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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
seismograph
composite volcano/stratovolcano
variations
subduction zone
2. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
continental drift
infiltration
troposphere
seismogram
3. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
magma
volcanoes
trace fossil
4. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
outer core
Hadean time
fossil
5. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
convergent boundaries
Devonian period
shield volcano
faults
6. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
Devonian period
stratosphere
trace fossil
upper mantle
7. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
fossil
body fossil
peat
groundwater
8. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
hot spots
transform boundaries
Proterozoic era
stratum
9. The different ways a species can evolve
upper mantle
convergent boundaries
variations
sedimentary rocks
10. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
sedimentary rocks
carbon sinks
intrusive igneous rocks
mantle
11. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
Hadean time
Silurian period
Pangaea
hot spots
12. 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
thermosphere
magma
mold fossil
Pangaea
13. The process in which water soaks into the ground
ozone
infiltration
body fossil
geologic time scale
14. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
upwarped mountains
fault - block mountains
magma
15. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
environmental pressures
cleavage
stratigraphy
16. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
stratigraphy
environmental pressures
ozone
S waves
17. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
hot spots
surface water
extrusive igneous rocks
cleavage
18. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
P waves
Ring of Fire
metamorphic rocks
19. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
thermosphere
carbon sinks
earthquake
faults
20. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
Archaan era
geologic time scale
natural selection
21. The period where the first fish were formed
outer core
Silurian period
carbon sinks
exosphere
22. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
genetic mutations
lower mantle
seismogram
Devonian period
23. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
cast fossil
Pangaea
ozone
infiltration
24. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
greenhouse effect
infiltration
fossil
stratosphere
25. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Mesozoic era
subduction zone
P waves
26. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
inner core
upwarped mountains
carbon sinks
folded mountains
27. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
convergent boundaries
mineral grains
Archaan era
transform boundaries
28. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
surface waves
seismogram
stratum
29. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
cast fossil
common ancestor
surface water
30. 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
Devonian period
natural selection
thermosphere
mountain
31. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
carbon sinks
hot spots
peat
32. 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
faults
P waves
deleterious
Archaan era
33. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
mineral grains
mountain
Ring of Fire
34. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
lower mantle
seismogram
groundwater
shield volcano
35. Molten rock
sedimentary rocks
trace fossil
magma
carbon sinks
36. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
lower mantle
variations
tectonic plates
troposphere
37. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
mold fossil
luster
extrusive igneous rocks
upper mantle
38. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
carbon sinks
deleterious
convergent boundaries
39. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
intrusive igneous rocks
common ancestor
outer core
40. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
evaporation
metamorphic rocks
mountain
carbon sinks
41. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
Devonian period
subduction zone
peat
thermosphere
42. 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
natural selection
cast fossil
common ancestor
mineral grains
43. The degree that a mineral reflects light
stratigraphy
luster
tectonic plates
variations
44. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
stratosphere
fault - block mountains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
trace fossil
45. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
hot spots
subduction zone
ozone
Cenzoic era
46. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
fault - block mountains
transform boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
S waves
47. 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
natural selection
transform boundaries
tsunami
48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
peat
atmosphere
Pangaea
ozone
49. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
thermosphere
Pangaea
geologic time scale
stratigraphy
50. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
mesophere
seismograph
Silurian period
tsunami