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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
atmosphere
peat
hot spots
Archaan era
2. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
geologic time scale
cleavage
troposphere
genetic mutations
3. The part of the Earth that we live on
cleavage
inner core
crust
common ancestor
4. 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
tsunami
S waves
stratum
cleavage
5. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
fault - block mountains
convergent boundaries
surface waves
extrusive igneous rocks
6. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
groundwater
seismograph
Pangaea
Silurian period
7. 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
folded mountains
stratum
Proterozoic era
Archaan era
8. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
earthquake
seismogram
deleterious
9. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
P waves
evaporation
ozone
trace fossil
10. 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
mold fossil
deleterious
natural selection
inner core
11. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
carbon sinks
color
folded mountains
outer core
12. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
lower mantle
stratum
common ancestor
13. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
subduction zone
intrusive igneous rocks
environmental pressures
14. 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.
lower mantle
mold fossil
Mesozoic era
subduction zone
15. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
extrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
mold fossil
troposphere
16. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
deleterious
magma
fault - block mountains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
17. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
cast fossil
mantle
fossil
geologic time scale
18. 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
hardnes
sedimentary rocks
environmental pressures
19. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
outer core
sedimentary rocks
deleterious
atmosphere
20. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
mineral grains
Proterozoic era
volcanoes
groundwater
21. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
common ancestor
color
seismogram
lower mantle
22. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismograph
groundwater
seismogram
natural selection
23. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Cenzoic era
common ancestor
fossil
hardnes
24. 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
S waves
Proterozoic era
inner core
P waves
25. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
luster
faults
hot spots
hydrosphere
26. 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
stratosphere
troposphere
cast fossil
faults
27. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
Cenzoic era
inner core
trace fossil
ozone
28. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
upwarped mountains
surface water
Silurian period
Ring of Fire
29. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
upper mantle
volcanoes
tectonic plates
groundwater
30. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
lower mantle
cinder cone volcano
greenhouse effect
31. The process in which plates move and shift
cinder cone volcano
continental drift
intrusive igneous rocks
shield volcano
32. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
tectonic plates
runoff
fossil
surface waves
33. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
Silurian period
earthquake
Hadean time
34. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
metamorphic rocks
stratigraphy
surface water
natural selection
35. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
cleavage
hot spots
fault - block mountains
36. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
lower mantle
infiltration
cleavage
evaporation
37. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
hot spots
luster
shield volcano
ozone
38. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
stratosphere
inner core
atmosphere
tectonic plates
39. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
seismogram
inner core
Pangaea
sedimentary rocks
40. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
color
carbon sinks
seismogram
volcanoes
41. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
Devonian period
mineral grains
folded mountains
mountain
42. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
seismogram
mountain
magma
groundwater
43. The different ways a species can evolve
geologic time scale
deleterious
infiltration
variations
44. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
carbon sinks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
surface water
mold fossil
45. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
peat
seismogram
fossil
lower mantle
46. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
color
stratosphere
subduction zone
peat
47. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Ring of Fire
exosphere
upwarped mountains
Proterozoic era
48. Molten rock
crust
fossil
magma
subduction zone
49. 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.
Silurian period
Paleozoic era
crust
upper mantle
50. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
upwarped mountains
infiltration
outer core