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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
crust
outer core
stratigraphy
evaporation
2. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
fossil
folded mountains
mantle
3. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
troposphere
stratum
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mantle
4. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
variations
seismogram
mold fossil
metamorphic rocks
5. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
variations
inner core
magma
cleavage
6. 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
Silurian period
hardnes
S waves
luster
7. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
geologic time scale
precipitation
S waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
8. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
environmental pressures
lower mantle
surface waves
common ancestor
9. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
evaporation
carbon sinks
greenhouse effect
hardnes
10. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
seismogram
genetic mutations
mesophere
11. 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
upper mantle
divergent boundaries
cast fossil
environmental pressures
12. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
inner core
trace fossil
genetic mutations
13. The part of the Earth that we live on
infiltration
crust
earthquake
composite volcano/stratovolcano
14. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
tectonic plates
fault - block mountains
cleavage
15. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
tectonic plates
stratigraphy
earthquake
upwarped mountains
16. 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
transform boundaries
Paleozoic era
geologic time scale
P waves
17. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
geologic time scale
natural selection
crust
18. Water that has infiltrated the ground
Paleozoic era
variations
color
groundwater
19. 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
composite volcano/stratovolcano
exosphere
mold fossil
variations
20. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
metamorphic rocks
surface water
stratigraphy
carbon sinks
21. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
natural selection
infiltration
cleavage
22. 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
transform boundaries
thermosphere
body fossil
tsunami
23. A layer of rock that contains fossils
thermosphere
exosphere
stratum
hardnes
24. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
color
Archaan era
exosphere
25. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
genetic mutations
Mesozoic era
mantle
26. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
extrusive igneous rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
Proterozoic era
faults
27. 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
peat
Ring of Fire
troposphere
28. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
stratigraphy
groundwater
surface waves
29. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
Proterozoic era
metamorphic rocks
30. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
Pangaea
cleavage
magma
31. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
faults
outer core
fossil
Devonian period
32. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
Proterozoic era
infiltration
continental drift
33. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
seismogram
infiltration
mold fossil
34. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
natural selection
exosphere
magma
tsunami
35. The process in which plates move and shift
earthquake
tsunami
folded mountains
continental drift
36. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
mantle
inner core
transform boundaries
volcanoes
37. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
common ancestor
variations
extrusive igneous rocks
lower mantle
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
mesophere
surface water
Hadean time
39. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
crust
cinder cone volcano
Hadean time
radiometric dating
40. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
P waves
tectonic plates
Paleozoic era
ozone
41. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
groundwater
mold fossil
fault - block mountains
Devonian period
42. 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.
seismogram
Paleozoic era
natural selection
metamorphic rocks
43. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
magma
fault - block mountains
geologic time scale
44. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
variations
outer core
body fossil
mantle
45. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratosphere
transform boundaries
Paleozoic era
46. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
deleterious
subduction zone
Silurian period
mold fossil
47. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
mantle
crust
folded mountains
48. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
exosphere
surface water
body fossil
sedimentary rocks
49. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
hardnes
P waves
Ring of Fire
mineral grains
50. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
hydrosphere
tsunami
Silurian period
Pangaea
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