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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
natural selection
inner core
precipitation
composite volcano/stratovolcano
2. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
Pangaea
hot spots
cleavage
tectonic plates
3. The part of the Earth that we live on
fossil
trace fossil
body fossil
crust
4. 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
runoff
crust
natural selection
sedimentary rocks
5. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
cinder cone volcano
hardnes
outer core
tectonic plates
6. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
Paleozoic era
cast fossil
precipitation
7. 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
surface water
cinder cone volcano
precipitation
8. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
tsunami
Pangaea
luster
deleterious
9. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
crust
continental drift
seismogram
10. 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
intrusive igneous rocks
environmental pressures
atmosphere
mold fossil
11. 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
Paleozoic era
greenhouse effect
cast fossil
thermosphere
12. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
stratigraphy
Hadean time
common ancestor
Paleozoic era
13. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
Ring of Fire
common ancestor
environmental pressures
cleavage
14. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
geologic time scale
mold fossil
body fossil
shield volcano
15. The limited supply of water there is
S waves
mesophere
tectonic plates
hydrosphere
16. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
magma
genetic mutations
ozone
convergent boundaries
17. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
surface waves
S waves
intrusive igneous rocks
mineral grains
18. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
environmental pressures
P waves
surface water
transform boundaries
19. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
genetic mutations
Pangaea
atmosphere
mesophere
20. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
variations
seismograph
fault - block mountains
folded mountains
21. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
crust
metamorphic rocks
convergent boundaries
peat
22. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
precipitation
geologic time scale
environmental pressures
crust
23. The different ways a species can evolve
volcanoes
mineral grains
variations
continental drift
24. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
luster
Devonian period
peat
runoff
25. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
seismogram
outer core
trace fossil
upwarped mountains
26. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
common ancestor
divergent boundaries
mantle
tsunami
27. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
radiometric dating
convergent boundaries
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
28. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
fault - block mountains
hardnes
fossil
29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
fault - block mountains
sedimentary rocks
ozone
mineral grains
30. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
runoff
sedimentary rocks
Devonian period
stratosphere
31. 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
Archaan era
stratum
volcanoes
mesophere
32. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
earthquake
natural selection
stratum
33. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
seismograph
troposphere
hot spots
34. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
fault - block mountains
crust
atmosphere
35. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
lower mantle
mountain
mesophere
36. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
radiometric dating
color
body fossil
seismogram
37. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
Devonian period
exosphere
mesophere
upper mantle
38. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
luster
stratosphere
transform boundaries
lower mantle
39. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
Hadean time
upwarped mountains
fossil
precipitation
40. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
Hadean time
seismogram
common ancestor
41. 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
magma
cast fossil
environmental pressures
fossil
42. The process in which water soaks into the ground
fault - block mountains
precipitation
continental drift
infiltration
43. 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
crust
tsunami
atmosphere
variations
44. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
upwarped mountains
hot spots
exosphere
45. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
divergent boundaries
mold fossil
peat
Archaan era
46. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
faults
thermosphere
stratosphere
47. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
troposphere
mineral grains
color
fault - block mountains
48. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
groundwater
Pangaea
Archaan era
seismograph
49. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
atmosphere
divergent boundaries
troposphere
50. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
Hadean time
intrusive igneous rocks
convergent boundaries
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