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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
color
common ancestor
metamorphic rocks
divergent boundaries
2. A layer of rock that contains fossils
volcanoes
atmosphere
environmental pressures
stratum
3. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
mineral grains
atmosphere
crust
mold fossil
4. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
thermosphere
luster
Pangaea
5. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
trace fossil
precipitation
convergent boundaries
Hadean time
6. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
cinder cone volcano
outer core
runoff
Hadean time
7. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
Proterozoic era
magma
luster
extrusive igneous rocks
8. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
cleavage
P waves
evaporation
9. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
seismogram
fossil
infiltration
trace fossil
10. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
Silurian period
inner core
cast fossil
subduction zone
11. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
inner core
Silurian period
Pangaea
12. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
stratum
hardnes
Pangaea
precipitation
13. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
radiometric dating
ozone
divergent boundaries
seismogram
14. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
mountain
Archaan era
greenhouse effect
mantle
15. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
sedimentary rocks
surface water
color
Proterozoic era
16. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
Archaan era
greenhouse effect
crust
cleavage
17. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
tectonic plates
mineral grains
surface water
exosphere
18. The process in which plates move and shift
surface waves
continental drift
intrusive igneous rocks
surface water
19. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
body fossil
radiometric dating
convergent boundaries
greenhouse effect
20. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
stratosphere
radiometric dating
deleterious
transform boundaries
21. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
exosphere
surface waves
outer core
22. 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
intrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
mold fossil
S waves
23. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
genetic mutations
upper mantle
ozone
deleterious
24. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
tsunami
carbon sinks
Cenzoic era
25. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
radiometric dating
mold fossil
shield volcano
groundwater
26. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
mantle
tsunami
outer core
27. 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
outer core
Proterozoic era
thermosphere
surface waves
28. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
cleavage
tsunami
lower mantle
29. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
common ancestor
surface waves
fault - block mountains
color
30. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
Mesozoic era
trace fossil
evaporation
stratum
31. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
continental drift
convergent boundaries
mineral grains
32. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
divergent boundaries
faults
metamorphic rocks
geologic time scale
33. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
atmosphere
environmental pressures
mountain
hardnes
34. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
outer core
seismogram
ozone
trace fossil
35. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
radiometric dating
lower mantle
cast fossil
36. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
faults
hydrosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
fault - block mountains
37. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
volcanoes
shield volcano
peat
Silurian period
38. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
upper mantle
atmosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
Devonian period
39. 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
tsunami
Hadean time
stratosphere
sedimentary rocks
40. 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.
radiometric dating
fault - block mountains
hardnes
Paleozoic era
41. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
upper mantle
metamorphic rocks
Cenzoic era
radiometric dating
42. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
mesophere
Mesozoic era
crust
color
43. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
variations
genetic mutations
natural selection
outer core
44. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
S waves
cleavage
stratosphere
environmental pressures
45. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
cleavage
lower mantle
color
luster
46. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
Hadean time
hardnes
folded mountains
47. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
metamorphic rocks
color
mountain
48. 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.
divergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
mesophere
lower mantle
49. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
surface waves
folded mountains
inner core
Devonian period
50. Molten rock
precipitation
greenhouse effect
magma
runoff