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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
ozone
Pangaea
precipitation
surface water
2. The limited supply of water there is
Silurian period
continental drift
mesophere
hydrosphere
3. 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
fault - block mountains
metamorphic rocks
cinder cone volcano
4. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
body fossil
mold fossil
upper mantle
5. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
S waves
body fossil
seismograph
upper mantle
6. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
stratigraphy
convergent boundaries
Paleozoic era
inner core
7. 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
greenhouse effect
stratum
natural selection
upwarped mountains
8. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
stratosphere
precipitation
magma
9. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
outer core
Proterozoic era
hot spots
seismograph
10. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
Cenzoic era
environmental pressures
Proterozoic era
carbon sinks
11. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
intrusive igneous rocks
mantle
common ancestor
Pangaea
12. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
precipitation
Pangaea
mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
13. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
volcanoes
cleavage
hardnes
14. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
color
evaporation
sedimentary rocks
15. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
fault - block mountains
cast fossil
greenhouse effect
16. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
mountain
trace fossil
runoff
hydrosphere
17. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Pangaea
mountain
S waves
surface waves
18. 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
volcanoes
stratosphere
natural selection
19. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
evaporation
tectonic plates
exosphere
trace fossil
20. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
sedimentary rocks
seismogram
environmental pressures
21. Molten rock
groundwater
magma
Mesozoic era
tectonic plates
22. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
cast fossil
atmosphere
thermosphere
23. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
folded mountains
body fossil
thermosphere
24. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
upper mantle
volcanoes
seismograph
tsunami
25. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Devonian period
Hadean time
magma
mesophere
26. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
inner core
Archaan era
shield volcano
mineral grains
27. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
surface water
peat
deleterious
S waves
28. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
Devonian period
Proterozoic era
upwarped mountains
mineral grains
29. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
radiometric dating
magma
mold fossil
surface waves
30. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
body fossil
outer core
stratigraphy
common ancestor
31. The period where the first fish were formed
transform boundaries
surface water
stratosphere
Silurian period
32. 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
S waves
evaporation
geologic time scale
33. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
surface waves
upwarped mountains
carbon sinks
stratosphere
34. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
exosphere
cleavage
evaporation
sedimentary rocks
35. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
Paleozoic era
mesophere
Pangaea
36. 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.
runoff
surface water
mold fossil
Paleozoic era
37. The process in which water soaks into the ground
intrusive igneous rocks
crust
infiltration
variations
38. The process in which plates move and shift
ozone
continental drift
mantle
stratum
39. 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
P waves
convergent boundaries
natural selection
hydrosphere
40. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
geologic time scale
hydrosphere
luster
radiometric dating
41. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
hydrosphere
convergent boundaries
ozone
deleterious
42. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
folded mountains
tsunami
transform boundaries
earthquake
43. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
precipitation
Cenzoic era
body fossil
outer core
44. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
greenhouse effect
divergent boundaries
Ring of Fire
Devonian period
45. 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
trace fossil
faults
tsunami
Cenzoic era
46. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
Ring of Fire
lower mantle
runoff
outer core
47. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
precipitation
cast fossil
greenhouse effect
ozone
48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
deleterious
Archaan era
genetic mutations
atmosphere
49. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
transform boundaries
Hadean time
precipitation
mesophere
50. A fossil caused when the mold of the skeleton of a dead animal is filled with minerals from the bubbling water and the minerals take the shape of the skeleton
cast fossil
Devonian period
faults
fault - block mountains