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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
precipitation
deleterious
cinder cone volcano
2. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
greenhouse effect
Proterozoic era
radiometric dating
3. 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
cast fossil
stratosphere
evaporation
hot spots
4. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
carbon sinks
Hadean time
continental drift
cinder cone volcano
5. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
continental drift
surface water
upwarped mountains
Paleozoic era
6. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
Pangaea
lower mantle
volcanoes
extrusive igneous rocks
7. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
trace fossil
volcanoes
Silurian period
8. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
intrusive igneous rocks
hardnes
surface waves
tectonic plates
9. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Pangaea
surface waves
Devonian period
stratigraphy
10. 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
convergent boundaries
natural selection
seismograph
Cenzoic era
11. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
lower mantle
genetic mutations
intrusive igneous rocks
12. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
deleterious
thermosphere
transform boundaries
outer core
13. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
transform boundaries
tectonic plates
crust
evaporation
14. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
color
Cenzoic era
outer core
thermosphere
15. The period where the first fish were formed
seismogram
Silurian period
volcanoes
luster
16. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
troposphere
Pangaea
common ancestor
mesophere
17. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
tectonic plates
cinder cone volcano
metamorphic rocks
troposphere
18. The process in which plates move and shift
Cenzoic era
Devonian period
continental drift
mesophere
19. 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
lower mantle
thermosphere
upper mantle
20. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
mountain
Paleozoic era
upwarped mountains
environmental pressures
21. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
upper mantle
runoff
continental drift
Cenzoic era
22. 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
mantle
infiltration
common ancestor
thermosphere
23. 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.
infiltration
Mesozoic era
cast fossil
upwarped mountains
24. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
exosphere
tectonic plates
hydrosphere
25. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
lower mantle
cleavage
S waves
greenhouse effect
26. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
upper mantle
upwarped mountains
troposphere
fossil
27. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
stratosphere
lower mantle
cast fossil
tectonic plates
28. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
mineral grains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Paleozoic era
29. The part of the Earth that we live on
mantle
stratum
tectonic plates
crust
30. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
composite volcano/stratovolcano
trace fossil
genetic mutations
Mesozoic era
31. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
Pangaea
convergent boundaries
mesophere
infiltration
32. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
genetic mutations
infiltration
trace fossil
geologic time scale
33. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
geologic time scale
earthquake
lower mantle
34. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
folded mountains
precipitation
tsunami
transform boundaries
35. 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
Proterozoic era
volcanoes
tsunami
mold fossil
36. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
volcanoes
seismogram
outer core
hydrosphere
37. A layer of rock that contains fossils
faults
stratum
Proterozoic era
tectonic plates
38. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
earthquake
folded mountains
Silurian period
upper mantle
39. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
inner core
fault - block mountains
crust
40. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
ozone
inner core
faults
41. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
inner core
subduction zone
convergent boundaries
intrusive igneous rocks
42. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
outer core
radiometric dating
precipitation
composite volcano/stratovolcano
43. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Archaan era
common ancestor
infiltration
continental drift
44. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
infiltration
Proterozoic era
stratigraphy
trace fossil
45. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
groundwater
divergent boundaries
stratum
carbon sinks
46. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
color
S waves
variations
47. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
hardnes
shield volcano
deleterious
surface waves
48. The limited supply of water there is
stratosphere
convergent boundaries
hydrosphere
geologic time scale
49. Water that has infiltrated the ground
cinder cone volcano
continental drift
color
groundwater
50. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
volcanoes
earthquake
inner core
cinder cone volcano