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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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
precipitation
fault - block mountains
Cenzoic era
2. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
mantle
greenhouse effect
transform boundaries
Hadean time
3. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
mountain
groundwater
upwarped mountains
inner core
4. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
Cenzoic era
mantle
Ring of Fire
shield volcano
5. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
evaporation
Paleozoic era
color
folded mountains
6. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
mineral grains
volcanoes
cinder cone volcano
fault - block mountains
7. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Paleozoic era
Cenzoic era
common ancestor
Hadean time
8. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
fossil
Pangaea
mountain
convergent boundaries
9. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
atmosphere
peat
color
surface waves
10. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Pangaea
hardnes
11. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
Archaan era
genetic mutations
geologic time scale
peat
12. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
mountain
genetic mutations
volcanoes
lower mantle
13. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
subduction zone
carbon sinks
outer core
greenhouse effect
14. 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
folded mountains
luster
P waves
Paleozoic era
15. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
sedimentary rocks
troposphere
Mesozoic era
16. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
surface waves
lower mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
greenhouse effect
17. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
S waves
inner core
geologic time scale
18. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
seismograph
runoff
ozone
radiometric dating
19. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
greenhouse effect
cleavage
upwarped mountains
20. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Paleozoic era
environmental pressures
mesophere
mantle
21. 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
exosphere
carbon sinks
mold fossil
surface waves
22. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
hydrosphere
Pangaea
groundwater
trace fossil
23. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
folded mountains
mesophere
upper mantle
24. 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.
mineral grains
carbon sinks
Paleozoic era
mantle
25. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
body fossil
divergent boundaries
genetic mutations
runoff
26. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
seismogram
mold fossil
Archaan era
Proterozoic era
27. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
crust
cleavage
thermosphere
faults
28. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
evaporation
folded mountains
cinder cone volcano
29. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
seismogram
metamorphic rocks
tsunami
geologic time scale
30. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
seismograph
upper mantle
natural selection
S waves
31. The limited supply of water there is
hot spots
hydrosphere
greenhouse effect
inner core
32. The part of the Earth that we live on
tsunami
crust
lower mantle
cast fossil
33. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
stratosphere
transform boundaries
deleterious
cinder cone volcano
34. Molten rock
magma
cleavage
folded mountains
hydrosphere
35. 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
peat
transform boundaries
cast fossil
runoff
36. 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.
runoff
Mesozoic era
mantle
intrusive igneous rocks
37. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
shield volcano
mantle
surface water
38. The process in which water soaks into the ground
stratum
infiltration
earthquake
hot spots
39. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
upper mantle
convergent boundaries
fault - block mountains
extrusive igneous rocks
40. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Proterozoic era
seismogram
cast fossil
surface waves
41. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
inner core
geologic time scale
mountain
runoff
42. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
crust
carbon sinks
Mesozoic era
stratigraphy
43. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
infiltration
subduction zone
fossil
seismogram
44. 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
thermosphere
trace fossil
greenhouse effect
continental drift
45. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
color
environmental pressures
Archaan era
Devonian period
46. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
Cenzoic era
metamorphic rocks
tectonic plates
stratum
47. A layer of rock that contains fossils
upper mantle
cinder cone volcano
stratum
divergent boundaries
48. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
genetic mutations
thermosphere
variations
intrusive igneous rocks
49. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
extrusive igneous rocks
fossil
natural selection
Mesozoic era
50. The process in which plates move and shift
variations
mountain
continental drift
radiometric dating