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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
Cenzoic era
convergent boundaries
metamorphic rocks
runoff
2. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
upwarped mountains
fault - block mountains
hot spots
troposphere
3. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
convergent boundaries
fault - block mountains
groundwater
4. 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
metamorphic rocks
shield volcano
cleavage
5. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
body fossil
trace fossil
troposphere
Proterozoic era
6. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
inner core
intrusive igneous rocks
Hadean time
mineral grains
7. 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
mountain
Hadean time
mold fossil
8. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
surface water
Proterozoic era
continental drift
9. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
stratum
outer core
surface water
trace fossil
10. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
inner core
hydrosphere
cleavage
earthquake
11. 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
seismograph
crust
troposphere
12. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
body fossil
greenhouse effect
cinder cone volcano
stratum
13. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
hardnes
shield volcano
mountain
deleterious
14. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
peat
ozone
folded mountains
extrusive igneous rocks
15. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
runoff
tsunami
magma
16. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
genetic mutations
color
mantle
17. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
color
faults
sedimentary rocks
18. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
Silurian period
lower mantle
surface waves
hydrosphere
19. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
inner core
stratigraphy
intrusive igneous rocks
20. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
hot spots
shield volcano
Cenzoic era
21. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
volcanoes
subduction zone
Paleozoic era
Ring of Fire
22. The process in which plates move and shift
Hadean time
evaporation
continental drift
volcanoes
23. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
seismograph
metamorphic rocks
earthquake
body fossil
24. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
ozone
environmental pressures
stratosphere
troposphere
25. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
metamorphic rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
Silurian period
cinder cone volcano
26. 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
stratigraphy
radiometric dating
P waves
upwarped mountains
27. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
divergent boundaries
stratigraphy
Paleozoic era
cleavage
28. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
genetic mutations
radiometric dating
deleterious
Ring of Fire
29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mesophere
Silurian period
mineral grains
sedimentary rocks
30. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
outer core
sedimentary rocks
common ancestor
color
31. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
hot spots
Paleozoic era
mountain
stratigraphy
32. 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
seismogram
mold fossil
stratum
thermosphere
33. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
mesophere
cleavage
Paleozoic era
34. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fault - block mountains
fossil
sedimentary rocks
magma
35. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
fault - block mountains
Pangaea
seismogram
divergent boundaries
36. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
deleterious
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
transform boundaries
37. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
mesophere
geologic time scale
carbon sinks
magma
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
Mesozoic era
carbon sinks
natural selection
hydrosphere
39. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
tsunami
outer core
S waves
common ancestor
40. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
cinder cone volcano
mountain
mineral grains
41. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
S waves
Pangaea
surface waves
lower mantle
42. 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.
Devonian period
hardnes
Mesozoic era
stratigraphy
43. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
upper mantle
color
earthquake
exosphere
44. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
Paleozoic era
groundwater
tectonic plates
volcanoes
45. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
Paleozoic era
atmosphere
exosphere
46. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
mountain
infiltration
radiometric dating
Proterozoic era
47. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
peat
cinder cone volcano
precipitation
hardnes
48. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
atmosphere
thermosphere
tectonic plates
convergent boundaries
49. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
S waves
convergent boundaries
shield volcano
color
50. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
ozone
fossil
cleavage
Ring of Fire