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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
surface water
Ring of Fire
peat
precipitation
2. 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
Silurian period
magma
infiltration
3. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
mountain
mesophere
troposphere
cinder cone volcano
4. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
folded mountains
common ancestor
precipitation
groundwater
5. The process in which water soaks into the ground
seismogram
stratum
infiltration
common ancestor
6. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
genetic mutations
Cenzoic era
Devonian period
7. The different ways a species can evolve
mold fossil
outer core
variations
faults
8. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
exosphere
surface waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
9. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
trace fossil
upper mantle
fossil
stratosphere
10. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
surface waves
carbon sinks
mold fossil
11. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
fault - block mountains
surface water
luster
12. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
metamorphic rocks
Cenzoic era
stratum
13. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
ozone
surface waves
Proterozoic era
Devonian period
14. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
sedimentary rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Hadean time
mesophere
15. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
cleavage
Mesozoic era
mesophere
16. 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.
folded mountains
mesophere
mold fossil
Mesozoic era
17. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
tectonic plates
radiometric dating
seismogram
surface water
18. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
common ancestor
cleavage
convergent boundaries
Pangaea
19. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
outer core
troposphere
shield volcano
mountain
20. 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
tsunami
volcanoes
carbon sinks
earthquake
21. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
sedimentary rocks
mesophere
thermosphere
troposphere
22. 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
troposphere
S waves
upper mantle
Archaan era
23. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
lower mantle
earthquake
troposphere
outer core
24. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
stratosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
Devonian period
trace fossil
25. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
tsunami
common ancestor
Ring of Fire
infiltration
26. The period where the first fish were formed
Cenzoic era
Silurian period
tsunami
mountain
27. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
luster
evaporation
upper mantle
inner core
28. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
seismogram
common ancestor
stratigraphy
Cenzoic era
29. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
stratigraphy
extrusive igneous rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
magma
30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
surface water
fault - block mountains
precipitation
31. Water that has infiltrated the ground
hardnes
ozone
groundwater
troposphere
32. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
intrusive igneous rocks
cleavage
mold fossil
hardnes
33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
extrusive igneous rocks
trace fossil
Devonian period
seismograph
34. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
P waves
Cenzoic era
transform boundaries
35. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
mountain
fault - block mountains
divergent boundaries
36. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
atmosphere
variations
geologic time scale
transform boundaries
37. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
metamorphic rocks
earthquake
groundwater
38. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
cinder cone volcano
hot spots
Devonian period
shield volcano
39. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
Pangaea
magma
geologic time scale
40. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
Cenzoic era
radiometric dating
peat
41. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
fossil
surface water
Hadean time
seismogram
42. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
trace fossil
magma
infiltration
43. 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
mantle
upwarped mountains
stratum
thermosphere
44. 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.
magma
Paleozoic era
stratosphere
convergent boundaries
45. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratosphere
genetic mutations
shield volcano
46. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
variations
folded mountains
cast fossil
upwarped mountains
47. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
mold fossil
ozone
transform boundaries
48. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
genetic mutations
runoff
surface waves
luster
49. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
hardnes
magma
carbon sinks
thermosphere
50. 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
exosphere
seismogram
P waves
body fossil