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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
mold fossil
Cenzoic era
runoff
faults
2. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
infiltration
Ring of Fire
precipitation
Pangaea
3. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
thermosphere
deleterious
evaporation
mountain
4. 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.
Paleozoic era
extrusive igneous rocks
Mesozoic era
Pangaea
5. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
mold fossil
faults
hydrosphere
upwarped mountains
6. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
extrusive igneous rocks
seismogram
shield volcano
surface waves
7. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Silurian period
divergent boundaries
natural selection
inner core
8. The limited supply of water there is
natural selection
hydrosphere
mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
9. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cast fossil
cleavage
Hadean time
Proterozoic era
10. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
tsunami
Mesozoic era
cleavage
11. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
sedimentary rocks
ozone
Silurian period
extrusive igneous rocks
12. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
exosphere
color
intrusive igneous rocks
folded mountains
13. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
Silurian period
runoff
hardnes
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
seismograph
thermosphere
Proterozoic era
magma
15. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
cleavage
Paleozoic era
hardnes
fault - block mountains
16. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
earthquake
hardnes
environmental pressures
precipitation
17. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
lower mantle
troposphere
greenhouse effect
outer core
18. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
cleavage
divergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
Silurian period
19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
fossil
tsunami
Silurian period
20. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
carbon sinks
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
21. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
continental drift
Cenzoic era
stratosphere
deleterious
22. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
Archaan era
environmental pressures
Proterozoic era
sedimentary rocks
23. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
stratosphere
surface waves
mesophere
earthquake
24. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
folded mountains
upper mantle
Cenzoic era
cinder cone volcano
25. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
geologic time scale
ozone
mantle
precipitation
26. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
Cenzoic era
outer core
Proterozoic era
27. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
mesophere
seismogram
magma
fossil
28. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
exosphere
folded mountains
environmental pressures
29. 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
cast fossil
convergent boundaries
infiltration
metamorphic rocks
30. The process in which water soaks into the ground
earthquake
Devonian period
infiltration
composite volcano/stratovolcano
31. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
fossil
tectonic plates
mantle
trace fossil
32. 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.
Paleozoic era
color
mantle
S waves
33. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Devonian period
transform boundaries
cinder cone volcano
radiometric dating
34. 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
fault - block mountains
natural selection
continental drift
surface waves
35. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
evaporation
common ancestor
surface water
mesophere
36. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
ozone
precipitation
earthquake
37. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
cinder cone volcano
Proterozoic era
subduction zone
38. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
surface waves
common ancestor
runoff
intrusive igneous rocks
39. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
stratum
body fossil
subduction zone
40. 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
lower mantle
hydrosphere
S waves
continental drift
41. 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
environmental pressures
Silurian period
P waves
groundwater
42. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
peat
natural selection
subduction zone
Hadean time
43. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Silurian period
natural selection
color
crust
44. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
groundwater
hydrosphere
peat
continental drift
45. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
upwarped mountains
trace fossil
convergent boundaries
inner core
46. Molten rock
deleterious
magma
Cenzoic era
inner core
47. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
magma
atmosphere
surface waves
48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
radiometric dating
Mesozoic era
atmosphere
hydrosphere
49. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
luster
surface waves
fossil
Silurian period
50. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
mountain
crust
fossil
stratigraphy