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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
tsunami
fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
evaporation
2. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
thermosphere
common ancestor
seismograph
extrusive igneous rocks
3. 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
body fossil
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mold fossil
luster
4. Molten rock
P waves
hydrosphere
magma
stratigraphy
5. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
cleavage
variations
sedimentary rocks
mesophere
6. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
peat
environmental pressures
Cenzoic era
transform boundaries
7. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
environmental pressures
deleterious
folded mountains
extrusive igneous rocks
8. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
environmental pressures
magma
body fossil
9. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
fault - block mountains
shield volcano
convergent boundaries
stratosphere
10. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
luster
variations
cast fossil
11. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
transform boundaries
deleterious
Cenzoic era
upper mantle
12. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
ozone
S waves
mountain
Hadean time
13. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
mold fossil
cinder cone volcano
mesophere
14. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
tectonic plates
atmosphere
greenhouse effect
extrusive igneous rocks
15. The process in which plates move and shift
precipitation
evaporation
shield volcano
continental drift
16. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
Mesozoic era
outer core
lower mantle
subduction zone
17. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
P waves
stratosphere
surface waves
Ring of Fire
18. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
seismograph
environmental pressures
stratigraphy
Devonian period
19. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
carbon sinks
Archaan era
cleavage
mineral grains
20. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
tectonic plates
Cenzoic era
21. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
luster
convergent boundaries
Proterozoic era
22. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
P waves
body fossil
Cenzoic era
luster
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.
Mesozoic era
variations
subduction zone
ozone
24. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
tectonic plates
Mesozoic era
mesophere
folded mountains
25. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
common ancestor
transform boundaries
upwarped mountains
troposphere
26. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
mountain
color
seismograph
earthquake
27. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
ozone
Proterozoic era
fault - block mountains
thermosphere
28. 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
trace fossil
P waves
infiltration
geologic time scale
29. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Silurian period
mountain
environmental pressures
intrusive igneous rocks
30. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
geologic time scale
color
convergent boundaries
31. 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
stratum
cast fossil
seismograph
mantle
32. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
mold fossil
geologic time scale
carbon sinks
sedimentary rocks
33. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
mold fossil
trace fossil
tsunami
luster
34. The limited supply of water there is
faults
mineral grains
hydrosphere
troposphere
35. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
crust
faults
cleavage
36. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
subduction zone
cinder cone volcano
seismograph
peat
37. A layer of rock that contains fossils
variations
greenhouse effect
cast fossil
stratum
38. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
tsunami
radiometric dating
Archaan era
divergent boundaries
39. The process in which water soaks into the ground
variations
infiltration
S waves
inner core
40. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
surface water
stratum
upwarped mountains
41. 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
infiltration
runoff
thermosphere
natural selection
42. The different ways a species can evolve
hydrosphere
variations
seismograph
convergent boundaries
43. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratum
stratosphere
hardnes
ozone
44. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
mineral grains
environmental pressures
color
Pangaea
45. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
thermosphere
mantle
runoff
ozone
46. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
metamorphic rocks
carbon sinks
folded mountains
Pangaea
47. Water that has infiltrated the ground
infiltration
groundwater
sedimentary rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
48. 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
body fossil
runoff
shield volcano
S waves
49. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Proterozoic era
mesophere
stratigraphy
surface water
50. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
body fossil
mold fossil
hot spots
metamorphic rocks