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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
greenhouse effect
radiometric dating
metamorphic rocks
2. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
volcanoes
transform boundaries
tectonic plates
surface water
3. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
seismogram
cinder cone volcano
common ancestor
atmosphere
4. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
mantle
Devonian period
intrusive igneous rocks
Ring of Fire
5. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
tectonic plates
inner core
subduction zone
carbon sinks
6. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
Archaan era
magma
lower mantle
7. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
upwarped mountains
Archaan era
subduction zone
evaporation
8. The process in which water soaks into the ground
cast fossil
infiltration
divergent boundaries
Proterozoic era
9. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
natural selection
lower mantle
luster
troposphere
10. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
P waves
tsunami
radiometric dating
geologic time scale
11. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
mold fossil
magma
volcanoes
12. 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
fossil
Proterozoic era
stratigraphy
13. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
trace fossil
upper mantle
carbon sinks
evaporation
14. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
Silurian period
earthquake
upwarped mountains
subduction zone
15. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
stratosphere
hot spots
stratum
intrusive igneous rocks
16. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
deleterious
Cenzoic era
faults
fault - block mountains
17. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
fault - block mountains
body fossil
sedimentary rocks
hot spots
18. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
surface water
genetic mutations
Paleozoic era
composite volcano/stratovolcano
19. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
exosphere
inner core
mesophere
ozone
20. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
atmosphere
earthquake
divergent boundaries
Cenzoic era
21. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
Hadean time
greenhouse effect
subduction zone
22. 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
cast fossil
common ancestor
divergent boundaries
23. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
continental drift
mantle
stratosphere
groundwater
24. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
Pangaea
inner core
peat
sedimentary rocks
25. Molten rock
tsunami
stratosphere
magma
color
26. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
natural selection
carbon sinks
fault - block mountains
volcanoes
27. 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.
mold fossil
P waves
Paleozoic era
ozone
28. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
atmosphere
stratigraphy
folded mountains
trace fossil
29. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
folded mountains
outer core
lower mantle
cast fossil
30. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
runoff
folded mountains
environmental pressures
31. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
runoff
seismogram
surface water
earthquake
32. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
tectonic plates
fossil
inner core
genetic mutations
33. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
troposphere
hot spots
mineral grains
P waves
34. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
outer core
fault - block mountains
upwarped mountains
surface waves
35. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
Cenzoic era
convergent boundaries
intrusive igneous rocks
atmosphere
36. 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
transform boundaries
outer core
continental drift
37. 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
stratum
stratosphere
upper mantle
Archaan era
38. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
runoff
Paleozoic era
body fossil
atmosphere
39. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
tsunami
runoff
geologic time scale
40. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Mesozoic era
mountain
common ancestor
infiltration
41. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
luster
extrusive igneous rocks
trace fossil
42. 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.
Mesozoic era
folded mountains
luster
radiometric dating
43. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
seismogram
P waves
surface waves
44. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
inner core
crust
seismogram
shield volcano
45. The degree that a mineral reflects light
cast fossil
luster
folded mountains
volcanoes
46. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
subduction zone
earthquake
Archaan era
stratigraphy
47. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
radiometric dating
seismograph
peat
volcanoes
48. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
cinder cone volcano
fossil
trace fossil
mesophere
49. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
divergent boundaries
environmental pressures
volcanoes
mold fossil
50. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
genetic mutations
transform boundaries
troposphere
mold fossil