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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
mineral grains
faults
tectonic plates
volcanoes
2. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
stratum
magma
Proterozoic era
earthquake
3. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
Devonian period
earthquake
hydrosphere
4. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
shield volcano
geologic time scale
precipitation
hydrosphere
5. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
transform boundaries
tsunami
inner core
fault - block mountains
6. 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.
variations
upper mantle
Paleozoic era
P waves
7. The limited supply of water there is
cleavage
environmental pressures
hydrosphere
atmosphere
8. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
stratigraphy
runoff
evaporation
9. A layer of rock that contains fossils
S waves
stratosphere
lower mantle
stratum
10. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
radiometric dating
continental drift
lower mantle
exosphere
11. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
precipitation
tectonic plates
crust
troposphere
12. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
tectonic plates
upwarped mountains
mantle
P waves
13. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
mesophere
environmental pressures
14. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
variations
luster
evaporation
tectonic plates
15. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
shield volcano
mountain
Cenzoic era
seismograph
16. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
folded mountains
mantle
deleterious
greenhouse effect
17. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
radiometric dating
Ring of Fire
atmosphere
18. The different ways a species can evolve
genetic mutations
subduction zone
Hadean time
variations
19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
runoff
convergent boundaries
precipitation
mineral grains
20. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
sedimentary rocks
earthquake
stratosphere
Pangaea
21. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
convergent boundaries
Paleozoic era
trace fossil
22. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
folded mountains
Proterozoic era
peat
outer core
23. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
cinder cone volcano
ozone
faults
P waves
24. 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.
stratosphere
runoff
Mesozoic era
fault - block mountains
25. 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
mold fossil
volcanoes
subduction zone
troposphere
26. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
groundwater
continental drift
greenhouse effect
crust
27. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
color
28. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
luster
hot spots
atmosphere
mineral grains
29. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
surface waves
carbon sinks
radiometric dating
inner core
30. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
groundwater
upper mantle
carbon sinks
31. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
cast fossil
genetic mutations
outer core
infiltration
32. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
geologic time scale
faults
fossil
convergent boundaries
33. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
fossil
Cenzoic era
stratosphere
fault - block mountains
34. 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
S waves
exosphere
hydrosphere
subduction zone
35. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
fault - block mountains
cinder cone volcano
stratigraphy
inner core
36. The degree that a mineral reflects light
fault - block mountains
ozone
luster
composite volcano/stratovolcano
37. 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
volcanoes
mold fossil
natural selection
cast fossil
38. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
extrusive igneous rocks
magma
greenhouse effect
composite volcano/stratovolcano
39. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
upwarped mountains
mesophere
fault - block mountains
surface water
40. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
common ancestor
cleavage
stratum
inner core
41. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
exosphere
faults
hydrosphere
cinder cone volcano
42. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
extrusive igneous rocks
tsunami
radiometric dating
transform boundaries
43. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
mountain
Archaan era
environmental pressures
outer core
44. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
transform boundaries
crust
stratum
sedimentary rocks
45. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
Cenzoic era
Hadean time
greenhouse effect
46. 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
seismograph
exosphere
P waves
groundwater
47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
crust
genetic mutations
P waves
peat
48. 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
surface water
cast fossil
infiltration
stratum
49. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
variations
deleterious
volcanoes
50. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
Silurian period
mountain