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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
stratum
transform boundaries
folded mountains
peat
2. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
mineral grains
shield volcano
ozone
folded mountains
3. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
hardnes
Cenzoic era
infiltration
4. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
upper mantle
peat
continental drift
Hadean time
5. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
exosphere
lower mantle
surface water
6. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
Pangaea
evaporation
metamorphic rocks
stratigraphy
7. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
environmental pressures
atmosphere
cast fossil
8. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
troposphere
environmental pressures
sedimentary rocks
continental drift
9. The part of the Earth that we live on
Mesozoic era
crust
tectonic plates
folded mountains
10. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
stratosphere
peat
inner core
11. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
outer core
mountain
luster
12. 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
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
convergent boundaries
13. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
sedimentary rocks
luster
inner core
fault - block mountains
14. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
natural selection
convergent boundaries
hydrosphere
15. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
cinder cone volcano
subduction zone
common ancestor
fossil
16. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
evaporation
fossil
atmosphere
surface waves
17. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
geologic time scale
composite volcano/stratovolcano
natural selection
genetic mutations
18. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
evaporation
metamorphic rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
peat
19. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
luster
carbon sinks
greenhouse effect
surface water
20. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
cast fossil
surface water
continental drift
21. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
color
groundwater
upper mantle
22. 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
Mesozoic era
mesophere
P waves
natural selection
23. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
convergent boundaries
S waves
mold fossil
mineral grains
24. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
Hadean time
radiometric dating
intrusive igneous rocks
divergent boundaries
25. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
surface waves
magma
faults
mesophere
26. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
deleterious
metamorphic rocks
mineral grains
27. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
cast fossil
outer core
seismograph
crust
28. Molten rock
radiometric dating
mold fossil
tsunami
magma
29. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
stratigraphy
upper mantle
infiltration
30. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
deleterious
evaporation
mesophere
31. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
Ring of Fire
stratigraphy
composite volcano/stratovolcano
lower mantle
32. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
natural selection
sedimentary rocks
trace fossil
stratosphere
33. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
metamorphic rocks
natural selection
infiltration
34. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
peat
mountain
mantle
sedimentary rocks
35. The different ways a species can evolve
outer core
mold fossil
luster
variations
36. The limited supply of water there is
natural selection
hydrosphere
Ring of Fire
volcanoes
37. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
sedimentary rocks
tectonic plates
thermosphere
color
38. 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
troposphere
mold fossil
stratosphere
39. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
trace fossil
fossil
upwarped mountains
body fossil
40. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
Pangaea
fault - block mountains
earthquake
hydrosphere
41. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
mountain
groundwater
Devonian period
intrusive igneous rocks
42. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
stratigraphy
Archaan era
color
earthquake
43. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Devonian period
radiometric dating
volcanoes
metamorphic rocks
44. 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
intrusive igneous rocks
evaporation
Archaan era
mesophere
45. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
Cenzoic era
cast fossil
fault - block mountains
convergent boundaries
46. 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
Mesozoic era
hardnes
color
47. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
upwarped mountains
cinder cone volcano
troposphere
outer core
48. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
folded mountains
upwarped mountains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
49. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
tsunami
cinder cone volcano
upwarped mountains
50. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
shield volcano
Devonian period
mold fossil
cleavage