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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
color
exosphere
S waves
2. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
faults
exosphere
runoff
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
Archaan era
mold fossil
precipitation
4. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
seismograph
convergent boundaries
Devonian period
Silurian period
5. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
environmental pressures
hardnes
stratigraphy
geologic time scale
6. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
subduction zone
volcanoes
continental drift
hydrosphere
7. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
luster
fault - block mountains
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
8. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
geologic time scale
cinder cone volcano
Ring of Fire
inner core
9. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
seismograph
Archaan era
Pangaea
10. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
carbon sinks
mantle
continental drift
upwarped mountains
11. The limited supply of water there is
tectonic plates
Devonian period
Cenzoic era
hydrosphere
12. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
upper mantle
mountain
intrusive igneous rocks
13. The process in which water soaks into the ground
mantle
volcanoes
infiltration
Pangaea
14. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
Ring of Fire
Hadean time
mountain
atmosphere
15. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
sedimentary rocks
hydrosphere
metamorphic rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
16. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
radiometric dating
upwarped mountains
faults
17. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
cast fossil
faults
fault - block mountains
seismogram
18. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
lower mantle
exosphere
evaporation
continental drift
19. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
convergent boundaries
sedimentary rocks
subduction zone
cast fossil
20. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
outer core
seismogram
inner core
volcanoes
21. Water that has infiltrated the ground
intrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
groundwater
deleterious
22. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
evaporation
precipitation
seismogram
subduction zone
23. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
Mesozoic era
Cenzoic era
color
atmosphere
24. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
Ring of Fire
volcanoes
extrusive igneous rocks
tsunami
25. The different ways a species can evolve
radiometric dating
variations
S waves
thermosphere
26. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
radiometric dating
mesophere
tectonic plates
extrusive igneous rocks
27. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
convergent boundaries
body fossil
cinder cone volcano
luster
28. 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
troposphere
cinder cone volcano
carbon sinks
S waves
29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
earthquake
mineral grains
precipitation
hydrosphere
30. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
outer core
thermosphere
Proterozoic era
trace fossil
31. The period where the first fish were formed
thermosphere
Silurian period
atmosphere
magma
32. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
sedimentary rocks
continental drift
upper mantle
surface waves
33. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
stratosphere
upwarped mountains
Proterozoic era
34. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
environmental pressures
variations
thermosphere
ozone
35. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
hot spots
Hadean time
shield volcano
36. 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
shield volcano
hot spots
mesophere
thermosphere
37. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
inner core
greenhouse effect
runoff
38. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
shield volcano
faults
earthquake
intrusive igneous rocks
39. 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.
lower mantle
mantle
Paleozoic era
peat
40. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
stratigraphy
deleterious
radiometric dating
Proterozoic era
41. 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
thermosphere
mantle
groundwater
tsunami
42. The process in which plates move and shift
groundwater
continental drift
precipitation
surface water
43. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
stratosphere
evaporation
continental drift
radiometric dating
44. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
genetic mutations
Cenzoic era
tsunami
hot spots
45. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
thermosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
folded mountains
precipitation
46. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
outer core
Pangaea
cleavage
47. 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
tsunami
troposphere
body fossil
Archaan era
48. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
continental drift
upwarped mountains
surface water
common ancestor
49. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
volcanoes
magma
cast fossil
50. 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
trace fossil
cast fossil
folded mountains
tsunami