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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
shield volcano
Silurian period
lower mantle
runoff
2. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
runoff
earthquake
Devonian period
variations
3. 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.
atmosphere
lower mantle
Mesozoic era
P waves
4. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
groundwater
subduction zone
Paleozoic era
5. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
geologic time scale
stratosphere
Silurian period
deleterious
6. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
cast fossil
Ring of Fire
geologic time scale
mineral grains
7. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
upper mantle
stratosphere
luster
groundwater
8. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
metamorphic rocks
Devonian period
inner core
9. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
upwarped mountains
hardnes
surface waves
Mesozoic era
10. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
surface waves
volcanoes
mesophere
11. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
color
volcanoes
ozone
mountain
12. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
ozone
trace fossil
runoff
mountain
13. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
surface water
intrusive igneous rocks
tectonic plates
environmental pressures
14. 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
variations
thermosphere
surface water
Proterozoic era
15. 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
Proterozoic era
Archaan era
mantle
S waves
16. 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
color
hardnes
volcanoes
S waves
17. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
carbon sinks
inner core
geologic time scale
Cenzoic era
18. Molten rock
hydrosphere
folded mountains
hardnes
magma
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
mold fossil
P waves
upper mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
20. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
precipitation
atmosphere
convergent boundaries
peat
21. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
mountain
infiltration
tectonic plates
color
22. The degree that a mineral reflects light
genetic mutations
upwarped mountains
Cenzoic era
luster
23. 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
lower mantle
greenhouse effect
Pangaea
natural selection
24. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
mesophere
ozone
hot spots
intrusive igneous rocks
25. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
variations
greenhouse effect
subduction zone
seismogram
26. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
faults
mantle
Devonian period
27. 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
variations
deleterious
mold fossil
groundwater
28. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
color
cinder cone volcano
P waves
surface waves
29. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
hardnes
trace fossil
troposphere
precipitation
30. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
luster
deleterious
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
31. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
environmental pressures
atmosphere
cinder cone volcano
hot spots
32. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
cinder cone volcano
earthquake
fossil
33. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
mold fossil
peat
greenhouse effect
genetic mutations
34. The different ways a species can evolve
mantle
metamorphic rocks
carbon sinks
variations
35. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
magma
radiometric dating
mesophere
mountain
36. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
natural selection
cast fossil
stratigraphy
Proterozoic era
37. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
luster
mesophere
carbon sinks
38. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
mineral grains
Mesozoic era
tectonic plates
surface water
39. The process in which plates move and shift
luster
continental drift
faults
mineral grains
40. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
carbon sinks
geologic time scale
folded mountains
41. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
Devonian period
42. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
radiometric dating
common ancestor
faults
crust
43. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
Pangaea
subduction zone
cast fossil
outer core
44. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
seismogram
carbon sinks
runoff
faults
45. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
groundwater
natural selection
composite volcano/stratovolcano
precipitation
46. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
fossil
upwarped mountains
subduction zone
environmental pressures
47. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
metamorphic rocks
peat
precipitation
exosphere
48. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
ozone
stratigraphy
cleavage
Paleozoic era
49. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
mold fossil
inner core
Paleozoic era
50. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
surface water
Archaan era
faults
Devonian period
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