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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The process in which plates move and shift
folded mountains
continental drift
outer core
radiometric dating
2. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
mesophere
fossil
mineral grains
evaporation
3. 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
seismograph
Ring of Fire
natural selection
body fossil
4. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
metamorphic rocks
seismograph
hot spots
5. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Proterozoic era
Devonian period
variations
surface water
6. Water that has infiltrated the ground
natural selection
groundwater
radiometric dating
stratum
7. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
sedimentary rocks
radiometric dating
atmosphere
luster
8. 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
variations
sedimentary rocks
hardnes
9. 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
upper mantle
divergent boundaries
trace fossil
S waves
10. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
fossil
greenhouse effect
cleavage
color
11. A layer of rock that contains fossils
tsunami
stratum
shield volcano
volcanoes
12. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
divergent boundaries
troposphere
exosphere
mesophere
13. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
folded mountains
intrusive igneous rocks
genetic mutations
natural selection
14. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
metamorphic rocks
carbon sinks
groundwater
composite volcano/stratovolcano
15. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
common ancestor
geologic time scale
exosphere
Pangaea
16. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
variations
continental drift
Proterozoic era
17. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
volcanoes
Silurian period
stratigraphy
divergent boundaries
18. The degree that a mineral reflects light
sedimentary rocks
subduction zone
luster
evaporation
19. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
Ring of Fire
cast fossil
runoff
20. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
upper mantle
convergent boundaries
mineral grains
shield volcano
21. 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.
outer core
faults
convergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
22. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
surface waves
upper mantle
precipitation
23. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
cinder cone volcano
stratigraphy
evaporation
cast fossil
24. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
S waves
tsunami
mesophere
radiometric dating
25. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
stratigraphy
ozone
magma
26. Molten rock
Mesozoic era
atmosphere
magma
stratum
27. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
sedimentary rocks
tectonic plates
troposphere
shield volcano
28. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
transform boundaries
hardnes
cast fossil
29. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
Cenzoic era
mineral grains
infiltration
30. 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
ozone
environmental pressures
divergent boundaries
31. 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
earthquake
thermosphere
convergent boundaries
metamorphic rocks
32. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
variations
hydrosphere
deleterious
convergent boundaries
33. The limited supply of water there is
sedimentary rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
lower mantle
hydrosphere
34. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
surface water
folded mountains
troposphere
convergent boundaries
35. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
earthquake
extrusive igneous rocks
divergent boundaries
cast fossil
36. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
exosphere
extrusive igneous rocks
thermosphere
upwarped mountains
37. 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
mountain
fault - block mountains
extrusive igneous rocks
Archaan era
38. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
deleterious
color
Pangaea
subduction zone
39. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
atmosphere
geologic time scale
Paleozoic era
Pangaea
40. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
lower mantle
thermosphere
Silurian period
41. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
precipitation
Cenzoic era
tectonic plates
42. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
extrusive igneous rocks
trace fossil
mineral grains
43. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
stratum
common ancestor
P waves
Pangaea
44. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
sedimentary rocks
crust
trace fossil
radiometric dating
45. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
crust
divergent boundaries
common ancestor
46. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
tectonic plates
seismogram
mineral grains
upper mantle
47. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
deleterious
thermosphere
convergent boundaries
48. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
surface waves
hot spots
natural selection
49. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
deleterious
Silurian period
faults
50. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
trace fossil
mold fossil
fault - block mountains