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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
hot spots
mesophere
continental drift
natural selection
2. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
cleavage
Cenzoic era
deleterious
stratosphere
3. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
hot spots
body fossil
peat
inner core
4. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
stratum
Cenzoic era
ozone
atmosphere
5. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Proterozoic era
magma
exosphere
crust
6. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
greenhouse effect
outer core
surface waves
radiometric dating
7. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
geologic time scale
Devonian period
genetic mutations
deleterious
8. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
surface waves
hot spots
peat
Hadean time
9. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
geologic time scale
fault - block mountains
genetic mutations
10. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
metamorphic rocks
transform boundaries
fossil
ozone
11. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
variations
evaporation
stratum
12. 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
hardnes
exosphere
natural selection
thermosphere
13. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
color
surface water
exosphere
fossil
14. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
precipitation
seismograph
mesophere
15. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
subduction zone
seismogram
environmental pressures
16. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
mountain
mantle
inner core
17. 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
body fossil
mold fossil
Silurian period
troposphere
18. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
divergent boundaries
groundwater
upwarped mountains
cinder cone volcano
19. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
body fossil
runoff
luster
transform boundaries
20. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
Pangaea
color
geologic time scale
21. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
Pangaea
surface waves
evaporation
fault - block mountains
22. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
convergent boundaries
radiometric dating
surface waves
seismogram
23. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
peat
groundwater
geologic time scale
seismograph
24. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
Silurian period
seismograph
faults
25. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
hot spots
thermosphere
seismogram
mountain
26. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
Pangaea
radiometric dating
Hadean time
27. A layer of rock that contains fossils
inner core
tsunami
stratum
geologic time scale
28. Water that has infiltrated the ground
luster
groundwater
runoff
infiltration
29. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
intrusive igneous rocks
variations
evaporation
exosphere
30. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
magma
ozone
surface water
31. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
upper mantle
hydrosphere
seismogram
color
32. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
stratigraphy
atmosphere
Ring of Fire
peat
33. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
mountain
folded mountains
outer core
seismogram
34. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
tsunami
Devonian period
troposphere
subduction zone
35. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
natural selection
body fossil
cast fossil
36. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
fault - block mountains
intrusive igneous rocks
subduction zone
37. 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.
hardnes
evaporation
hot spots
Mesozoic era
38. 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.
magma
mold fossil
mesophere
Paleozoic era
39. 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
trace fossil
upwarped mountains
tsunami
geologic time scale
40. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
P waves
transform boundaries
mountain
earthquake
41. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
shield volcano
transform boundaries
metamorphic rocks
common ancestor
42. 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
sedimentary rocks
Archaan era
convergent boundaries
ozone
43. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
luster
Ring of Fire
stratosphere
evaporation
44. The different ways a species can evolve
Cenzoic era
upwarped mountains
variations
environmental pressures
45. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
trace fossil
tectonic plates
cleavage
variations
46. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
geologic time scale
mineral grains
natural selection
atmosphere
47. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
variations
crust
evaporation
48. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
faults
outer core
Cenzoic era
49. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
mold fossil
mantle
exosphere
50. The period where the first fish were formed
Pangaea
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mesophere
Silurian period