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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Archaan era
lower mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Devonian period
2. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
mantle
exosphere
outer core
hardnes
3. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
exosphere
atmosphere
hardnes
4. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
subduction zone
upwarped mountains
faults
mineral grains
5. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
Silurian period
body fossil
trace fossil
mountain
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.
sedimentary rocks
Paleozoic era
mantle
convergent boundaries
7. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
common ancestor
deleterious
troposphere
geologic time scale
8. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
P waves
precipitation
infiltration
hot spots
9. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
evaporation
mantle
folded mountains
common ancestor
10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
stratosphere
extrusive igneous rocks
mineral grains
atmosphere
11. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
surface waves
thermosphere
lower mantle
12. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
outer core
cleavage
divergent boundaries
13. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
Archaan era
greenhouse effect
stratigraphy
tsunami
14. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
surface waves
Devonian period
Mesozoic era
genetic mutations
15. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
ozone
exosphere
carbon sinks
variations
16. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
thermosphere
cleavage
magma
17. 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
Paleozoic era
Hadean time
sedimentary rocks
Archaan era
18. The part of the Earth that we live on
luster
magma
crust
surface water
19. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
surface waves
lower mantle
magma
cinder cone volcano
20. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
upper mantle
mesophere
cinder cone volcano
hardnes
21. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
greenhouse effect
color
mantle
peat
22. The limited supply of water there is
hot spots
hydrosphere
Cenzoic era
subduction zone
23. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
cast fossil
upwarped mountains
peat
inner core
24. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
continental drift
divergent boundaries
evaporation
surface waves
25. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
natural selection
sedimentary rocks
P waves
cinder cone volcano
26. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
stratum
S waves
evaporation
27. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
subduction zone
mesophere
troposphere
trace fossil
28. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
divergent boundaries
fault - block mountains
continental drift
29. The period where the first fish were formed
environmental pressures
earthquake
Silurian period
genetic mutations
30. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
lower mantle
stratigraphy
surface waves
runoff
31. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
divergent boundaries
environmental pressures
inner core
greenhouse effect
32. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
mesophere
transform boundaries
continental drift
composite volcano/stratovolcano
33. 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
color
Pangaea
hardnes
thermosphere
34. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
upper mantle
volcanoes
carbon sinks
surface waves
35. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
body fossil
geologic time scale
ozone
surface water
36. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
subduction zone
extrusive igneous rocks
ozone
37. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
metamorphic rocks
fossil
troposphere
Mesozoic era
38. 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
mineral grains
outer core
tsunami
39. 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
Cenzoic era
subduction zone
evaporation
S waves
40. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
faults
variations
surface waves
41. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
atmosphere
stratigraphy
convergent boundaries
common ancestor
42. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
cast fossil
groundwater
Proterozoic era
seismograph
43. The different ways a species can evolve
mineral grains
Silurian period
variations
surface waves
44. Water that has infiltrated the ground
runoff
folded mountains
groundwater
cast fossil
45. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Paleozoic era
seismogram
subduction zone
runoff
46. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
variations
folded mountains
convergent boundaries
earthquake
47. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
subduction zone
mantle
precipitation
color
48. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
precipitation
stratum
Proterozoic era
49. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
mineral grains
carbon sinks
luster
groundwater
50. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
cinder cone volcano
Paleozoic era
inner core
surface water