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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
upwarped mountains
2. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
extrusive igneous rocks
magma
genetic mutations
convergent boundaries
3. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
stratosphere
geologic time scale
mineral grains
4. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
radiometric dating
metamorphic rocks
carbon sinks
fault - block mountains
5. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
Pangaea
precipitation
stratum
composite volcano/stratovolcano
6. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
Devonian period
Cenzoic era
subduction zone
7. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
atmosphere
Paleozoic era
trace fossil
radiometric dating
8. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
S waves
metamorphic rocks
radiometric dating
9. 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
hardnes
transform boundaries
inner core
10. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
lower mantle
runoff
groundwater
geologic time scale
11. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
shield volcano
cleavage
Silurian period
Cenzoic era
12. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
trace fossil
continental drift
Pangaea
intrusive igneous rocks
13. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
Proterozoic era
S waves
upwarped mountains
inner core
14. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
extrusive igneous rocks
body fossil
convergent boundaries
Cenzoic era
15. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
lower mantle
body fossil
mantle
variations
16. 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
common ancestor
upwarped mountains
trace fossil
17. The process in which water soaks into the ground
Ring of Fire
Cenzoic era
color
infiltration
18. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
stratosphere
common ancestor
Paleozoic era
cinder cone volcano
19. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
surface waves
folded mountains
Ring of Fire
transform boundaries
20. 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
cast fossil
Mesozoic era
mold fossil
exosphere
21. 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
thermosphere
hydrosphere
P waves
greenhouse effect
22. The part of the Earth that we live on
shield volcano
transform boundaries
common ancestor
crust
23. 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
continental drift
fault - block mountains
mineral grains
tsunami
24. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
tectonic plates
intrusive igneous rocks
mineral grains
evaporation
25. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
stratum
faults
Proterozoic era
peat
26. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
surface waves
mantle
shield volcano
folded mountains
27. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
hot spots
magma
fault - block mountains
hydrosphere
28. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
greenhouse effect
geologic time scale
magma
faults
29. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
hardnes
Devonian period
mantle
mineral grains
30. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
mineral grains
metamorphic rocks
upwarped mountains
seismogram
31. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
greenhouse effect
intrusive igneous rocks
Paleozoic era
stratigraphy
32. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
stratum
earthquake
cleavage
33. A layer of rock that contains fossils
folded mountains
seismograph
environmental pressures
stratum
34. 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
volcanoes
exosphere
body fossil
S waves
35. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
cast fossil
faults
outer core
Devonian period
36. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
upwarped mountains
volcanoes
atmosphere
folded mountains
37. Water that has infiltrated the ground
continental drift
groundwater
mesophere
extrusive igneous rocks
38. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
upper mantle
crust
exosphere
surface waves
39. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
crust
Archaan era
hardnes
fossil
40. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
cleavage
environmental pressures
stratum
faults
41. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
tsunami
evaporation
outer core
cast fossil
42. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
intrusive igneous rocks
composite volcano/stratovolcano
fault - block mountains
seismograph
43. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
stratigraphy
Ring of Fire
44. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
troposphere
fossil
common ancestor
surface water
45. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
hydrosphere
carbon sinks
surface waves
greenhouse effect
46. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Ring of Fire
mesophere
common ancestor
continental drift
47. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
natural selection
color
thermosphere
48. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
luster
upwarped mountains
upper mantle
49. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
metamorphic rocks
genetic mutations
mineral grains
evaporation
50. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
extrusive igneous rocks
precipitation
carbon sinks