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CSET Science: Geology
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1. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
hardnes
fossil
outer core
2. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
trace fossil
faults
fossil
3. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
atmosphere
mantle
volcanoes
4. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
continental drift
Proterozoic era
peat
hot spots
5. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Devonian period
runoff
genetic mutations
6. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
exosphere
tsunami
troposphere
7. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
shield volcano
metamorphic rocks
divergent boundaries
8. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
infiltration
ozone
surface waves
lower mantle
9. 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
surface water
Archaan era
sedimentary rocks
genetic mutations
10. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
cast fossil
fossil
geologic time scale
folded mountains
11. 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
cast fossil
lower mantle
stratigraphy
troposphere
12. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
variations
tsunami
mineral grains
hydrosphere
13. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
variations
transform boundaries
trace fossil
greenhouse effect
14. 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.
S waves
mountain
Mesozoic era
surface water
15. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
upper mantle
sedimentary rocks
Hadean time
fossil
16. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
extrusive igneous rocks
continental drift
peat
mantle
17. 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
genetic mutations
peat
cast fossil
18. The process in which plates move and shift
body fossil
continental drift
divergent boundaries
volcanoes
19. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
composite volcano/stratovolcano
hot spots
troposphere
runoff
20. 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
upwarped mountains
S waves
Silurian period
magma
21. 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
earthquake
hot spots
natural selection
Ring of Fire
22. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
mineral grains
metamorphic rocks
surface waves
upwarped mountains
23. The degree that a mineral reflects light
stratum
luster
upwarped mountains
faults
24. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
natural selection
mantle
upper mantle
precipitation
25. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
evaporation
environmental pressures
folded mountains
upper mantle
26. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
Ring of Fire
environmental pressures
surface waves
runoff
27. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
genetic mutations
Ring of Fire
peat
geologic time scale
28. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
mantle
ozone
shield volcano
29. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Devonian period
Pangaea
lower mantle
faults
30. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
magma
hot spots
ozone
subduction zone
31. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
divergent boundaries
exosphere
Proterozoic era
32. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
intrusive igneous rocks
common ancestor
Cenzoic era
volcanoes
33. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
genetic mutations
Mesozoic era
Ring of Fire
seismogram
34. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
peat
fault - block mountains
geologic time scale
35. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
extrusive igneous rocks
stratosphere
mold fossil
cleavage
36. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
mountain
folded mountains
mesophere
convergent boundaries
37. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
deleterious
volcanoes
groundwater
radiometric dating
38. 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
peat
hydrosphere
sedimentary rocks
39. 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
subduction zone
infiltration
tsunami
troposphere
40. Water that has infiltrated the ground
groundwater
P waves
Pangaea
surface waves
41. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
troposphere
Cenzoic era
deleterious
extrusive igneous rocks
42. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
earthquake
cinder cone volcano
genetic mutations
43. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
shield volcano
atmosphere
crust
seismogram
44. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
upwarped mountains
thermosphere
hot spots
P waves
45. A layer of rock that contains fossils
stratum
convergent boundaries
cleavage
extrusive igneous rocks
46. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
hardnes
radiometric dating
cast fossil
mineral grains
47. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
atmosphere
hydrosphere
peat
48. 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
P waves
upper mantle
runoff
evaporation
49. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
P waves
extrusive igneous rocks
exosphere
50. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
peat
surface water
earthquake
seismograph