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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
hydrosphere
seismogram
precipitation
2. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
seismograph
transform boundaries
Hadean time
surface water
3. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
continental drift
runoff
stratosphere
volcanoes
4. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
Silurian period
seismograph
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Paleozoic era
5. 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
Archaan era
atmosphere
natural selection
body fossil
6. The part of the Earth that we live on
peat
crust
faults
S waves
7. 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.
Ring of Fire
variations
Paleozoic era
precipitation
8. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
convergent boundaries
faults
hot spots
extrusive igneous rocks
9. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
atmosphere
peat
Cenzoic era
earthquake
10. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
exosphere
greenhouse effect
troposphere
stratigraphy
11. 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
cast fossil
greenhouse effect
carbon sinks
12. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
evaporation
body fossil
fossil
13. 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
Archaan era
inner core
mesophere
mold fossil
14. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
mold fossil
evaporation
convergent boundaries
sedimentary rocks
15. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
peat
color
ozone
stratosphere
16. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
mountain
faults
transform boundaries
sedimentary rocks
17. 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
S waves
runoff
Devonian period
greenhouse effect
18. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
continental drift
cleavage
upper mantle
19. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
stratum
luster
mantle
cast fossil
20. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
infiltration
metamorphic rocks
surface waves
21. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
color
hardnes
22. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
exosphere
convergent boundaries
upper mantle
subduction zone
23. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Silurian period
mold fossil
Pangaea
color
24. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
seismogram
common ancestor
fault - block mountains
natural selection
25. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Paleozoic era
precipitation
divergent boundaries
color
26. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
deleterious
folded mountains
carbon sinks
subduction zone
27. 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
seismogram
color
tsunami
mantle
28. The different ways a species can evolve
hydrosphere
surface water
variations
Hadean time
29. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Hadean time
carbon sinks
mesophere
folded mountains
30. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
mold fossil
infiltration
precipitation
shield volcano
31. 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
genetic mutations
natural selection
color
Paleozoic era
32. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
stratigraphy
geologic time scale
Paleozoic era
33. 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
continental drift
fossil
surface water
34. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
precipitation
convergent boundaries
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
35. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
mantle
earthquake
cinder cone volcano
radiometric dating
36. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
trace fossil
Cenzoic era
shield volcano
37. 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.
radiometric dating
body fossil
greenhouse effect
Mesozoic era
38. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
Ring of Fire
variations
mineral grains
39. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
exosphere
cast fossil
seismogram
cleavage
40. The period where the first fish were formed
common ancestor
Silurian period
upper mantle
runoff
41. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
upper mantle
seismogram
metamorphic rocks
carbon sinks
42. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
natural selection
peat
infiltration
43. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
Archaan era
fault - block mountains
precipitation
atmosphere
44. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
troposphere
stratigraphy
Cenzoic era
exosphere
45. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratigraphy
transform boundaries
46. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
natural selection
continental drift
S waves
earthquake
47. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
evaporation
mesophere
mantle
48. Molten rock
Archaan era
earthquake
luster
magma
49. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
natural selection
folded mountains
Pangaea
tectonic plates
50. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
S waves
thermosphere
geologic time scale
trace fossil