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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
continental drift
mesophere
divergent boundaries
Silurian period
2. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
seismograph
genetic mutations
luster
3. 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.
extrusive igneous rocks
Mesozoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
runoff
4. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
faults
Hadean time
stratum
ozone
5. The degree that a mineral reflects light
outer core
surface waves
luster
cinder cone volcano
6. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
crust
hot spots
stratigraphy
7. 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
natural selection
Archaan era
carbon sinks
stratigraphy
8. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
Proterozoic era
Mesozoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
9. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
Pangaea
hot spots
body fossil
trace fossil
10. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
geologic time scale
faults
radiometric dating
variations
11. A layer of rock that contains fossils
divergent boundaries
geologic time scale
outer core
stratum
12. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
cleavage
stratosphere
peat
divergent boundaries
13. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
tectonic plates
thermosphere
precipitation
14. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface water
mineral grains
surface waves
natural selection
15. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
inner core
Devonian period
S waves
volcanoes
16. 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
genetic mutations
extrusive igneous rocks
S waves
outer core
17. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
hot spots
fault - block mountains
mineral grains
cinder cone volcano
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
infiltration
trace fossil
runoff
19. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
seismograph
Archaan era
fault - block mountains
20. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
stratigraphy
magma
troposphere
earthquake
21. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
cast fossil
cinder cone volcano
runoff
sedimentary rocks
22. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
Ring of Fire
seismograph
outer core
23. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
cleavage
deleterious
subduction zone
Devonian period
24. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
atmosphere
Pangaea
mantle
lower mantle
25. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
mold fossil
body fossil
thermosphere
26. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
tectonic plates
mineral grains
mantle
27. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
peat
thermosphere
mantle
seismogram
28. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
cast fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
P waves
luster
29. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
seismogram
sedimentary rocks
deleterious
exosphere
30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
crust
common ancestor
magma
31. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
mountain
cleavage
tectonic plates
atmosphere
32. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
groundwater
volcanoes
seismogram
tectonic plates
33. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
fossil
lower mantle
sedimentary rocks
Proterozoic era
34. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
tsunami
geologic time scale
greenhouse effect
35. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
transform boundaries
trace fossil
common ancestor
36. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
precipitation
fossil
evaporation
cast fossil
37. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
folded mountains
greenhouse effect
Ring of Fire
Mesozoic era
38. The period where the first fish were formed
Archaan era
mountain
Silurian period
cleavage
39. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
Hadean time
folded mountains
Proterozoic era
40. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
ozone
environmental pressures
magma
deleterious
41. 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
shield volcano
cast fossil
environmental pressures
42. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
trace fossil
stratosphere
convergent boundaries
tectonic plates
43. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
lower mantle
cleavage
greenhouse effect
44. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
stratigraphy
tectonic plates
upwarped mountains
45. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
lower mantle
surface water
common ancestor
geologic time scale
46. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
mesophere
genetic mutations
earthquake
composite volcano/stratovolcano
47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
common ancestor
genetic mutations
cinder cone volcano
tectonic plates
48. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
mold fossil
mineral grains
folded mountains
continental drift
49. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
Devonian period
upwarped mountains
upper mantle
greenhouse effect
50. 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
body fossil
atmosphere
thermosphere
color