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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
subduction zone
runoff
geologic time scale
hydrosphere
2. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
subduction zone
ozone
surface water
runoff
3. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
inner core
Mesozoic era
faults
P waves
4. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
variations
Devonian period
peat
mineral grains
5. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
folded mountains
environmental pressures
trace fossil
luster
6. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
deleterious
environmental pressures
body fossil
subduction zone
7. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
body fossil
magma
exosphere
8. 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
tectonic plates
divergent boundaries
body fossil
natural selection
9. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
fossil
divergent boundaries
variations
Proterozoic era
10. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
convergent boundaries
body fossil
divergent boundaries
11. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
mountain
evaporation
subduction zone
P waves
12. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
exosphere
fault - block mountains
convergent boundaries
Paleozoic era
13. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
greenhouse effect
geologic time scale
natural selection
earthquake
14. The process in which water soaks into the ground
deleterious
upper mantle
infiltration
fossil
15. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
body fossil
S waves
common ancestor
P waves
16. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
mesophere
stratosphere
Silurian period
sedimentary rocks
17. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
variations
mesophere
hardnes
color
18. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
luster
radiometric dating
natural selection
intrusive igneous rocks
19. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
crust
variations
deleterious
fossil
20. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
transform boundaries
metamorphic rocks
Ring of Fire
fossil
21. 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
deleterious
crust
tsunami
fossil
22. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
radiometric dating
mold fossil
hot spots
23. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
cast fossil
shield volcano
infiltration
Pangaea
24. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Pangaea
Hadean time
carbon sinks
trace fossil
25. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
color
mineral grains
hot spots
hardnes
26. 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
volcanoes
infiltration
mineral grains
27. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
subduction zone
volcanoes
atmosphere
Cenzoic era
28. 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.
stratum
cinder cone volcano
Paleozoic era
faults
29. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
Devonian period
subduction zone
shield volcano
30. 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
troposphere
upper mantle
cast fossil
magma
31. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
cast fossil
upper mantle
lower mantle
surface water
32. The degree that a mineral reflects light
hardnes
composite volcano/stratovolcano
luster
runoff
33. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
peat
common ancestor
cleavage
34. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
Archaan era
fossil
atmosphere
Paleozoic era
35. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
divergent boundaries
upper mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
mantle
36. 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.
Mesozoic era
fault - block mountains
seismogram
hot spots
37. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
troposphere
geologic time scale
environmental pressures
seismogram
38. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
thermosphere
seismogram
faults
39. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
continental drift
metamorphic rocks
hardnes
tectonic plates
40. The period where the first fish were formed
color
extrusive igneous rocks
Mesozoic era
Silurian period
41. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
hardnes
seismogram
earthquake
42. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
runoff
precipitation
hydrosphere
folded mountains
43. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
geologic time scale
outer core
Cenzoic era
cinder cone volcano
44. 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
mineral grains
troposphere
convergent boundaries
mold fossil
45. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
continental drift
hot spots
tsunami
subduction zone
46. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
mesophere
shield volcano
Hadean time
surface water
47. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
seismograph
genetic mutations
hot spots
48. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
Paleozoic era
faults
carbon sinks
earthquake
49. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
cleavage
stratigraphy
fault - block mountains
50. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Archaan era
color
variations
stratosphere