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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The period where the first fish were formed
cast fossil
Silurian period
Pangaea
geologic time scale
2. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
cleavage
hardnes
continental drift
tsunami
3. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
Ring of Fire
Mesozoic era
metamorphic rocks
4. The part of the Earth that we live on
natural selection
folded mountains
crust
seismograph
5. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
precipitation
common ancestor
seismogram
6. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
body fossil
stratosphere
Mesozoic era
extrusive igneous rocks
7. 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
groundwater
transform boundaries
Devonian period
8. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
geologic time scale
natural selection
P waves
9. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
mantle
subduction zone
Paleozoic era
mineral grains
10. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
cleavage
upper mantle
S waves
11. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
evaporation
carbon sinks
Proterozoic era
trace fossil
12. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
color
Cenzoic era
groundwater
environmental pressures
13. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
deleterious
seismogram
composite volcano/stratovolcano
magma
14. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
magma
transform boundaries
shield volcano
Archaan era
15. 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.
faults
Mesozoic era
convergent boundaries
mold fossil
16. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
subduction zone
body fossil
atmosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
17. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
deleterious
natural selection
subduction zone
18. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
tectonic plates
seismogram
peat
19. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Hadean time
composite volcano/stratovolcano
radiometric dating
Pangaea
20. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
surface water
Silurian period
subduction zone
21. 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
tsunami
extrusive igneous rocks
environmental pressures
natural selection
22. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
Devonian period
Archaan era
Hadean time
divergent boundaries
23. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
Ring of Fire
subduction zone
outer core
deleterious
24. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
evaporation
sedimentary rocks
hot spots
extrusive igneous rocks
25. 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
common ancestor
precipitation
S waves
tsunami
26. Molten rock
mesophere
faults
mold fossil
magma
27. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
groundwater
mantle
convergent boundaries
hot spots
28. 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
mineral grains
Mesozoic era
natural selection
29. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
atmosphere
upwarped mountains
surface waves
tectonic plates
30. 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
trace fossil
Proterozoic era
upper mantle
31. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
ozone
volcanoes
stratigraphy
stratosphere
32. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
divergent boundaries
seismogram
mesophere
33. The limited supply of water there is
earthquake
seismograph
hydrosphere
crust
34. A layer of rock that contains fossils
mountain
stratum
upwarped mountains
earthquake
35. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
mold fossil
divergent boundaries
carbon sinks
36. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
S waves
continental drift
upper mantle
37. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
hot spots
surface water
exosphere
38. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
lower mantle
carbon sinks
atmosphere
upwarped mountains
39. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
earthquake
Archaan era
continental drift
40. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
mesophere
upper mantle
thermosphere
common ancestor
41. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
luster
Mesozoic era
cinder cone volcano
Cenzoic era
42. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
radiometric dating
fault - block mountains
volcanoes
Proterozoic era
43. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
genetic mutations
exosphere
sedimentary rocks
mantle
44. 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
earthquake
seismograph
environmental pressures
thermosphere
45. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
fault - block mountains
S waves
greenhouse effect
46. 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.
sedimentary rocks
evaporation
surface waves
Paleozoic era
47. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
Archaan era
shield volcano
folded mountains
48. 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
continental drift
atmosphere
fault - block mountains
49. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
hardnes
shield volcano
troposphere
50. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
composite volcano/stratovolcano
P waves
metamorphic rocks
magma