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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
thermosphere
seismogram
cast fossil
2. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
trace fossil
surface waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
3. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
hydrosphere
convergent boundaries
hardnes
Mesozoic era
4. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
convergent boundaries
surface waves
tectonic plates
5. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
body fossil
stratum
Silurian period
troposphere
6. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
lower mantle
earthquake
runoff
shield volcano
7. 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
carbon sinks
Archaan era
greenhouse effect
mold fossil
8. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
troposphere
deleterious
mesophere
sedimentary rocks
9. 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
P waves
seismogram
mold fossil
greenhouse effect
10. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
evaporation
volcanoes
geologic time scale
cinder cone volcano
11. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
Hadean time
genetic mutations
runoff
fault - block mountains
12. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
peat
Archaan era
seismogram
13. The degree that a mineral reflects light
Ring of Fire
luster
radiometric dating
trace fossil
14. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
composite volcano/stratovolcano
cast fossil
intrusive igneous rocks
upwarped mountains
15. The period where the first fish were formed
S waves
natural selection
Silurian period
upper mantle
16. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
inner core
body fossil
groundwater
tsunami
17. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
peat
common ancestor
hardnes
inner core
18. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
body fossil
variations
magma
19. Molten rock
genetic mutations
mineral grains
shield volcano
magma
20. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
mineral grains
ozone
sedimentary rocks
21. 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.
tectonic plates
P waves
geologic time scale
Paleozoic era
22. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
deleterious
S waves
volcanoes
23. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
mineral grains
divergent boundaries
surface waves
convergent boundaries
24. 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
shield volcano
surface water
environmental pressures
tsunami
25. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Paleozoic era
Hadean time
subduction zone
Cenzoic era
26. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
Cenzoic era
tsunami
stratum
27. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
Devonian period
hot spots
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
28. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
faults
tsunami
outer core
convergent boundaries
29. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
upper mantle
precipitation
deleterious
seismogram
30. The process in which water soaks into the ground
stratosphere
infiltration
precipitation
carbon sinks
31. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
radiometric dating
fossil
natural selection
divergent boundaries
32. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
greenhouse effect
composite volcano/stratovolcano
tsunami
hydrosphere
33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
variations
seismograph
Ring of Fire
intrusive igneous rocks
34. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
greenhouse effect
variations
extrusive igneous rocks
35. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
earthquake
hydrosphere
stratosphere
P waves
36. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
Devonian period
magma
variations
mineral grains
37. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
mesophere
hydrosphere
lower mantle
body fossil
38. 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
groundwater
earthquake
mountain
39. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
peat
seismogram
Hadean time
exosphere
40. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
earthquake
magma
peat
41. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
subduction zone
tectonic plates
hot spots
color
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
Archaan era
metamorphic rocks
mesophere
ozone
43. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
greenhouse effect
divergent boundaries
stratum
transform boundaries
44. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
metamorphic rocks
Proterozoic era
crust
carbon sinks
45. 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
inner core
peat
thermosphere
Mesozoic era
46. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
Proterozoic era
convergent boundaries
P waves
trace fossil
47. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
peat
stratum
Cenzoic era
mesophere
48. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
transform boundaries
lower mantle
radiometric dating
49. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Archaan era
precipitation
runoff
Proterozoic era
50. Water that has infiltrated the ground
folded mountains
thermosphere
groundwater
intrusive igneous rocks