbon sinks
29. The degree that a mineral reflects light
stratigraphy
volcanoes
luster
fault - block mountains
30. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
troposphere
Hadean time
fossil
mantle
31. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
hardnes
surface water
magma
upper mantle
32. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
surface waves
divergent boundaries
upwarped mountains
inner core
33. 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
color
lower mantle
S waves
upwarped mountains
34. 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
mold fossil
fault - block mountains
upper mantle
sedimentary rocks
35. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
atmosphere
cinder cone volcano
geologic time scale
surface water
36. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
tsunami
mineral grains
upper mantle
Cenzoic era
37. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
radiometric dating
upwarped mountains
cleavage
exosphere
38. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
geologic time scale
intrusive igneous rocks
Archaan era
natural selection
39. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
geologic time scale
stratum
evaporation
lower mantle
40. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
upper mantle
transform boundaries
hydrosphere
mountain
41. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
surface waves
body fossil
runoff
42. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
S waves
surface waves
seismograph
43. The process in which plates move and shift
infiltration
continental drift
Cenzoic era
mesophere
44. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
volcanoes
Hadean time
Pangaea
45. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
shield volcano
thermosphere
crust
mineral grains
46. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
transform boundaries
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
Pangaea
47. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
stratigraphy
hot spots
variations
extrusive igneous rocks
48. 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
Paleozoic era
atmosphere
Archaan era
precipitation
49. Molten rock
trace fossil
variations
magma
folded mountains
50. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
deleterious
subduction zone
cast fossil
precipitation
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