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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
continental drift
cleavage
runoff
P waves
2. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Mesozoic era
mesophere
environmental pressures
mantle
3. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
infiltration
mold fossil
lower mantle
exosphere
4. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
faults
Mesozoic era
mountain
sedimentary rocks
5. Water that has infiltrated the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mold fossil
groundwater
Pangaea
6. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
exosphere
stratosphere
body fossil
peat
7. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
intrusive igneous rocks
transform boundaries
atmosphere
carbon sinks
8. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
crust
ozone
runoff
9. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
color
cleavage
variations
stratosphere
10. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
runoff
extrusive igneous rocks
hardnes
cast fossil
11. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
surface water
natural selection
atmosphere
troposphere
12. 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
transform boundaries
common ancestor
Ring of Fire
13. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
Cenzoic era
hydrosphere
sedimentary rocks
mold fossil
14. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
cast fossil
stratigraphy
continental drift
variations
15. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
volcanoes
Devonian period
intrusive igneous rocks
mantle
16. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
upwarped mountains
Devonian period
color
luster
17. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
upwarped mountains
faults
Paleozoic era
greenhouse effect
18. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
upwarped mountains
cast fossil
ozone
carbon sinks
19. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
stratosphere
upwarped mountains
thermosphere
environmental pressures
20. The period where the first fish were formed
greenhouse effect
mineral grains
subduction zone
Silurian period
21. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
convergent boundaries
earthquake
divergent boundaries
geologic time scale
22. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
mineral grains
luster
subduction zone
surface waves
23. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
upwarped mountains
hydrosphere
outer core
24. 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
stratigraphy
mold fossil
magma
cast fossil
25. The part of the Earth that we live on
mesophere
crust
Hadean time
fault - block mountains
26. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Devonian period
stratigraphy
inner core
earthquake
27. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
variations
fossil
divergent boundaries
mineral grains
28. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
infiltration
fossil
upper mantle
29. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
luster
S waves
mold fossil
Hadean time
30. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
mold fossil
trace fossil
cast fossil
folded mountains
31. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
crust
magma
Devonian period
variations
32. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
geologic time scale
surface waves
stratosphere
folded mountains
33. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
geologic time scale
atmosphere
faults
Ring of Fire
34. 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
environmental pressures
Pangaea
hydrosphere
cast fossil
35. The process in which water soaks into the ground
mantle
Silurian period
infiltration
cinder cone volcano
36. 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
carbon sinks
thermosphere
extrusive igneous rocks
genetic mutations
37. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
cleavage
tsunami
geologic time scale
Cenzoic era
38. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
precipitation
S waves
tsunami
39. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
fault - block mountains
upper mantle
surface waves
troposphere
40. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
hydrosphere
tsunami
upper mantle
41. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
sedimentary rocks
S waves
volcanoes
mantle
42. 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
fault - block mountains
Archaan era
deleterious
43. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
color
Hadean time
P waves
44. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
cast fossil
peat
troposphere
crust
45. 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
Devonian period
natural selection
outer core
faults
46. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
luster
mold fossil
hot spots
47. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
composite volcano/stratovolcano
ozone
Mesozoic era
48. 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
Mesozoic era
peat
S waves
precipitation
49. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
stratum
mineral grains
carbon sinks
fault - block mountains
50. The different ways a species can evolve
fossil
variations
subduction zone
genetic mutations