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CSET Science: Geology
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1. 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.
Mesozoic era
mesophere
crust
tectonic plates
2. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
faults
variations
intrusive igneous rocks
3. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
shield volcano
sedimentary rocks
seismogram
Mesozoic era
4. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
hardnes
Proterozoic era
precipitation
surface water
5. 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
Devonian period
Ring of Fire
environmental pressures
S waves
6. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
variations
Ring of Fire
stratum
7. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
carbon sinks
seismogram
stratum
cleavage
8. 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
atmosphere
body fossil
cast fossil
hardnes
9. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
luster
deleterious
infiltration
10. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
upwarped mountains
atmosphere
Silurian period
11. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
exosphere
subduction zone
mineral grains
Paleozoic era
12. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
tectonic plates
volcanoes
carbon sinks
13. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
cleavage
cinder cone volcano
Devonian period
stratum
14. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
fault - block mountains
greenhouse effect
15. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
shield volcano
thermosphere
fossil
folded mountains
16. 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
mesophere
folded mountains
Archaan era
mineral grains
17. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
Paleozoic era
infiltration
faults
cleavage
18. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
Proterozoic era
Archaan era
Hadean time
19. A layer of rock that contains fossils
cleavage
metamorphic rocks
infiltration
stratum
20. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
seismograph
cinder cone volcano
composite volcano/stratovolcano
trace fossil
21. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
subduction zone
Pangaea
Silurian period
geologic time scale
22. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
mold fossil
sedimentary rocks
thermosphere
inner core
23. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
upwarped mountains
hot spots
atmosphere
surface water
24. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
surface water
atmosphere
seismograph
thermosphere
25. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
S waves
tsunami
trace fossil
Ring of Fire
26. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
stratigraphy
thermosphere
seismograph
27. 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
P waves
cleavage
Proterozoic era
thermosphere
28. The process in which plates move and shift
environmental pressures
Devonian period
tsunami
continental drift
29. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
mineral grains
folded mountains
surface waves
30. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
extrusive igneous rocks
Proterozoic era
S waves
carbon sinks
31. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
radiometric dating
hardnes
groundwater
deleterious
32. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
groundwater
Pangaea
precipitation
shield volcano
33. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
outer core
trace fossil
environmental pressures
tectonic plates
34. 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
P waves
tsunami
subduction zone
Hadean time
35. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
lower mantle
Silurian period
color
36. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
Proterozoic era
Ring of Fire
color
convergent boundaries
37. 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.
upper mantle
Paleozoic era
magma
ozone
38. The degree that a mineral reflects light
cleavage
surface water
luster
surface waves
39. 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
cleavage
atmosphere
stratosphere
mold fossil
40. Molten rock
magma
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mountain
mold fossil
41. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
folded mountains
greenhouse effect
shield volcano
42. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
faults
divergent boundaries
ozone
stratum
43. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
deleterious
Devonian period
thermosphere
atmosphere
44. 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
deleterious
runoff
Ring of Fire
natural selection
45. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
body fossil
folded mountains
thermosphere
46. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
ozone
Mesozoic era
lower mantle
stratigraphy
47. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
body fossil
deleterious
seismogram
48. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
fault - block mountains
thermosphere
S waves
49. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
cast fossil
upper mantle
trace fossil
hardnes
50. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
convergent boundaries
luster
stratum