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CSET Science: Geology
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1. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
surface waves
environmental pressures
sedimentary rocks
2. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
Hadean time
carbon sinks
Proterozoic era
stratosphere
3. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
volcanoes
Cenzoic era
trace fossil
evaporation
4. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mountain
mesophere
fossil
outer core
5. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
greenhouse effect
geologic time scale
P waves
6. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
crust
Mesozoic era
sedimentary rocks
ozone
7. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
infiltration
tsunami
upper mantle
earthquake
8. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
evaporation
color
cast fossil
exosphere
9. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
seismograph
magma
geologic time scale
10. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratosphere
mountain
thermosphere
stratum
11. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
color
ozone
outer core
earthquake
12. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
folded mountains
Devonian period
trace fossil
Pangaea
13. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
mineral grains
radiometric dating
seismograph
groundwater
14. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
hardnes
stratum
genetic mutations
15. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
cleavage
Ring of Fire
carbon sinks
P waves
16. 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
environmental pressures
Archaan era
hot spots
cinder cone volcano
17. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
upper mantle
subduction zone
lower mantle
seismogram
18. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
greenhouse effect
surface waves
extrusive igneous rocks
19. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
Paleozoic era
cinder cone volcano
continental drift
fossil
20. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
hydrosphere
shield volcano
geologic time scale
21. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
hardnes
upwarped mountains
S waves
natural selection
22. 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
tsunami
seismogram
Devonian period
peat
23. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
groundwater
mineral grains
shield volcano
crust
24. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
trace fossil
infiltration
seismogram
troposphere
25. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Devonian period
continental drift
Pangaea
hot spots
26. 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
seismogram
thermosphere
hardnes
P waves
27. 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
evaporation
upper mantle
Pangaea
natural selection
28. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
S waves
groundwater
precipitation
29. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Mesozoic era
transform boundaries
runoff
surface water
30. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
continental drift
peat
mountain
31. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
mineral grains
sedimentary rocks
S waves
32. 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.
stratum
faults
Mesozoic era
geologic time scale
33. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
stratosphere
stratum
metamorphic rocks
mantle
34. 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.
Paleozoic era
transform boundaries
Archaan era
radiometric dating
35. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
tsunami
infiltration
stratigraphy
common ancestor
36. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratum
trace fossil
stratigraphy
cast fossil
37. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
Mesozoic era
volcanoes
natural selection
lower mantle
38. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
hydrosphere
deleterious
mold fossil
color
39. Water that has infiltrated the ground
hardnes
transform boundaries
groundwater
upper mantle
40. 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
earthquake
cleavage
cast fossil
Ring of Fire
41. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
upper mantle
lower mantle
precipitation
runoff
42. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
S waves
tsunami
stratosphere
Pangaea
43. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
intrusive igneous rocks
tectonic plates
volcanoes
44. The degree that a mineral reflects light
color
luster
troposphere
deleterious
45. Molten rock
magma
continental drift
seismogram
luster
46. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
deleterious
environmental pressures
metamorphic rocks
fault - block mountains
47. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
radiometric dating
hardnes
atmosphere
composite volcano/stratovolcano
48. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
radiometric dating
metamorphic rocks
troposphere
49. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
stratum
Ring of Fire
extrusive igneous rocks
subduction zone
50. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
evaporation
metamorphic rocks
Devonian period