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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
troposphere
shield volcano
cast fossil
2. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
hydrosphere
transform boundaries
environmental pressures
common ancestor
3. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
shield volcano
seismograph
variations
4. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
fault - block mountains
precipitation
runoff
Silurian period
5. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
P waves
Proterozoic era
body fossil
stratigraphy
6. The part of the Earth that we live on
carbon sinks
upper mantle
crust
P waves
7. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
stratum
volcanoes
folded mountains
peat
8. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
variations
divergent boundaries
hardnes
volcanoes
9. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
troposphere
mantle
metamorphic rocks
upper mantle
10. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
mantle
outer core
composite volcano/stratovolcano
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
ozone
sedimentary rocks
12. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Cenzoic era
inner core
carbon sinks
faults
13. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
mineral grains
earthquake
hydrosphere
volcanoes
14. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
deleterious
mold fossil
radiometric dating
Cenzoic era
15. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
runoff
deleterious
body fossil
evaporation
16. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
runoff
stratosphere
trace fossil
shield volcano
17. A layer of rock that contains fossils
trace fossil
subduction zone
stratum
S waves
18. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
cast fossil
geologic time scale
precipitation
Archaan era
19. 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
deleterious
evaporation
Ring of Fire
20. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
thermosphere
faults
upwarped mountains
exosphere
21. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
continental drift
mountain
fault - block mountains
S waves
22. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
faults
Proterozoic era
volcanoes
color
23. 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.
crust
continental drift
common ancestor
Mesozoic era
24. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hydrosphere
volcanoes
hot spots
deleterious
25. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
divergent boundaries
Devonian period
subduction zone
26. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
mineral grains
fossil
seismograph
metamorphic rocks
27. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
precipitation
thermosphere
Cenzoic era
28. 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
peat
mold fossil
intrusive igneous rocks
infiltration
29. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
inner core
exosphere
stratum
30. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
runoff
composite volcano/stratovolcano
peat
common ancestor
31. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
natural selection
evaporation
transform boundaries
cinder cone volcano
32. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
evaporation
Ring of Fire
seismogram
33. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
mantle
Hadean time
surface water
Pangaea
34. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
intrusive igneous rocks
cleavage
cast fossil
Proterozoic era
35. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
shield volcano
extrusive igneous rocks
convergent boundaries
36. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
hot spots
greenhouse effect
cleavage
infiltration
37. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
atmosphere
body fossil
environmental pressures
tsunami
38. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
Mesozoic era
deleterious
upper mantle
39. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
color
extrusive igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
40. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
outer core
deleterious
carbon sinks
hardnes
41. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
convergent boundaries
peat
faults
Mesozoic era
42. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
body fossil
surface water
upper mantle
mesophere
43. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
convergent boundaries
earthquake
upwarped mountains
44. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
stratigraphy
common ancestor
mesophere
seismogram
45. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
fossil
evaporation
intrusive igneous rocks
46. The process in which water soaks into the ground
inner core
body fossil
infiltration
Hadean time
47. 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
deleterious
stratigraphy
thermosphere
upwarped mountains
48. 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
environmental pressures
mold fossil
exosphere
49. 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
tsunami
thermosphere
cinder cone volcano
radiometric dating
50. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
mineral grains
composite volcano/stratovolcano
surface water
carbon sinks