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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
stratosphere
evaporation
P waves
common ancestor
2. 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
carbon sinks
natural selection
tsunami
extrusive igneous rocks
3. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
deleterious
hot spots
greenhouse effect
4. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
upper mantle
common ancestor
crust
5. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
hydrosphere
volcanoes
extrusive igneous rocks
Pangaea
6. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
body fossil
fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mantle
7. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
divergent boundaries
hardnes
genetic mutations
sedimentary rocks
8. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
Paleozoic era
outer core
mountain
9. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
variations
folded mountains
troposphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
10. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
mineral grains
Mesozoic era
body fossil
11. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
lower mantle
evaporation
hardnes
12. The different ways a species can evolve
greenhouse effect
convergent boundaries
mesophere
variations
13. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
earthquake
transform boundaries
infiltration
cast fossil
14. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
variations
mantle
precipitation
hardnes
15. 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
variations
fossil
infiltration
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
deleterious
infiltration
upper mantle
S waves
17. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
outer core
fossil
mold fossil
18. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
upper mantle
S waves
mountain
mesophere
19. A layer of rock that contains fossils
folded mountains
stratum
mantle
faults
20. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
deleterious
peat
infiltration
Proterozoic era
21. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
subduction zone
surface water
stratosphere
22. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
precipitation
P waves
cinder cone volcano
23. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
shield volcano
seismograph
carbon sinks
mesophere
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.
Devonian period
seismograph
Cenzoic era
Mesozoic era
25. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
inner core
faults
continental drift
26. 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
sedimentary rocks
cast fossil
hydrosphere
stratum
27. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
inner core
divergent boundaries
earthquake
mantle
28. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
greenhouse effect
lower mantle
hydrosphere
29. 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
lower mantle
convergent boundaries
thermosphere
evaporation
30. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
convergent boundaries
stratigraphy
Mesozoic era
exosphere
31. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
deleterious
lower mantle
stratosphere
Ring of Fire
32. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
tsunami
upwarped mountains
cinder cone volcano
common ancestor
33. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
intrusive igneous rocks
cast fossil
fault - block mountains
34. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
stratigraphy
magma
greenhouse effect
stratum
35. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
body fossil
exosphere
surface water
36. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
troposphere
tectonic plates
earthquake
tsunami
37. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
thermosphere
Devonian period
trace fossil
tectonic plates
38. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
Silurian period
divergent boundaries
surface water
tsunami
39. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
S waves
runoff
extrusive igneous rocks
40. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
mold fossil
Hadean time
atmosphere
41. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
Ring of Fire
greenhouse effect
shield volcano
radiometric dating
42. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
convergent boundaries
surface water
volcanoes
43. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
Paleozoic era
upwarped mountains
tsunami
geologic time scale
44. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
earthquake
Mesozoic era
tectonic plates
faults
45. 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
P waves
Silurian period
mold fossil
body fossil
46. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
groundwater
mold fossil
Pangaea
sedimentary rocks
47. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
greenhouse effect
inner core
shield volcano
48. 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.
extrusive igneous rocks
Paleozoic era
Pangaea
metamorphic rocks
49. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
divergent boundaries
precipitation
intrusive igneous rocks
stratosphere
50. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
mineral grains
atmosphere
cleavage