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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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
thermosphere
evaporation
magma
inner core
2. The part of the Earth that we live on
volcanoes
Paleozoic era
crust
Mesozoic era
3. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
peat
deleterious
carbon sinks
sedimentary rocks
4. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
magma
genetic mutations
tectonic plates
common ancestor
5. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
Devonian period
divergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
shield volcano
6. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
mountain
composite volcano/stratovolcano
folded mountains
sedimentary rocks
7. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
peat
Mesozoic era
genetic mutations
surface water
8. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
outer core
surface water
volcanoes
earthquake
9. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
luster
mold fossil
tectonic plates
mineral grains
10. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
genetic mutations
transform boundaries
color
11. Molten rock
color
upper mantle
magma
folded mountains
12. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
composite volcano/stratovolcano
cleavage
exosphere
inner core
13. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
stratosphere
Paleozoic era
Pangaea
14. 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.
inner core
continental drift
Mesozoic era
Hadean time
15. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
Mesozoic era
shield volcano
outer core
cast fossil
16. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
thermosphere
folded mountains
Hadean time
17. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
trace fossil
common ancestor
Devonian period
troposphere
18. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
Hadean time
surface waves
seismogram
fault - block mountains
19. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
greenhouse effect
Archaan era
radiometric dating
peat
20. A layer of rock that contains fossils
cleavage
Devonian period
carbon sinks
stratum
21. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
natural selection
crust
hydrosphere
22. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
Cenzoic era
seismograph
intrusive igneous rocks
23. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
P waves
tectonic plates
environmental pressures
24. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
fossil
fault - block mountains
atmosphere
sedimentary rocks
25. 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
convergent boundaries
mold fossil
mountain
variations
26. The period where the first fish were formed
genetic mutations
mountain
lower mantle
Silurian period
27. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
outer core
metamorphic rocks
infiltration
28. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
tectonic plates
faults
mantle
tsunami
29. 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
precipitation
volcanoes
faults
30. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
S waves
deleterious
extrusive igneous rocks
Proterozoic era
31. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
greenhouse effect
mesophere
Ring of Fire
stratosphere
32. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
outer core
subduction zone
folded mountains
trace fossil
33. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
mountain
34. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
Devonian period
environmental pressures
exosphere
body fossil
35. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
folded mountains
stratigraphy
sedimentary rocks
mantle
36. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
common ancestor
ozone
seismogram
shield volcano
37. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
surface waves
groundwater
crust
convergent boundaries
38. 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
folded mountains
runoff
metamorphic rocks
39. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
transform boundaries
radiometric dating
fossil
tsunami
40. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
natural selection
earthquake
body fossil
divergent boundaries
41. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
faults
cast fossil
natural selection
cinder cone volcano
42. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
upwarped mountains
seismogram
trace fossil
variations
43. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
common ancestor
hydrosphere
hot spots
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
variations
Mesozoic era
Archaan era
Devonian period
45. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
stratosphere
trace fossil
Paleozoic era
transform boundaries
46. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
runoff
hydrosphere
Devonian period
upper mantle
47. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
runoff
Cenzoic era
common ancestor
deleterious
48. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
fossil
lower mantle
sedimentary rocks
faults
49. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
P waves
stratosphere
Proterozoic era
50. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
upper mantle
magma
trace fossil