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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
carbon sinks
body fossil
upwarped mountains
variations
2. 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
outer core
P waves
faults
ozone
3. The limited supply of water there is
runoff
S waves
Silurian period
hydrosphere
4. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
S waves
Pangaea
stratosphere
P waves
5. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
transform boundaries
trace fossil
tsunami
6. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
troposphere
volcanoes
peat
luster
7. 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
tectonic plates
geologic time scale
cast fossil
P waves
8. Molten rock
troposphere
surface waves
Paleozoic era
magma
9. 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
infiltration
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
Devonian period
10. 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.
fossil
stratigraphy
S waves
Paleozoic era
11. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
Cenzoic era
fault - block mountains
upwarped mountains
12. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
transform boundaries
seismograph
mineral grains
13. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
fossil
hot spots
exosphere
Ring of Fire
14. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
Hadean time
ozone
troposphere
faults
15. The part of the Earth that we live on
folded mountains
magma
natural selection
crust
16. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
extrusive igneous rocks
precipitation
Devonian period
shield volcano
17. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
composite volcano/stratovolcano
seismogram
transform boundaries
variations
18. 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
natural selection
cleavage
deleterious
sedimentary rocks
19. The process in which water soaks into the ground
hot spots
natural selection
infiltration
mountain
20. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
Cenzoic era
hardnes
transform boundaries
21. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
Pangaea
22. The different ways a species can evolve
crust
variations
earthquake
lower mantle
23. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
tectonic plates
geologic time scale
metamorphic rocks
atmosphere
24. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
hot spots
seismogram
divergent boundaries
25. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
radiometric dating
surface waves
stratigraphy
26. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
surface waves
upwarped mountains
volcanoes
atmosphere
27. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
stratum
variations
deleterious
transform boundaries
28. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
atmosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
hydrosphere
body fossil
29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
groundwater
genetic mutations
Ring of Fire
P waves
30. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
outer core
radiometric dating
fossil
cast fossil
31. 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
shield volcano
surface water
tsunami
common ancestor
32. A layer of rock that contains fossils
atmosphere
mantle
stratum
surface waves
33. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
crust
mesophere
inner core
faults
34. The process in which plates move and shift
composite volcano/stratovolcano
continental drift
Ring of Fire
seismograph
35. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
sedimentary rocks
transform boundaries
evaporation
Ring of Fire
36. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
extrusive igneous rocks
surface water
Proterozoic era
runoff
37. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
transform boundaries
fossil
surface waves
38. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
stratigraphy
troposphere
mantle
surface water
39. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
Hadean time
composite volcano/stratovolcano
luster
40. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
earthquake
luster
Hadean time
cinder cone volcano
41. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
cast fossil
color
peat
seismogram
42. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
carbon sinks
intrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
environmental pressures
43. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
runoff
carbon sinks
outer core
sedimentary rocks
44. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
faults
exosphere
hardnes
surface water
45. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
carbon sinks
upwarped mountains
fossil
Ring of Fire
46. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
mold fossil
hardnes
ozone
seismogram
47. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
surface waves
earthquake
inner core
subduction zone
48. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
composite volcano/stratovolcano
body fossil
Cenzoic era
environmental pressures
49. 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.
peat
extrusive igneous rocks
color
Mesozoic era
50. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
magma
trace fossil
atmosphere
Proterozoic era
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