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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
upwarped mountains
Cenzoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
natural selection
2. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
metamorphic rocks
troposphere
Devonian period
3. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
color
Hadean time
subduction zone
composite volcano/stratovolcano
4. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
upwarped mountains
exosphere
body fossil
hydrosphere
5. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
Paleozoic era
body fossil
mesophere
6. 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
faults
surface water
tectonic plates
P waves
7. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
shield volcano
Ring of Fire
troposphere
8. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
shield volcano
deleterious
Ring of Fire
composite volcano/stratovolcano
9. The different ways a species can evolve
intrusive igneous rocks
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
variations
10. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
precipitation
stratum
ozone
folded mountains
11. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
extrusive igneous rocks
surface waves
infiltration
evaporation
12. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
geologic time scale
volcanoes
Archaan era
upper mantle
13. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
Proterozoic era
outer core
continental drift
14. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Pangaea
Mesozoic era
Hadean time
infiltration
15. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
crust
16. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
genetic mutations
runoff
stratigraphy
17. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
transform boundaries
cinder cone volcano
Cenzoic era
peat
18. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
S waves
luster
upwarped mountains
groundwater
19. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
trace fossil
seismograph
hot spots
cast fossil
20. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
natural selection
geologic time scale
fossil
21. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
luster
evaporation
Ring of Fire
folded mountains
22. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
genetic mutations
divergent boundaries
fault - block mountains
tsunami
23. 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
luster
hot spots
faults
24. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
color
trace fossil
peat
evaporation
25. 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
tectonic plates
carbon sinks
ozone
natural selection
26. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
geologic time scale
continental drift
infiltration
Proterozoic era
27. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
magma
Silurian period
atmosphere
28. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
body fossil
atmosphere
seismogram
29. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
deleterious
common ancestor
Silurian period
convergent boundaries
30. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
earthquake
exosphere
variations
mountain
31. The process in which plates move and shift
fossil
continental drift
extrusive igneous rocks
cast fossil
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
S waves
evaporation
fault - block mountains
mountain
33. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
upwarped mountains
genetic mutations
body fossil
Devonian period
34. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
deleterious
radiometric dating
mantle
genetic mutations
35. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
outer core
mesophere
volcanoes
seismogram
36. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
luster
atmosphere
variations
37. A layer of rock that contains fossils
surface water
stratum
Proterozoic era
magma
38. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
tsunami
extrusive igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
evaporation
39. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
environmental pressures
luster
Hadean time
40. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
upper mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Devonian period
41. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
luster
atmosphere
P waves
inner core
42. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
inner core
earthquake
seismogram
Proterozoic era
43. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
natural selection
composite volcano/stratovolcano
magma
44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
luster
cleavage
magma
divergent boundaries
45. The degree that a mineral reflects light
body fossil
luster
peat
stratum
46. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
exosphere
tsunami
tectonic plates
47. 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
tsunami
transform boundaries
continental drift
48. 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
luster
mold fossil
shield volcano
Mesozoic era
49. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
Cenzoic era
mountain
surface waves
mantle
50. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
P waves
subduction zone
shield volcano
lower mantle