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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
groundwater
greenhouse effect
P waves
mineral grains
2. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
luster
atmosphere
sedimentary rocks
trace fossil
3. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
trace fossil
sedimentary rocks
common ancestor
4. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
peat
shield volcano
seismograph
Silurian period
5. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
stratum
surface water
atmosphere
volcanoes
6. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
upwarped mountains
geologic time scale
faults
7. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
infiltration
convergent boundaries
mold fossil
8. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
thermosphere
tsunami
Cenzoic era
divergent boundaries
9. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
P waves
hot spots
Paleozoic era
evaporation
10. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
greenhouse effect
S waves
Pangaea
11. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
genetic mutations
Hadean time
stratum
seismograph
12. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
Devonian period
stratosphere
tsunami
radiometric dating
13. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
seismograph
volcanoes
convergent boundaries
14. 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
mesophere
natural selection
upwarped mountains
radiometric dating
15. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
seismogram
mountain
composite volcano/stratovolcano
tsunami
16. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
Proterozoic era
continental drift
transform boundaries
17. 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
mountain
extrusive igneous rocks
ozone
18. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Cenzoic era
infiltration
crust
mesophere
19. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
Archaan era
cinder cone volcano
atmosphere
peat
20. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
troposphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
infiltration
folded mountains
21. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
extrusive igneous rocks
atmosphere
Devonian period
22. 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
hot spots
P waves
geologic time scale
Silurian period
23. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
Paleozoic era
P waves
genetic mutations
24. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
lower mantle
seismograph
greenhouse effect
25. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
geologic time scale
cleavage
greenhouse effect
groundwater
26. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
volcanoes
metamorphic rocks
S waves
faults
27. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
Pangaea
sedimentary rocks
seismograph
convergent boundaries
28. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
metamorphic rocks
hydrosphere
volcanoes
exosphere
29. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
natural selection
upper mantle
sedimentary rocks
cleavage
30. 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
outer core
Pangaea
composite volcano/stratovolcano
31. The limited supply of water there is
carbon sinks
hydrosphere
thermosphere
Archaan era
32. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
inner core
hardnes
lower mantle
33. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
Hadean time
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratigraphy
volcanoes
34. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
faults
subduction zone
stratigraphy
magma
35. The period where the first fish were formed
luster
Silurian period
geologic time scale
Pangaea
36. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
evaporation
faults
mold fossil
Ring of Fire
37. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Ring of Fire
inner core
Archaan era
surface waves
38. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Archaan era
seismogram
environmental pressures
outer core
39. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
sedimentary rocks
Pangaea
Proterozoic era
fossil
40. 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
infiltration
mold fossil
tsunami
genetic mutations
41. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
color
surface waves
ozone
greenhouse effect
42. 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.
troposphere
Paleozoic era
carbon sinks
divergent boundaries
43. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
Proterozoic era
upper mantle
fossil
luster
44. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
Proterozoic era
common ancestor
continental drift
45. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
sedimentary rocks
continental drift
lower mantle
transform boundaries
46. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
mold fossil
mantle
stratum
environmental pressures
47. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
seismograph
color
convergent boundaries
surface water
48. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
cast fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
Proterozoic era
Ring of Fire
49. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
body fossil
cleavage
crust
magma
50. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
Proterozoic era
composite volcano/stratovolcano
metamorphic rocks
seismograph