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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The period where the first fish were formed
extrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
trace fossil
luster
2. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
peat
Ring of Fire
P waves
mantle
3. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
stratigraphy
subduction zone
transform boundaries
exosphere
4. 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
body fossil
Pangaea
tsunami
S waves
5. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
precipitation
Cenzoic era
upper mantle
fault - block mountains
6. The process in which plates move and shift
outer core
mineral grains
continental drift
folded mountains
7. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
deleterious
convergent boundaries
seismograph
body fossil
8. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
geologic time scale
trace fossil
faults
9. The part of the Earth that we live on
stratum
metamorphic rocks
crust
mantle
10. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
greenhouse effect
lower mantle
mountain
common ancestor
11. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
shield volcano
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
upwarped mountains
12. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
upwarped mountains
precipitation
geologic time scale
cleavage
13. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
mountain
thermosphere
cast fossil
ozone
14. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
earthquake
mineral grains
S waves
transform boundaries
15. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
environmental pressures
fossil
runoff
tectonic plates
16. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
environmental pressures
upwarped mountains
Silurian period
radiometric dating
17. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
surface waves
mold fossil
Proterozoic era
Paleozoic era
18. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
volcanoes
inner core
hardnes
radiometric dating
19. 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
cleavage
stratigraphy
folded mountains
20. Water that has infiltrated the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
groundwater
Cenzoic era
thermosphere
21. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
earthquake
surface waves
upper mantle
22. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
composite volcano/stratovolcano
seismograph
tsunami
23. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
volcanoes
earthquake
tsunami
24. 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
groundwater
extrusive igneous rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
25. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
deleterious
troposphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Pangaea
26. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
mold fossil
stratum
runoff
Archaan era
27. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
atmosphere
body fossil
shield volcano
28. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
Proterozoic era
folded mountains
volcanoes
29. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
stratigraphy
folded mountains
upwarped mountains
precipitation
30. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Archaan era
Pangaea
metamorphic rocks
stratum
31. 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.
radiometric dating
Mesozoic era
mantle
surface water
32. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
variations
environmental pressures
luster
deleterious
33. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
evaporation
cinder cone volcano
lower mantle
stratosphere
34. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
P waves
tsunami
Mesozoic era
surface waves
35. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
hydrosphere
fossil
greenhouse effect
magma
36. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
seismogram
carbon sinks
cast fossil
fault - block mountains
37. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
carbon sinks
mountain
peat
shield volcano
38. 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
mesophere
mold fossil
tsunami
39. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
fault - block mountains
tectonic plates
thermosphere
40. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
convergent boundaries
mesophere
cinder cone volcano
lower mantle
41. 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
trace fossil
Mesozoic era
Archaan era
upper mantle
42. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
upper mantle
hot spots
extrusive igneous rocks
volcanoes
43. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
groundwater
body fossil
Pangaea
44. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
Cenzoic era
cinder cone volcano
metamorphic rocks
groundwater
45. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
body fossil
crust
seismogram
cleavage
46. Molten rock
magma
earthquake
mantle
mold fossil
47. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
inner core
atmosphere
color
48. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
Mesozoic era
evaporation
deleterious
49. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
metamorphic rocks
stratosphere
magma
surface water
50. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
runoff
magma
Paleozoic era