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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
shield volcano
Devonian period
peat
Cenzoic era
2. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
hot spots
trace fossil
exosphere
mineral grains
3. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
infiltration
environmental pressures
tsunami
4. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
cinder cone volcano
stratum
mountain
5. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
shield volcano
evaporation
peat
6. 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
Cenzoic era
greenhouse effect
mountain
Archaan era
7. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
stratosphere
thermosphere
upper mantle
8. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
hot spots
faults
lower mantle
9. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
environmental pressures
earthquake
inner core
sedimentary rocks
10. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
color
hot spots
subduction zone
atmosphere
11. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
carbon sinks
seismogram
folded mountains
12. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
fault - block mountains
body fossil
crust
divergent boundaries
13. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
cleavage
Proterozoic era
faults
divergent boundaries
14. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Pangaea
natural selection
magma
surface water
15. The part of the Earth that we live on
Hadean time
crust
cast fossil
tectonic plates
16. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
color
transform boundaries
stratosphere
evaporation
17. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
upper mantle
troposphere
folded mountains
mantle
18. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
Mesozoic era
exosphere
fault - block mountains
greenhouse effect
19. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
composite volcano/stratovolcano
extrusive igneous rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
earthquake
20. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
variations
Cenzoic era
common ancestor
Proterozoic era
21. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
continental drift
seismogram
metamorphic rocks
tsunami
22. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
inner core
shield volcano
Mesozoic era
mesophere
23. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
continental drift
Proterozoic era
shield volcano
Silurian period
24. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
faults
carbon sinks
transform boundaries
25. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
stratum
mineral grains
continental drift
26. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
faults
tsunami
volcanoes
upwarped mountains
27. Water that has infiltrated the ground
seismograph
groundwater
natural selection
inner core
28. The process in which plates move and shift
fossil
volcanoes
luster
continental drift
29. The period where the first fish were formed
environmental pressures
hardnes
groundwater
Silurian period
30. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
environmental pressures
upper mantle
outer core
S waves
31. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
faults
stratum
mantle
color
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
sedimentary rocks
variations
lower mantle
fault - block mountains
33. 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.
thermosphere
surface water
Paleozoic era
runoff
34. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
environmental pressures
stratum
surface water
35. 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
Devonian period
cleavage
greenhouse effect
cast fossil
36. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
environmental pressures
Hadean time
trace fossil
37. The different ways a species can evolve
crust
variations
extrusive igneous rocks
color
38. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
seismogram
inner core
mold fossil
Ring of Fire
39. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
ozone
lower mantle
metamorphic rocks
Paleozoic era
40. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
tsunami
carbon sinks
Pangaea
41. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
tectonic plates
stratosphere
common ancestor
42. 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
troposphere
continental drift
carbon sinks
43. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
greenhouse effect
variations
divergent boundaries
44. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
Archaan era
inner core
radiometric dating
trace fossil
45. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
tsunami
inner core
P waves
mountain
46. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
precipitation
surface waves
Cenzoic era
stratigraphy
47. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
natural selection
fossil
cast fossil
surface waves
48. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
convergent boundaries
seismograph
variations
stratosphere
49. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
Paleozoic era
precipitation
Mesozoic era
50. 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
outer core
stratum
variations
mold fossil
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