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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
mountain
peat
evaporation
outer core
2. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
Mesozoic era
common ancestor
luster
seismograph
3. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
stratum
geologic time scale
outer core
Mesozoic era
4. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
Silurian period
stratum
body fossil
genetic mutations
5. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
upper mantle
seismograph
volcanoes
6. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
seismogram
Pangaea
composite volcano/stratovolcano
folded mountains
7. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
transform boundaries
ozone
S waves
8. The process in which water soaks into the ground
common ancestor
infiltration
lower mantle
inner core
9. 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
volcanoes
surface waves
body fossil
10. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
cast fossil
upper mantle
cleavage
fossil
11. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
earthquake
greenhouse effect
precipitation
atmosphere
12. 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
mold fossil
trace fossil
troposphere
tectonic plates
13. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
natural selection
seismograph
mineral grains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
14. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
greenhouse effect
extrusive igneous rocks
thermosphere
earthquake
15. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
intrusive igneous rocks
carbon sinks
earthquake
mantle
16. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
cinder cone volcano
precipitation
hot spots
17. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
runoff
stratigraphy
body fossil
evaporation
18. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
radiometric dating
extrusive igneous rocks
tsunami
intrusive igneous rocks
19. 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
radiometric dating
mountain
mesophere
20. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
seismogram
Ring of Fire
mantle
21. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
composite volcano/stratovolcano
trace fossil
hot spots
magma
22. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
atmosphere
upper mantle
carbon sinks
23. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
tectonic plates
evaporation
shield volcano
Devonian period
24. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
Archaan era
deleterious
geologic time scale
25. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
Proterozoic era
body fossil
peat
26. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
trace fossil
exosphere
mesophere
Pangaea
27. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
stratosphere
hardnes
inner core
hot spots
28. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
groundwater
Hadean time
cinder cone volcano
mantle
29. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
seismogram
30. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
Cenzoic era
cast fossil
fault - block mountains
Proterozoic era
31. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
infiltration
Proterozoic era
Cenzoic era
32. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
hydrosphere
subduction zone
lower mantle
Silurian period
33. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
stratosphere
lower mantle
mesophere
runoff
34. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
upwarped mountains
cleavage
faults
evaporation
35. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
volcanoes
metamorphic rocks
peat
stratigraphy
36. 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
shield volcano
P waves
Proterozoic era
thermosphere
37. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
mantle
trace fossil
hot spots
upwarped mountains
38. 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
convergent boundaries
natural selection
earthquake
trace fossil
39. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
radiometric dating
Silurian period
faults
40. 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
continental drift
color
luster
41. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
shield volcano
outer core
fossil
P waves
42. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
exosphere
carbon sinks
magma
troposphere
43. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
magma
Ring of Fire
transform boundaries
cleavage
44. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
seismograph
stratigraphy
hot spots
volcanoes
45. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
geologic time scale
convergent boundaries
magma
cinder cone volcano
46. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
color
Mesozoic era
earthquake
metamorphic rocks
47. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
genetic mutations
mantle
fossil
stratosphere
48. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
cast fossil
greenhouse effect
surface water
Cenzoic era
49. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
metamorphic rocks
Proterozoic era
stratosphere
Hadean time
50. The different ways a species can evolve
stratigraphy
troposphere
convergent boundaries
variations