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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
stratigraphy
trace fossil
tectonic plates
2. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
stratosphere
Mesozoic era
hydrosphere
mountain
3. The process in which plates move and shift
environmental pressures
magma
continental drift
groundwater
4. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
composite volcano/stratovolcano
lower mantle
mountain
body fossil
5. The part of the Earth that we live on
Paleozoic era
crust
Archaan era
infiltration
6. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
S waves
outer core
Hadean time
deleterious
7. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
atmosphere
greenhouse effect
fault - block mountains
8. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
cinder cone volcano
Archaan era
inner core
convergent boundaries
9. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
infiltration
metamorphic rocks
deleterious
inner core
10. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
natural selection
magma
extrusive igneous rocks
11. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
troposphere
cinder cone volcano
fault - block mountains
greenhouse effect
12. 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.
Proterozoic era
greenhouse effect
Paleozoic era
mold fossil
13. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
thermosphere
subduction zone
environmental pressures
14. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
environmental pressures
metamorphic rocks
Pangaea
seismograph
15. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
Mesozoic era
cleavage
surface waves
cast fossil
16. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
transform boundaries
earthquake
crust
17. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
groundwater
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
18. 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.
upwarped mountains
magma
radiometric dating
Mesozoic era
19. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
precipitation
trace fossil
upwarped mountains
luster
20. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
tectonic plates
mineral grains
upper mantle
seismogram
21. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
lower mantle
fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
22. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
cast fossil
Paleozoic era
surface water
radiometric dating
23. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
earthquake
variations
tectonic plates
mesophere
24. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
subduction zone
S waves
ozone
evaporation
25. 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
continental drift
Archaan era
troposphere
transform boundaries
26. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
extrusive igneous rocks
Pangaea
peat
tectonic plates
27. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
luster
tsunami
subduction zone
28. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
Silurian period
composite volcano/stratovolcano
common ancestor
P waves
29. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
common ancestor
hot spots
deleterious
precipitation
30. The different ways a species can evolve
surface waves
stratosphere
variations
Cenzoic era
31. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
intrusive igneous rocks
deleterious
Pangaea
32. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
precipitation
variations
Pangaea
atmosphere
33. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
tectonic plates
stratosphere
transform boundaries
mantle
34. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
divergent boundaries
surface water
Paleozoic era
35. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
cinder cone volcano
divergent boundaries
Hadean time
upper mantle
36. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
groundwater
environmental pressures
hydrosphere
surface waves
37. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
cleavage
stratigraphy
subduction zone
38. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
stratum
Silurian period
cleavage
sedimentary rocks
39. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
radiometric dating
folded mountains
infiltration
atmosphere
40. 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
exosphere
natural selection
Cenzoic era
folded mountains
41. 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
upwarped mountains
surface water
magma
tsunami
42. 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
mountain
mold fossil
transform boundaries
S waves
43. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
variations
geologic time scale
fossil
peat
44. The limited supply of water there is
upwarped mountains
divergent boundaries
hydrosphere
Archaan era
45. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
troposphere
natural selection
Cenzoic era
mesophere
46. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
stratigraphy
mineral grains
Hadean time
subduction zone
47. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
Cenzoic era
fault - block mountains
exosphere
48. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
mantle
troposphere
outer core
Proterozoic era
49. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
Ring of Fire
Mesozoic era
stratosphere
fault - block mountains
50. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
fault - block mountains
fossil
precipitation