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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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
seismogram
precipitation
mountain
2. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
Paleozoic era
tsunami
color
3. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
composite volcano/stratovolcano
faults
extrusive igneous rocks
4. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Hadean time
outer core
mesophere
transform boundaries
5. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
hydrosphere
seismograph
stratigraphy
metamorphic rocks
6. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Devonian period
cinder cone volcano
carbon sinks
mountain
7. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
Ring of Fire
magma
faults
8. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
Devonian period
groundwater
earthquake
color
9. 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
shield volcano
infiltration
outer core
10. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
Mesozoic era
hot spots
exosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
11. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
P waves
exosphere
folded mountains
12. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
upper mantle
Proterozoic era
lower mantle
volcanoes
13. The part of the Earth that we live on
upwarped mountains
trace fossil
Pangaea
crust
14. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Cenzoic era
hardnes
stratigraphy
Ring of Fire
15. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
runoff
Proterozoic era
troposphere
genetic mutations
16. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
divergent boundaries
sedimentary rocks
Proterozoic era
17. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
atmosphere
surface waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
cleavage
18. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
continental drift
color
greenhouse effect
peat
19. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
shield volcano
volcanoes
Devonian period
composite volcano/stratovolcano
20. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
mountain
Hadean time
earthquake
runoff
21. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
exosphere
divergent boundaries
Devonian period
hardnes
22. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
body fossil
color
trace fossil
stratosphere
23. 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.
Proterozoic era
Archaan era
Hadean time
Mesozoic era
24. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
Proterozoic era
infiltration
Pangaea
upwarped mountains
25. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
shield volcano
upper mantle
inner core
Ring of Fire
26. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
magma
Devonian period
P waves
ozone
27. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
magma
troposphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
lower mantle
28. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
intrusive igneous rocks
Pangaea
body fossil
Hadean time
29. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
Hadean time
evaporation
Silurian period
greenhouse effect
30. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
precipitation
geologic time scale
greenhouse effect
mesophere
31. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
magma
thermosphere
Hadean time
extrusive igneous rocks
32. 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
cleavage
stratigraphy
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
33. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
Ring of Fire
fault - block mountains
common ancestor
carbon sinks
34. The different ways a species can evolve
S waves
convergent boundaries
variations
Hadean time
35. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
mesophere
transform boundaries
S waves
stratum
36. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
upper mantle
mineral grains
faults
radiometric dating
37. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
atmosphere
body fossil
Pangaea
38. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
intrusive igneous rocks
geologic time scale
mesophere
hot spots
39. 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
upper mantle
groundwater
cleavage
40. 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
sedimentary rocks
tsunami
volcanoes
41. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
color
metamorphic rocks
environmental pressures
faults
42. The limited supply of water there is
seismograph
earthquake
hydrosphere
tectonic plates
43. 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
natural selection
earthquake
stratigraphy
surface water
44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
inner core
cleavage
intrusive igneous rocks
Ring of Fire
45. The period where the first fish were formed
folded mountains
Proterozoic era
Silurian period
mesophere
46. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
mesophere
transform boundaries
stratosphere
47. 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
Ring of Fire
sedimentary rocks
thermosphere
atmosphere
48. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
luster
P waves
49. 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
lower mantle
inner core
outer core
P waves
50. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
cinder cone volcano
subduction zone
intrusive igneous rocks
color