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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
variations
infiltration
metamorphic rocks
2. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
P waves
ozone
peat
extrusive igneous rocks
3. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
evaporation
peat
fault - block mountains
outer core
4. The part of the Earth that we live on
radiometric dating
Hadean time
crust
ozone
5. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
environmental pressures
variations
shield volcano
deleterious
6. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
environmental pressures
Paleozoic era
exosphere
7. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
subduction zone
convergent boundaries
Pangaea
8. 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
seismograph
natural selection
stratigraphy
seismogram
9. 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.
composite volcano/stratovolcano
shield volcano
Paleozoic era
environmental pressures
10. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
Cenzoic era
trace fossil
environmental pressures
cast fossil
11. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
Mesozoic era
thermosphere
hot spots
12. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
intrusive igneous rocks
evaporation
geologic time scale
transform boundaries
13. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
Archaan era
stratosphere
troposphere
tsunami
14. 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
P waves
Ring of Fire
tectonic plates
luster
15. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
transform boundaries
evaporation
carbon sinks
mineral grains
16. Molten rock
composite volcano/stratovolcano
divergent boundaries
magma
surface waves
17. Water that has infiltrated the ground
geologic time scale
metamorphic rocks
Proterozoic era
groundwater
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
seismograph
Paleozoic era
mold fossil
inner core
19. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
hot spots
volcanoes
precipitation
color
20. 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
Hadean time
peat
common ancestor
21. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
thermosphere
magma
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
22. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
sedimentary rocks
transform boundaries
fault - block mountains
mountain
23. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
luster
magma
inner core
24. 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
folded mountains
Hadean time
volcanoes
25. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
greenhouse effect
Devonian period
upwarped mountains
Proterozoic era
26. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Pangaea
P waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
common ancestor
27. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
folded mountains
tsunami
faults
runoff
28. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
mountain
Hadean time
greenhouse effect
surface waves
29. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
infiltration
Cenzoic era
fossil
exosphere
30. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
lower mantle
genetic mutations
greenhouse effect
stratum
31. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
S waves
outer core
lower mantle
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
outer core
fault - block mountains
stratosphere
radiometric dating
33. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
Pangaea
surface water
exosphere
34. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
trace fossil
Ring of Fire
carbon sinks
thermosphere
35. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
Devonian period
metamorphic rocks
fossil
ozone
36. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
exosphere
volcanoes
body fossil
Archaan era
37. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
transform boundaries
convergent boundaries
atmosphere
sedimentary rocks
38. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
geologic time scale
body fossil
earthquake
mineral grains
39. 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
inner core
Archaan era
Ring of Fire
Silurian period
40. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
carbon sinks
seismogram
extrusive igneous rocks
environmental pressures
41. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
inner core
composite volcano/stratovolcano
shield volcano
stratosphere
42. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
mold fossil
natural selection
Proterozoic era
evaporation
43. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
outer core
groundwater
Hadean time
Ring of Fire
44. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
seismograph
convergent boundaries
inner core
45. 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
cast fossil
thermosphere
exosphere
variations
46. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
stratum
Pangaea
sedimentary rocks
S waves
47. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
metamorphic rocks
hardnes
trace fossil
carbon sinks
48. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
mantle
deleterious
shield volcano
intrusive igneous rocks
49. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
Cenzoic era
hardnes
peat
50. The process in which plates move and shift
sedimentary rocks
tectonic plates
continental drift
inner core