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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
lower mantle
trace fossil
Mesozoic era
Devonian period
2. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
mantle
exosphere
cast fossil
faults
3. 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
fault - block mountains
Devonian period
S waves
seismogram
4. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
mountain
evaporation
runoff
thermosphere
5. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
surface waves
radiometric dating
transform boundaries
groundwater
6. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
stratosphere
peat
tectonic plates
7. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
faults
runoff
transform boundaries
surface waves
8. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
common ancestor
Mesozoic era
divergent boundaries
lower mantle
9. 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
runoff
crust
body fossil
mold fossil
10. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
stratigraphy
radiometric dating
P waves
11. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratosphere
stratigraphy
faults
tsunami
12. Molten rock
magma
stratosphere
carbon sinks
hardnes
13. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
lower mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
inner core
14. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
natural selection
genetic mutations
Hadean time
hot spots
15. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
fault - block mountains
fossil
Proterozoic era
evaporation
16. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
convergent boundaries
carbon sinks
fault - block mountains
troposphere
17. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
mantle
subduction zone
shield volcano
18. 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
seismogram
upwarped mountains
atmosphere
tsunami
19. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Ring of Fire
seismogram
P waves
Archaan era
20. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
seismograph
Cenzoic era
runoff
natural selection
21. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
radiometric dating
metamorphic rocks
evaporation
22. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
Archaan era
trace fossil
runoff
fossil
23. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
magma
deleterious
greenhouse effect
lower mantle
24. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
sedimentary rocks
Mesozoic era
trace fossil
thermosphere
25. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
metamorphic rocks
atmosphere
mold fossil
environmental pressures
26. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
hardnes
precipitation
stratosphere
folded mountains
27. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
mantle
metamorphic rocks
tsunami
common ancestor
28. The part of the Earth that we live on
Silurian period
crust
peat
inner core
29. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
surface water
intrusive igneous rocks
seismograph
Silurian period
30. A layer of rock that contains fossils
crust
convergent boundaries
stratum
Cenzoic era
31. 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
runoff
P waves
Pangaea
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.
infiltration
Paleozoic era
seismograph
lower mantle
33. 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
carbon sinks
cast fossil
tectonic plates
precipitation
34. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
faults
mountain
troposphere
35. The degree that a mineral reflects light
transform boundaries
volcanoes
cleavage
luster
36. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
ozone
stratosphere
lower mantle
37. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
upper mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
mesophere
38. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
fossil
metamorphic rocks
radiometric dating
subduction zone
39. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
hot spots
Pangaea
luster
precipitation
40. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
Ring of Fire
Cenzoic era
infiltration
41. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
common ancestor
precipitation
outer core
surface waves
42. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
exosphere
crust
mantle
shield volcano
43. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
Hadean time
greenhouse effect
luster
metamorphic rocks
44. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
divergent boundaries
hot spots
Pangaea
Hadean time
45. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
body fossil
Silurian period
Hadean time
46. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
crust
extrusive igneous rocks
thermosphere
metamorphic rocks
47. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Pangaea
precipitation
mesophere
surface water
48. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
troposphere
Paleozoic era
lower mantle
faults
49. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
lower mantle
convergent boundaries
tsunami
Pangaea
50. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
intrusive igneous rocks
exosphere
fault - block mountains
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