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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
Mesozoic era
luster
stratigraphy
trace fossil
2. A layer of rock that contains fossils
greenhouse effect
upper mantle
mesophere
stratum
3. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
composite volcano/stratovolcano
variations
carbon sinks
4. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
folded mountains
lower mantle
hydrosphere
5. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
runoff
tsunami
radiometric dating
sedimentary rocks
6. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
cleavage
stratigraphy
folded mountains
7. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
variations
faults
mesophere
common ancestor
8. 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
fossil
convergent boundaries
upper mantle
Archaan era
9. 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
runoff
Proterozoic era
natural selection
folded mountains
10. 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
mold fossil
seismograph
Ring of Fire
P waves
11. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
metamorphic rocks
subduction zone
cinder cone volcano
continental drift
12. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
ozone
convergent boundaries
carbon sinks
lower mantle
13. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
fault - block mountains
seismogram
deleterious
color
14. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
fossil
precipitation
divergent boundaries
troposphere
15. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
common ancestor
precipitation
color
luster
16. 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
stratum
mantle
convergent boundaries
17. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
environmental pressures
exosphere
upper mantle
evaporation
18. The different ways a species can evolve
stratum
mineral grains
variations
folded mountains
19. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
luster
magma
ozone
peat
20. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
stratum
evaporation
Cenzoic era
21. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
stratum
S waves
color
fossil
22. 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
seismograph
mold fossil
deleterious
Paleozoic era
23. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
subduction zone
variations
volcanoes
24. Molten rock
tsunami
magma
S waves
cinder cone volcano
25. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
fault - block mountains
color
luster
26. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
luster
color
cinder cone volcano
stratigraphy
27. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
volcanoes
surface waves
Proterozoic era
hydrosphere
28. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
mesophere
seismograph
inner core
folded mountains
29. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
genetic mutations
Hadean time
thermosphere
30. 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
S waves
cast fossil
hardnes
intrusive igneous rocks
31. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
faults
infiltration
mantle
surface waves
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
color
natural selection
fault - block mountains
seismogram
33. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
S waves
ozone
stratigraphy
color
34. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
crust
cleavage
Cenzoic era
subduction zone
35. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
stratosphere
extrusive igneous rocks
cleavage
sedimentary rocks
36. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
outer core
Devonian period
variations
composite volcano/stratovolcano
37. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
radiometric dating
convergent boundaries
luster
Devonian period
38. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
cinder cone volcano
seismograph
composite volcano/stratovolcano
greenhouse effect
39. 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
surface waves
exosphere
deleterious
thermosphere
40. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
volcanoes
color
seismograph
troposphere
41. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
faults
earthquake
mountain
mesophere
42. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
subduction zone
exosphere
luster
43. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
infiltration
common ancestor
hardnes
upper mantle
44. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
tectonic plates
hot spots
earthquake
Mesozoic era
45. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
magma
Mesozoic era
runoff
mesophere
46. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
surface waves
common ancestor
intrusive igneous rocks
Hadean time
47. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
thermosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Devonian period
cleavage
48. The limited supply of water there is
color
Mesozoic era
Ring of Fire
hydrosphere
49. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
seismograph
transform boundaries
folded mountains
runoff
50. 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
upwarped mountains
stratosphere
infiltration