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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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
faults
radiometric dating
hardnes
2. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
seismograph
mold fossil
Ring of Fire
3. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
thermosphere
fossil
carbon sinks
stratosphere
4. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
variations
convergent boundaries
P waves
thermosphere
5. 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
tsunami
deleterious
folded mountains
fossil
6. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
trace fossil
radiometric dating
carbon sinks
variations
7. 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
Archaan era
seismogram
stratosphere
genetic mutations
8. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
carbon sinks
extrusive igneous rocks
transform boundaries
9. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
inner core
ozone
greenhouse effect
Pangaea
10. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
mesophere
lower mantle
groundwater
hot spots
11. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
convergent boundaries
peat
magma
12. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
extrusive igneous rocks
shield volcano
seismogram
13. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
Mesozoic era
Ring of Fire
outer core
mantle
14. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
greenhouse effect
intrusive igneous rocks
peat
ozone
15. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Pangaea
upwarped mountains
faults
Cenzoic era
16. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
Archaan era
environmental pressures
earthquake
carbon sinks
17. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
sedimentary rocks
P waves
stratosphere
upwarped mountains
18. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Proterozoic era
color
seismograph
lower mantle
19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
extrusive igneous rocks
inner core
mineral grains
stratosphere
20. Water that has infiltrated the ground
cinder cone volcano
groundwater
ozone
P waves
21. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratosphere
surface waves
seismograph
22. 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
mold fossil
carbon sinks
upper mantle
natural selection
23. The different ways a species can evolve
P waves
upper mantle
variations
composite volcano/stratovolcano
24. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
tectonic plates
folded mountains
volcanoes
tsunami
25. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
stratum
shield volcano
carbon sinks
evaporation
26. 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
tectonic plates
P waves
Devonian period
peat
27. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
upper mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
tectonic plates
28. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
geologic time scale
Devonian period
deleterious
mineral grains
29. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
intrusive igneous rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
Cenzoic era
fossil
30. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
genetic mutations
outer core
groundwater
31. The limited supply of water there is
upper mantle
hydrosphere
stratosphere
subduction zone
32. 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.
tsunami
thermosphere
hot spots
Paleozoic era
33. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
luster
genetic mutations
upwarped mountains
faults
34. 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
Archaan era
runoff
Ring of Fire
cast fossil
35. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
Proterozoic era
greenhouse effect
stratosphere
hardnes
36. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
color
shield volcano
hardnes
stratum
37. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
faults
groundwater
extrusive igneous rocks
divergent boundaries
38. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
peat
folded mountains
cleavage
39. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
body fossil
fossil
hot spots
precipitation
40. 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
faults
Silurian period
evaporation
41. 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
mold fossil
greenhouse effect
continental drift
runoff
42. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
Ring of Fire
atmosphere
ozone
mesophere
43. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
faults
mineral grains
44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
variations
composite volcano/stratovolcano
cleavage
common ancestor
45. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
common ancestor
runoff
carbon sinks
lower mantle
46. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
atmosphere
groundwater
magma
47. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
P waves
outer core
runoff
Devonian period
48. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
groundwater
common ancestor
outer core
precipitation
49. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Pangaea
cinder cone volcano
natural selection
50. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
convergent boundaries
trace fossil
Cenzoic era