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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Molten rock
genetic mutations
magma
precipitation
greenhouse effect
2. 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
Hadean time
upwarped mountains
geologic time scale
Archaan era
3. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
surface waves
faults
tectonic plates
Silurian period
4. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
Archaan era
evaporation
fossil
environmental pressures
5. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
upper mantle
earthquake
upwarped mountains
fault - block mountains
6. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
earthquake
mesophere
Devonian period
peat
7. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
geologic time scale
genetic mutations
stratosphere
8. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
tsunami
natural selection
mantle
sedimentary rocks
9. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cleavage
cinder cone volcano
mold fossil
variations
10. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
Silurian period
stratosphere
folded mountains
peat
11. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
tsunami
lower mantle
metamorphic rocks
carbon sinks
12. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
trace fossil
troposphere
stratosphere
radiometric dating
13. Water that has infiltrated the ground
peat
cinder cone volcano
Hadean time
groundwater
14. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
mesophere
mold fossil
natural selection
15. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
exosphere
surface water
earthquake
Mesozoic era
16. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
cinder cone volcano
troposphere
luster
17. 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
cast fossil
runoff
mold fossil
greenhouse effect
18. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
volcanoes
exosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
19. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
stratum
volcanoes
sedimentary rocks
earthquake
20. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
seismograph
shield volcano
faults
continental drift
21. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
Silurian period
extrusive igneous rocks
trace fossil
hardnes
22. 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.
groundwater
Paleozoic era
outer core
variations
23. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
cast fossil
color
upper mantle
ozone
24. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
tectonic plates
geologic time scale
metamorphic rocks
precipitation
25. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
extrusive igneous rocks
transform boundaries
Silurian period
stratosphere
26. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
inner core
geologic time scale
divergent boundaries
27. A layer of rock that contains fossils
mold fossil
stratum
inner core
evaporation
28. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
variations
Devonian period
greenhouse effect
stratosphere
29. 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
divergent boundaries
Paleozoic era
Hadean time
cast fossil
30. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
Cenzoic era
faults
subduction zone
31. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Mesozoic era
seismograph
Paleozoic era
32. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
color
tectonic plates
outer core
luster
33. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismograph
seismogram
fault - block mountains
Archaan era
34. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
exosphere
subduction zone
cleavage
sedimentary rocks
35. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
upwarped mountains
lower mantle
mineral grains
fault - block mountains
36. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
infiltration
deleterious
Ring of Fire
37. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
cinder cone volcano
troposphere
convergent boundaries
Cenzoic era
38. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
genetic mutations
carbon sinks
S waves
39. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
P waves
inner core
upper mantle
mesophere
40. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
magma
upper mantle
carbon sinks
greenhouse effect
41. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
common ancestor
composite volcano/stratovolcano
subduction zone
evaporation
42. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
atmosphere
Ring of Fire
lower mantle
43. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
infiltration
Cenzoic era
mineral grains
hardnes
44. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
evaporation
mesophere
infiltration
45. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
variations
intrusive igneous rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
subduction zone
46. 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
thermosphere
Archaan era
Proterozoic era
exosphere
47. The limited supply of water there is
Hadean time
hydrosphere
infiltration
convergent boundaries
48. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
runoff
folded mountains
seismogram
49. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
P waves
body fossil
groundwater
stratum
50. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
crust
trace fossil
Mesozoic era
color