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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
tsunami
color
upwarped mountains
genetic mutations
2. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
greenhouse effect
Cenzoic era
fault - block mountains
tectonic plates
3. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
subduction zone
radiometric dating
hardnes
folded mountains
4. The different ways a species can evolve
folded mountains
trace fossil
variations
mantle
5. The degree that a mineral reflects light
cast fossil
luster
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
6. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
tectonic plates
stratosphere
Ring of Fire
7. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
surface water
Archaan era
Cenzoic era
exosphere
8. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
inner core
lower mantle
cast fossil
9. 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
folded mountains
P waves
common ancestor
carbon sinks
10. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
trace fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
hot spots
Hadean time
11. 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
S waves
extrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
environmental pressures
12. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
earthquake
composite volcano/stratovolcano
carbon sinks
13. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
transform boundaries
hardnes
color
14. The period where the first fish were formed
transform boundaries
Silurian period
fossil
surface water
15. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
runoff
common ancestor
earthquake
16. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
S waves
Ring of Fire
deleterious
17. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
body fossil
metamorphic rocks
color
18. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
tectonic plates
Devonian period
shield volcano
lower mantle
19. Molten rock
magma
Ring of Fire
variations
troposphere
20. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
divergent boundaries
carbon sinks
extrusive igneous rocks
Cenzoic era
21. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
hardnes
trace fossil
mineral grains
lower mantle
22. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
intrusive igneous rocks
upwarped mountains
Archaan era
23. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
Ring of Fire
P waves
divergent boundaries
24. 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
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
natural selection
mineral grains
25. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
faults
carbon sinks
Proterozoic era
26. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
hot spots
hardnes
lower mantle
inner core
27. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
radiometric dating
atmosphere
mesophere
seismograph
28. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
magma
variations
ozone
runoff
29. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
Silurian period
Proterozoic era
cleavage
greenhouse effect
30. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
Ring of Fire
magma
composite volcano/stratovolcano
31. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
shield volcano
mineral grains
evaporation
32. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
metamorphic rocks
Pangaea
geologic time scale
33. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
mold fossil
environmental pressures
subduction zone
hardnes
34. The part of the Earth that we live on
intrusive igneous rocks
crust
continental drift
genetic mutations
35. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
Silurian period
divergent boundaries
Archaan era
subduction zone
36. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
geologic time scale
ozone
troposphere
hardnes
37. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
runoff
hydrosphere
stratosphere
38. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
infiltration
environmental pressures
genetic mutations
39. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
common ancestor
carbon sinks
outer core
extrusive igneous rocks
40. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
Ring of Fire
mold fossil
luster
precipitation
41. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
earthquake
convergent boundaries
Hadean time
42. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
fossil
volcanoes
sedimentary rocks
upwarped mountains
43. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
atmosphere
divergent boundaries
thermosphere
44. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
seismogram
Proterozoic era
Mesozoic era
45. 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.
lower mantle
upwarped mountains
Mesozoic era
Proterozoic era
46. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
S waves
mantle
thermosphere
hot spots
47. 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
faults
stratigraphy
variations
S waves
48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
upwarped mountains
natural selection
intrusive igneous rocks
49. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
P waves
continental drift
shield volcano
S waves
50. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
seismogram
cast fossil
mountain
radiometric dating