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CSET Science: Geology
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1. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
cleavage
crust
infiltration
2. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
Silurian period
mold fossil
Archaan era
3. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
inner core
extrusive igneous rocks
carbon sinks
4. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
earthquake
Devonian period
stratosphere
subduction zone
5. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
groundwater
crust
exosphere
convergent boundaries
6. 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
hot spots
exosphere
mold fossil
sedimentary rocks
7. The degree that a mineral reflects light
atmosphere
fault - block mountains
luster
Paleozoic era
8. 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.
hydrosphere
exosphere
deleterious
Paleozoic era
9. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
P waves
continental drift
evaporation
10. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
mesophere
Ring of Fire
carbon sinks
11. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
cinder cone volcano
upper mantle
geologic time scale
Paleozoic era
12. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
surface water
cinder cone volcano
common ancestor
infiltration
13. 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
outer core
divergent boundaries
fossil
P waves
14. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
convergent boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
runoff
surface waves
15. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
upwarped mountains
lower mantle
ozone
metamorphic rocks
16. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mantle
Silurian period
faults
mountain
17. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
transform boundaries
mesophere
Ring of Fire
18. The process in which water soaks into the ground
greenhouse effect
infiltration
stratigraphy
hydrosphere
19. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
luster
geologic time scale
20. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
groundwater
mountain
variations
hardnes
21. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
runoff
hydrosphere
shield volcano
lower mantle
22. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Pangaea
mineral grains
upwarped mountains
23. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
seismogram
mantle
greenhouse effect
folded mountains
24. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
sedimentary rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
body fossil
faults
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
P waves
Pangaea
Ring of Fire
26. 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
radiometric dating
mantle
cleavage
27. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
Hadean time
Mesozoic era
infiltration
tectonic plates
28. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
surface waves
radiometric dating
deleterious
common ancestor
29. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
radiometric dating
cinder cone volcano
surface water
folded mountains
30. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
Silurian period
transform boundaries
faults
environmental pressures
31. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
Mesozoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
inner core
stratosphere
32. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
greenhouse effect
hydrosphere
extrusive igneous rocks
earthquake
33. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
mantle
greenhouse effect
faults
mold fossil
34. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
thermosphere
metamorphic rocks
fault - block mountains
stratosphere
35. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
convergent boundaries
atmosphere
Devonian period
troposphere
36. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
atmosphere
fossil
sedimentary rocks
exosphere
37. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
shield volcano
cleavage
folded mountains
variations
38. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
intrusive igneous rocks
earthquake
Silurian period
magma
39. 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
natural selection
continental drift
shield volcano
mesophere
40. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
body fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
evaporation
cast fossil
41. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
seismogram
geologic time scale
precipitation
mold fossil
42. The part of the Earth that we live on
intrusive igneous rocks
genetic mutations
crust
Paleozoic era
43. 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
luster
tsunami
Paleozoic era
subduction zone
44. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
trace fossil
magma
geologic time scale
45. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
geologic time scale
thermosphere
mantle
46. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
groundwater
Cenzoic era
radiometric dating
stratum
47. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
cinder cone volcano
earthquake
hot spots
cast fossil
48. 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.
continental drift
mesophere
runoff
Mesozoic era
49. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
P waves
genetic mutations
body fossil
environmental pressures
50. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
stratum
infiltration
cleavage
composite volcano/stratovolcano