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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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
P waves
earthquake
subduction zone
genetic mutations
2. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
luster
seismogram
runoff
intrusive igneous rocks
3. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
common ancestor
runoff
seismograph
4. 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
geologic time scale
luster
continental drift
tsunami
5. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
faults
Silurian period
cinder cone volcano
radiometric dating
6. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
mesophere
troposphere
deleterious
7. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
luster
magma
shield volcano
Cenzoic era
8. 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
troposphere
Devonian period
natural selection
9. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
Archaan era
genetic mutations
peat
cast fossil
10. The period where the first fish were formed
seismogram
seismograph
Silurian period
surface waves
11. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
faults
greenhouse effect
crust
genetic mutations
12. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
Silurian period
evaporation
S waves
13. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
carbon sinks
genetic mutations
thermosphere
common ancestor
14. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
shield volcano
ozone
genetic mutations
15. The part of the Earth that we live on
hydrosphere
color
mesophere
crust
16. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
subduction zone
hot spots
earthquake
precipitation
17. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
Archaan era
natural selection
outer core
radiometric dating
18. The degree that a mineral reflects light
exosphere
luster
sedimentary rocks
divergent boundaries
19. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
mold fossil
variations
thermosphere
tectonic plates
20. 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
lower mantle
outer core
inner core
S waves
21. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
Paleozoic era
continental drift
extrusive igneous rocks
22. Molten rock
carbon sinks
tectonic plates
extrusive igneous rocks
magma
23. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
Archaan era
environmental pressures
hardnes
trace fossil
24. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
Cenzoic era
Proterozoic era
geologic time scale
convergent boundaries
25. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
body fossil
surface water
stratigraphy
26. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
volcanoes
body fossil
sedimentary rocks
continental drift
27. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
P waves
Paleozoic era
troposphere
hardnes
28. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
stratum
surface waves
radiometric dating
groundwater
29. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
mantle
environmental pressures
tsunami
mold fossil
30. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
genetic mutations
geologic time scale
deleterious
shield volcano
31. 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
natural selection
deleterious
tectonic plates
S waves
32. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
composite volcano/stratovolcano
carbon sinks
folded mountains
ozone
33. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
divergent boundaries
carbon sinks
cleavage
mantle
34. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
genetic mutations
earthquake
folded mountains
deleterious
35. 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.
groundwater
evaporation
Paleozoic era
seismogram
36. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
genetic mutations
folded mountains
P waves
environmental pressures
37. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
seismograph
surface waves
color
Ring of Fire
38. 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.
inner core
Mesozoic era
Hadean time
fossil
39. 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
variations
mold fossil
Archaan era
precipitation
40. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
natural selection
color
atmosphere
P waves
41. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
surface waves
carbon sinks
seismogram
groundwater
42. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
inner core
precipitation
subduction zone
outer core
43. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
extrusive igneous rocks
inner core
faults
mold fossil
44. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
ozone
body fossil
mineral grains
45. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
exosphere
upwarped mountains
shield volcano
46. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
intrusive igneous rocks
Devonian period
infiltration
greenhouse effect
47. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
cinder cone volcano
seismogram
deleterious
Proterozoic era
48. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
stratosphere
Mesozoic era
evaporation
exosphere
49. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
shield volcano
mountain
lower mantle
mineral grains
50. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
Proterozoic era
magma
convergent boundaries
earthquake