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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The degree that a mineral reflects light
mold fossil
upper mantle
tsunami
luster
2. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
peat
troposphere
Silurian period
ozone
3. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
Hadean time
body fossil
crust
surface waves
4. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
earthquake
extrusive igneous rocks
carbon sinks
fossil
5. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
Ring of Fire
mesophere
atmosphere
6. 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
mountain
faults
peat
7. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
Archaan era
hot spots
convergent boundaries
8. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
folded mountains
outer core
upwarped mountains
9. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
Pangaea
body fossil
runoff
hardnes
10. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
deleterious
transform boundaries
mountain
stratosphere
11. A layer of rock that contains fossils
lower mantle
troposphere
stratum
crust
12. The period where the first fish were formed
environmental pressures
Silurian period
color
exosphere
13. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
luster
mantle
troposphere
mesophere
14. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
S waves
upwarped mountains
stratigraphy
metamorphic rocks
15. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
stratum
Devonian period
thermosphere
color
16. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
Mesozoic era
stratum
Pangaea
evaporation
17. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
lower mantle
radiometric dating
hydrosphere
seismogram
18. 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
transform boundaries
carbon sinks
mold fossil
upper mantle
19. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
stratigraphy
color
Ring of Fire
Hadean time
20. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
crust
cinder cone volcano
magma
precipitation
21. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
geologic time scale
color
cinder cone volcano
lower mantle
22. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
luster
geologic time scale
shield volcano
environmental pressures
23. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
body fossil
Archaan era
surface waves
atmosphere
24. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
convergent boundaries
magma
volcanoes
Mesozoic era
25. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
body fossil
mountain
troposphere
stratigraphy
26. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
cast fossil
fault - block mountains
surface waves
27. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
Silurian period
environmental pressures
trace fossil
28. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
cleavage
continental drift
atmosphere
Proterozoic era
29. 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.
color
fault - block mountains
crust
Paleozoic era
30. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
crust
Paleozoic era
shield volcano
trace fossil
31. The limited supply of water there is
luster
hydrosphere
Silurian period
variations
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
stratosphere
divergent boundaries
atmosphere
fault - block mountains
33. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
Ring of Fire
divergent boundaries
sedimentary rocks
hot spots
34. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
magma
thermosphere
lower mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
35. 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
transform boundaries
Archaan era
outer core
stratigraphy
36. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
exosphere
deleterious
carbon sinks
shield volcano
37. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
hot spots
troposphere
tectonic plates
inner core
38. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
variations
Mesozoic era
folded mountains
hardnes
39. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
earthquake
intrusive igneous rocks
luster
divergent boundaries
40. 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
infiltration
stratum
mold fossil
41. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
metamorphic rocks
cleavage
upwarped mountains
42. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
hydrosphere
convergent boundaries
color
earthquake
43. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
divergent boundaries
fault - block mountains
folded mountains
groundwater
44. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Mesozoic era
surface water
faults
upwarped mountains
45. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
groundwater
volcanoes
body fossil
Mesozoic era
46. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Archaan era
mesophere
genetic mutations
cast fossil
47. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
Archaan era
divergent boundaries
mold fossil
48. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
earthquake
tectonic plates
fault - block mountains
surface water
49. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
variations
genetic mutations
carbon sinks
Proterozoic era
50. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
geologic time scale
magma
outer core
Mesozoic era