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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
continental drift
mountain
convergent boundaries
2. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
fault - block mountains
surface water
intrusive igneous rocks
luster
3. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
luster
peat
color
trace fossil
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
natural selection
stratum
magma
tsunami
5. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
folded mountains
Ring of Fire
Pangaea
runoff
6. The period where the first fish were formed
hydrosphere
lower mantle
Silurian period
mountain
7. 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
ozone
stratigraphy
P waves
inner core
8. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
inner core
environmental pressures
greenhouse effect
cleavage
9. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
runoff
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
subduction zone
10. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
genetic mutations
hydrosphere
divergent boundaries
mantle
11. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
mesophere
faults
transform boundaries
shield volcano
12. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
upwarped mountains
Devonian period
stratigraphy
S waves
13. 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
cast fossil
environmental pressures
Silurian period
14. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
shield volcano
sedimentary rocks
continental drift
deleterious
15. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
geologic time scale
surface waves
precipitation
transform boundaries
16. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
natural selection
surface water
cleavage
faults
17. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
S waves
mountain
Archaan era
body fossil
18. A layer of rock that contains fossils
volcanoes
stratum
extrusive igneous rocks
precipitation
19. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Hadean time
inner core
deleterious
subduction zone
20. 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.
natural selection
Mesozoic era
shield volcano
mountain
21. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
infiltration
faults
mantle
groundwater
22. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
upper mantle
environmental pressures
troposphere
23. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
luster
seismograph
fossil
cinder cone volcano
24. 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.
outer core
environmental pressures
Paleozoic era
hydrosphere
25. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
faults
convergent boundaries
thermosphere
groundwater
26. Molten rock
surface waves
magma
Devonian period
stratum
27. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
cinder cone volcano
hardnes
28. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
Archaan era
mantle
convergent boundaries
29. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
cast fossil
upper mantle
outer core
30. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
S waves
Paleozoic era
Silurian period
Cenzoic era
31. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
earthquake
folded mountains
Pangaea
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
mineral grains
luster
fault - block mountains
exosphere
33. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
environmental pressures
34. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
magma
atmosphere
Pangaea
thermosphere
35. The process in which water soaks into the ground
convergent boundaries
mesophere
cinder cone volcano
infiltration
36. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
Proterozoic era
hot spots
Paleozoic era
P waves
37. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
hardnes
magma
infiltration
mantle
38. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Proterozoic era
Ring of Fire
geologic time scale
intrusive igneous rocks
39. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
P waves
shield volcano
surface waves
40. The process in which plates move and shift
geologic time scale
continental drift
carbon sinks
upwarped mountains
41. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
inner core
greenhouse effect
thermosphere
folded mountains
42. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
groundwater
body fossil
cleavage
mineral grains
43. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
inner core
surface water
environmental pressures
lower mantle
44. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
sedimentary rocks
upper mantle
faults
45. 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
stratum
peat
mesophere
46. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
tsunami
upper mantle
variations
47. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
sedimentary rocks
common ancestor
peat
folded mountains
48. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
tsunami
exosphere
fault - block mountains
lower mantle
49. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
mold fossil
carbon sinks
greenhouse effect
luster
50. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
upper mantle
ozone
fault - block mountains
Proterozoic era