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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
mantle
genetic mutations
subduction zone
hardnes
2. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
color
environmental pressures
intrusive igneous rocks
3. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
continental drift
Paleozoic era
deleterious
precipitation
4. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
Devonian period
Archaan era
stratigraphy
mantle
5. 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
continental drift
luster
mold fossil
Mesozoic era
6. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
faults
ozone
variations
fault - block mountains
7. The part of the Earth that we live on
extrusive igneous rocks
magma
shield volcano
crust
8. The degree that a mineral reflects light
magma
divergent boundaries
radiometric dating
luster
9. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
Hadean time
seismogram
fault - block mountains
10. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
Silurian period
Archaan era
stratigraphy
fault - block mountains
11. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
S waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mesophere
natural selection
12. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
Paleozoic era
mesophere
atmosphere
13. 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
genetic mutations
thermosphere
Ring of Fire
surface water
14. Molten rock
S waves
magma
fault - block mountains
troposphere
15. 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.
upwarped mountains
Mesozoic era
upper mantle
continental drift
16. Water that has infiltrated the ground
cinder cone volcano
P waves
groundwater
Pangaea
17. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
radiometric dating
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
groundwater
18. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
folded mountains
Cenzoic era
Paleozoic era
metamorphic rocks
19. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
sedimentary rocks
surface waves
stratigraphy
20. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Devonian period
Cenzoic era
body fossil
troposphere
21. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
extrusive igneous rocks
earthquake
cleavage
troposphere
22. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
mineral grains
surface water
greenhouse effect
peat
23. 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
Cenzoic era
Hadean time
tectonic plates
natural selection
24. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
tectonic plates
hardnes
cleavage
carbon sinks
25. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
geologic time scale
composite volcano/stratovolcano
cleavage
mountain
26. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
cleavage
Ring of Fire
hot spots
deleterious
27. A layer of rock that contains fossils
cinder cone volcano
metamorphic rocks
greenhouse effect
stratum
28. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
evaporation
cinder cone volcano
Hadean time
common ancestor
29. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
variations
subduction zone
radiometric dating
P waves
30. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
lower mantle
luster
mountain
31. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
subduction zone
ozone
radiometric dating
32. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
extrusive igneous rocks
outer core
faults
atmosphere
33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
stratigraphy
precipitation
seismograph
cinder cone volcano
34. The period where the first fish were formed
intrusive igneous rocks
greenhouse effect
seismogram
Silurian period
35. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Archaan era
trace fossil
surface water
mineral grains
36. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
mesophere
upper mantle
surface water
Ring of Fire
37. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
natural selection
cinder cone volcano
subduction zone
infiltration
38. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
volcanoes
Mesozoic era
greenhouse effect
mesophere
39. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
hardnes
trace fossil
natural selection
intrusive igneous rocks
40. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
radiometric dating
exosphere
tectonic plates
cinder cone volcano
41. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
tectonic plates
Pangaea
cinder cone volcano
lower mantle
42. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
mold fossil
thermosphere
fault - block mountains
43. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
composite volcano/stratovolcano
folded mountains
tectonic plates
44. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
body fossil
genetic mutations
sedimentary rocks
faults
45. The process in which water soaks into the ground
cinder cone volcano
mold fossil
infiltration
Devonian period
46. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
extrusive igneous rocks
stratosphere
precipitation
47. The limited supply of water there is
mesophere
mountain
mineral grains
hydrosphere
48. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
Hadean time
troposphere
body fossil
Ring of Fire
49. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
mountain
peat
Paleozoic era
50. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
upwarped mountains
faults
troposphere
transform boundaries