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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
trace fossil
transform boundaries
infiltration
Devonian period
2. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
inner core
upper mantle
Proterozoic era
mantle
3. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
runoff
trace fossil
geologic time scale
continental drift
4. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
sedimentary rocks
mountain
Ring of Fire
color
5. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
radiometric dating
P waves
mountain
sedimentary rocks
6. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
exosphere
upper mantle
Hadean time
atmosphere
7. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
geologic time scale
luster
environmental pressures
8. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Pangaea
genetic mutations
convergent boundaries
Hadean time
9. Molten rock
volcanoes
exosphere
magma
hardnes
10. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
geologic time scale
color
tectonic plates
intrusive igneous rocks
11. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
groundwater
Proterozoic era
cast fossil
divergent boundaries
12. 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.
fossil
seismograph
Paleozoic era
Proterozoic era
13. 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
magma
tsunami
troposphere
Devonian period
14. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
Hadean time
upwarped mountains
hot spots
extrusive igneous rocks
15. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
seismogram
folded mountains
natural selection
16. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
common ancestor
runoff
folded mountains
thermosphere
17. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
deleterious
Cenzoic era
fossil
carbon sinks
18. 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
thermosphere
cast fossil
surface water
mineral grains
19. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
fault - block mountains
environmental pressures
cinder cone volcano
20. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
surface water
precipitation
mountain
peat
21. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
runoff
continental drift
inner core
folded mountains
22. 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
tectonic plates
exosphere
natural selection
inner core
23. The limited supply of water there is
tectonic plates
hydrosphere
troposphere
crust
24. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
Paleozoic era
luster
Ring of Fire
25. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
seismograph
hardnes
seismogram
26. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
magma
crust
volcanoes
stratigraphy
27. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
fault - block mountains
precipitation
hot spots
common ancestor
28. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
extrusive igneous rocks
thermosphere
cleavage
mold fossil
29. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
mineral grains
Devonian period
peat
30. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
atmosphere
lower mantle
environmental pressures
composite volcano/stratovolcano
31. 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
mountain
P waves
S waves
intrusive igneous rocks
32. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
stratosphere
Devonian period
folded mountains
33. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
variations
exosphere
volcanoes
lower mantle
34. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
composite volcano/stratovolcano
seismograph
mold fossil
Ring of Fire
35. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
peat
carbon sinks
hardnes
36. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
body fossil
surface waves
Devonian period
37. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
transform boundaries
precipitation
sedimentary rocks
outer core
38. The part of the Earth that we live on
hot spots
crust
thermosphere
tsunami
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
mold fossil
Hadean time
troposphere
ozone
40. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
P waves
seismogram
cast fossil
luster
41. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
subduction zone
hydrosphere
stratigraphy
42. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
upper mantle
seismogram
Cenzoic era
genetic mutations
43. 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.
trace fossil
groundwater
Mesozoic era
subduction zone
44. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
thermosphere
P waves
stratigraphy
peat
45. The process in which water soaks into the ground
cleavage
Ring of Fire
Hadean time
infiltration
46. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
Hadean time
mountain
evaporation
mantle
47. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
hardnes
Pangaea
surface waves
outer core
48. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
thermosphere
luster
shield volcano
49. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
body fossil
groundwater
environmental pressures
mineral grains
50. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
genetic mutations
volcanoes
geologic time scale