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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
tsunami
geologic time scale
lower mantle
outer core
2. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
cleavage
mold fossil
seismograph
Devonian period
3. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
fault - block mountains
stratum
seismograph
Pangaea
4. The limited supply of water there is
surface waves
hydrosphere
surface water
transform boundaries
5. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
geologic time scale
Ring of Fire
mesophere
mantle
6. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
earthquake
cinder cone volcano
mountain
7. The period where the first fish were formed
stratosphere
Silurian period
stratigraphy
cast fossil
8. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
hydrosphere
fossil
Ring of Fire
hot spots
9. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
transform boundaries
troposphere
faults
inner core
10. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
P waves
mineral grains
carbon sinks
deleterious
11. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
carbon sinks
body fossil
mantle
hydrosphere
12. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
hydrosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
luster
13. The different ways a species can evolve
metamorphic rocks
mantle
variations
subduction zone
14. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
tsunami
peat
surface waves
Silurian period
15. 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.
Paleozoic era
seismogram
S waves
hydrosphere
16. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
genetic mutations
seismograph
upper mantle
17. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
metamorphic rocks
outer core
mantle
radiometric dating
18. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
Ring of Fire
atmosphere
divergent boundaries
tsunami
19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
volcanoes
environmental pressures
stratosphere
mineral grains
20. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
stratosphere
atmosphere
variations
21. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
troposphere
genetic mutations
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
22. 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
thermosphere
radiometric dating
upper mantle
23. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
troposphere
deleterious
inner core
24. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
common ancestor
deleterious
precipitation
atmosphere
25. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
thermosphere
outer core
hot spots
precipitation
26. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
color
folded mountains
Proterozoic era
sedimentary rocks
27. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
Ring of Fire
inner core
geologic time scale
fault - block mountains
28. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
convergent boundaries
stratigraphy
geologic time scale
Paleozoic era
29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
folded mountains
magma
genetic mutations
volcanoes
30. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
tectonic plates
hydrosphere
magma
earthquake
31. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
Silurian period
composite volcano/stratovolcano
evaporation
32. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
Silurian period
fault - block mountains
mantle
exosphere
33. 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
surface water
volcanoes
inner core
34. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
fossil
Mesozoic era
mineral grains
hardnes
35. Water that has infiltrated the ground
cast fossil
groundwater
mineral grains
intrusive igneous rocks
36. A layer of rock that contains fossils
Pangaea
upper mantle
transform boundaries
stratum
37. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
luster
ozone
carbon sinks
stratigraphy
38. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cast fossil
hardnes
cleavage
Devonian period
39. 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
troposphere
fossil
carbon sinks
40. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
sedimentary rocks
hardnes
Cenzoic era
Mesozoic era
41. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
natural selection
subduction zone
color
radiometric dating
42. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
runoff
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
Ring of Fire
43. 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
thermosphere
natural selection
Pangaea
infiltration
44. 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
folded mountains
greenhouse effect
subduction zone
P waves
45. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
S waves
runoff
seismogram
intrusive igneous rocks
46. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
stratosphere
S waves
tectonic plates
47. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
Hadean time
groundwater
transform boundaries
shield volcano
48. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
troposphere
radiometric dating
evaporation
stratosphere
49. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
atmosphere
stratosphere
genetic mutations
evaporation
50. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
infiltration
luster
subduction zone