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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
shield volcano
mineral grains
mesophere
2. 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
shield volcano
environmental pressures
convergent boundaries
3. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
volcanoes
Devonian period
surface waves
ozone
4. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
exosphere
Archaan era
common ancestor
5. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
natural selection
Pangaea
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
6. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
divergent boundaries
shield volcano
precipitation
cinder cone volcano
7. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
radiometric dating
Mesozoic era
crust
lower mantle
8. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
groundwater
upwarped mountains
sedimentary rocks
carbon sinks
9. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
transform boundaries
hydrosphere
seismograph
P waves
10. 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
Silurian period
P waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
sedimentary rocks
11. The degree that a mineral reflects light
cleavage
luster
Ring of Fire
hot spots
12. The process in which plates move and shift
metamorphic rocks
continental drift
surface water
stratosphere
13. 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
P waves
Proterozoic era
14. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
Ring of Fire
deleterious
infiltration
stratum
15. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
mountain
geologic time scale
atmosphere
Devonian period
16. Molten rock
volcanoes
continental drift
magma
transform boundaries
17. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
mesophere
precipitation
atmosphere
18. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
tectonic plates
hydrosphere
divergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
19. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
atmosphere
sedimentary rocks
inner core
Ring of Fire
20. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
folded mountains
seismogram
sedimentary rocks
upper mantle
21. 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
continental drift
stratigraphy
geologic time scale
22. The part of the Earth that we live on
color
outer core
crust
lower mantle
23. 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
seismogram
exosphere
S waves
color
24. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
mantle
greenhouse effect
hardnes
Cenzoic era
25. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
folded mountains
extrusive igneous rocks
26. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
exosphere
trace fossil
tsunami
convergent boundaries
27. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
color
runoff
atmosphere
seismogram
28. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
groundwater
extrusive igneous rocks
deleterious
P waves
29. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
sedimentary rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
upper mantle
earthquake
30. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
upper mantle
stratum
surface waves
31. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
Paleozoic era
mesophere
stratosphere
cleavage
32. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
tsunami
environmental pressures
sedimentary rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
33. The different ways a species can evolve
exosphere
variations
outer core
composite volcano/stratovolcano
34. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
Mesozoic era
S waves
precipitation
runoff
35. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
hardnes
Devonian period
thermosphere
36. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
Silurian period
greenhouse effect
genetic mutations
37. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
exosphere
upper mantle
geologic time scale
convergent boundaries
38. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
hydrosphere
stratigraphy
tectonic plates
environmental pressures
39. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
seismogram
trace fossil
upper mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
40. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
carbon sinks
mesophere
body fossil
color
41. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
sedimentary rocks
genetic mutations
hardnes
lower mantle
42. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
peat
metamorphic rocks
P waves
lower mantle
43. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
fossil
Paleozoic era
exosphere
earthquake
44. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
ozone
exosphere
seismograph
tectonic plates
45. 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.
hardnes
Mesozoic era
Devonian period
transform boundaries
46. 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
S waves
folded mountains
47. A layer of rock that contains fossils
mesophere
troposphere
stratum
convergent boundaries
48. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mold fossil
49. Water that has infiltrated the ground
shield volcano
groundwater
trace fossil
inner core
50. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
trace fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
peat