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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
precipitation
peat
S waves
genetic mutations
2. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Ring of Fire
mineral grains
greenhouse effect
mesophere
3. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
genetic mutations
transform boundaries
mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
4. Water that has infiltrated the ground
fossil
seismograph
stratosphere
groundwater
5. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
convergent boundaries
Mesozoic era
shield volcano
surface waves
6. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
crust
surface water
Ring of Fire
fault - block mountains
7. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
Hadean time
extrusive igneous rocks
tsunami
atmosphere
8. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
mesophere
evaporation
precipitation
intrusive igneous rocks
9. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
P waves
cast fossil
hardnes
10. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
Cenzoic era
fault - block mountains
metamorphic rocks
11. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
mineral grains
infiltration
stratosphere
earthquake
12. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
Paleozoic era
surface waves
mesophere
common ancestor
13. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
thermosphere
metamorphic rocks
outer core
Silurian period
14. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
Archaan era
troposphere
carbon sinks
shield volcano
15. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
S waves
cleavage
surface water
troposphere
16. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
luster
seismogram
upper mantle
17. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
Silurian period
sedimentary rocks
hardnes
18. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
radiometric dating
seismograph
upwarped mountains
peat
19. The different ways a species can evolve
sedimentary rocks
tectonic plates
variations
Mesozoic era
20. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
variations
Cenzoic era
inner core
intrusive igneous rocks
21. 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
greenhouse effect
thermosphere
Proterozoic era
fault - block mountains
22. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
surface water
ozone
metamorphic rocks
thermosphere
23. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
mantle
natural selection
Paleozoic era
24. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
S waves
earthquake
composite volcano/stratovolcano
25. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
infiltration
Hadean time
Pangaea
26. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
upwarped mountains
mesophere
27. The limited supply of water there is
subduction zone
groundwater
hydrosphere
peat
28. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
Archaan era
mineral grains
seismograph
fossil
29. 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
upper mantle
Archaan era
radiometric dating
troposphere
30. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
earthquake
radiometric dating
genetic mutations
faults
31. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
Pangaea
atmosphere
fault - block mountains
upper mantle
32. 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
trace fossil
crust
sedimentary rocks
natural selection
33. The part of the Earth that we live on
variations
lower mantle
crust
infiltration
34. A layer of rock that contains fossils
S waves
seismograph
mold fossil
stratum
35. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
natural selection
surface waves
lower mantle
Paleozoic era
36. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
convergent boundaries
Cenzoic era
inner core
stratosphere
37. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
geologic time scale
natural selection
fault - block mountains
38. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
stratosphere
tectonic plates
peat
precipitation
39. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
convergent boundaries
mantle
stratosphere
greenhouse effect
40. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
upwarped mountains
S waves
hardnes
41. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
volcanoes
upwarped mountains
exosphere
42. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
Archaan era
infiltration
exosphere
43. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
hot spots
Cenzoic era
mountain
surface water
44. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
transform boundaries
metamorphic rocks
seismogram
Hadean time
45. 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
mold fossil
P waves
lower mantle
46. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
Pangaea
Silurian period
Hadean time
47. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Silurian period
Pangaea
Archaan era
body fossil
48. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
variations
fault - block mountains
cleavage
mineral grains
49. The period where the first fish were formed
extrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
hydrosphere
surface water
50. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
mesophere
ozone
mold fossil
subduction zone