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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
lower mantle
trace fossil
runoff
divergent boundaries
2. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
mineral grains
sedimentary rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Ring of Fire
3. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
metamorphic rocks
subduction zone
sedimentary rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
4. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
geologic time scale
fossil
mountain
Mesozoic era
5. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
Devonian period
atmosphere
cleavage
6. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
Pangaea
precipitation
peat
Archaan era
7. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
exosphere
Pangaea
mantle
Paleozoic era
8. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
mesophere
tectonic plates
shield volcano
stratosphere
9. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
lower mantle
environmental pressures
cast fossil
cleavage
10. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
Silurian period
stratosphere
shield volcano
environmental pressures
11. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
Mesozoic era
upwarped mountains
intrusive igneous rocks
fossil
12. 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
Pangaea
deleterious
Archaan era
color
13. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
geologic time scale
extrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
tectonic plates
14. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
earthquake
luster
subduction zone
15. The period where the first fish were formed
surface water
intrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
extrusive igneous rocks
16. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
tsunami
stratum
fault - block mountains
17. 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
mineral grains
Mesozoic era
upper mantle
18. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
ozone
shield volcano
natural selection
hot spots
19. 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
luster
fossil
subduction zone
20. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
stratosphere
greenhouse effect
convergent boundaries
surface waves
21. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
S waves
convergent boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
22. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
fault - block mountains
metamorphic rocks
deleterious
stratigraphy
23. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
variations
fossil
mountain
faults
24. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
crust
volcanoes
mineral grains
environmental pressures
25. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
faults
subduction zone
composite volcano/stratovolcano
continental drift
26. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
S waves
outer core
body fossil
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.
folded mountains
hot spots
Paleozoic era
peat
28. The process in which plates move and shift
fossil
continental drift
luster
volcanoes
29. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
cast fossil
tsunami
seismograph
hydrosphere
30. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
cleavage
hardnes
cinder cone volcano
runoff
31. The process in which water soaks into the ground
Ring of Fire
ozone
infiltration
cleavage
32. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
geologic time scale
surface water
radiometric dating
stratigraphy
33. A layer of rock that contains fossils
atmosphere
divergent boundaries
stratum
natural selection
34. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
volcanoes
evaporation
divergent boundaries
exosphere
35. 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
cast fossil
intrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
36. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
extrusive igneous rocks
radiometric dating
cleavage
common ancestor
37. 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
fault - block mountains
subduction zone
P waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
38. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
Silurian period
precipitation
faults
fault - block mountains
39. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
volcanoes
Archaan era
subduction zone
exosphere
40. Molten rock
hot spots
magma
convergent boundaries
lower mantle
41. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
fault - block mountains
folded mountains
lower mantle
cinder cone volcano
42. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
convergent boundaries
surface waves
folded mountains
mantle
43. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
stratosphere
faults
hot spots
Hadean time
44. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
intrusive igneous rocks
genetic mutations
exosphere
common ancestor
45. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
tectonic plates
natural selection
color
46. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
Mesozoic era
fault - block mountains
evaporation
atmosphere
47. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
peat
troposphere
Archaan era
surface water
48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
stratum
mountain
common ancestor
49. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Hadean time
infiltration
outer core
mountain
50. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
carbon sinks
seismogram
cinder cone volcano
intrusive igneous rocks