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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
body fossil
surface water
cleavage
mineral grains
2. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
convergent boundaries
geologic time scale
hardnes
peat
3. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
convergent boundaries
deleterious
composite volcano/stratovolcano
folded mountains
4. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
mold fossil
inner core
greenhouse effect
peat
5. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
body fossil
cleavage
outer core
color
6. The degree that a mineral reflects light
cleavage
geologic time scale
luster
intrusive igneous rocks
7. The limited supply of water there is
composite volcano/stratovolcano
hydrosphere
hot spots
cast fossil
8. 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
runoff
hardnes
shield volcano
thermosphere
9. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
trace fossil
radiometric dating
cleavage
Hadean time
10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
P waves
environmental pressures
mineral grains
carbon sinks
11. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
hardnes
trace fossil
geologic time scale
seismograph
12. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
evaporation
groundwater
mantle
13. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
fault - block mountains
earthquake
outer core
14. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
extrusive igneous rocks
stratigraphy
stratosphere
exosphere
15. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
cinder cone volcano
upwarped mountains
exosphere
16. The different ways a species can evolve
seismogram
surface waves
variations
exosphere
17. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
ozone
convergent boundaries
metamorphic rocks
Pangaea
18. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
peat
stratum
shield volcano
divergent boundaries
19. 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
shield volcano
mineral grains
S waves
greenhouse effect
20. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
hardnes
Silurian period
seismogram
stratigraphy
21. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
fossil
common ancestor
natural selection
Ring of Fire
22. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mold fossil
ozone
faults
23. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
divergent boundaries
atmosphere
subduction zone
24. 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.
Silurian period
Mesozoic era
fossil
geologic time scale
25. The process in which plates move and shift
genetic mutations
mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
continental drift
26. The process in which water soaks into the ground
genetic mutations
infiltration
Hadean time
extrusive igneous rocks
27. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
crust
fossil
P waves
hot spots
28. The period where the first fish were formed
Cenzoic era
infiltration
mountain
Silurian period
29. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
cinder cone volcano
hardnes
Mesozoic era
30. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
intrusive igneous rocks
inner core
seismogram
subduction zone
31. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
stratum
fossil
seismograph
32. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
P waves
continental drift
runoff
33. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
stratigraphy
color
groundwater
mesophere
34. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
ozone
hardnes
groundwater
cinder cone volcano
35. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
convergent boundaries
seismogram
sedimentary rocks
folded mountains
36. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
faults
hydrosphere
infiltration
intrusive igneous rocks
37. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
folded mountains
mold fossil
mineral grains
38. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
inner core
Mesozoic era
Ring of Fire
39. 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
fossil
tsunami
stratosphere
natural selection
40. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
transform boundaries
sedimentary rocks
41. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
seismograph
mountain
earthquake
S waves
42. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
upper mantle
radiometric dating
carbon sinks
43. 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.
P waves
luster
Paleozoic era
hot spots
44. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
Hadean time
Mesozoic era
Paleozoic era
45. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
thermosphere
upwarped mountains
metamorphic rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
46. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
Pangaea
body fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
fault - block mountains
47. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
ozone
tsunami
shield volcano
luster
48. The part of the Earth that we live on
radiometric dating
sedimentary rocks
Silurian period
crust
49. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
S waves
geologic time scale
infiltration
50. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
tectonic plates
greenhouse effect
earthquake
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