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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
hardnes
exosphere
color
volcanoes
2. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
Cenzoic era
environmental pressures
greenhouse effect
S waves
3. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
magma
atmosphere
P waves
ozone
4. Water that has infiltrated the ground
cinder cone volcano
intrusive igneous rocks
color
groundwater
5. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
color
sedimentary rocks
upwarped mountains
hot spots
6. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
mold fossil
radiometric dating
Paleozoic era
7. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
upper mantle
surface waves
cinder cone volcano
Pangaea
8. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
trace fossil
intrusive igneous rocks
thermosphere
environmental pressures
9. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
stratosphere
continental drift
mantle
10. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
Paleozoic era
metamorphic rocks
Mesozoic era
cinder cone volcano
11. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
greenhouse effect
evaporation
intrusive igneous rocks
trace fossil
12. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
precipitation
color
P waves
Ring of Fire
13. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
luster
sedimentary rocks
infiltration
extrusive igneous rocks
14. 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
stratigraphy
cast fossil
inner core
shield volcano
15. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
fossil
runoff
deleterious
Devonian period
16. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
upwarped mountains
metamorphic rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
17. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
luster
stratum
convergent boundaries
exosphere
18. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
radiometric dating
continental drift
genetic mutations
hot spots
19. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
Pangaea
volcanoes
cast fossil
20. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
Devonian period
common ancestor
subduction zone
groundwater
21. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
faults
groundwater
runoff
earthquake
22. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
Hadean time
earthquake
subduction zone
mesophere
23. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
stratosphere
color
upper mantle
stratum
24. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
ozone
precipitation
divergent boundaries
trace fossil
25. 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
mountain
mold fossil
earthquake
exosphere
26. The different ways a species can evolve
variations
luster
Hadean time
earthquake
27. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
ozone
fossil
Hadean time
inner core
28. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
infiltration
magma
subduction zone
mineral grains
29. The part of the Earth that we live on
troposphere
intrusive igneous rocks
crust
cinder cone volcano
30. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
divergent boundaries
metamorphic rocks
surface waves
fossil
31. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
infiltration
genetic mutations
mantle
Silurian period
32. The limited supply of water there is
hydrosphere
stratigraphy
fault - block mountains
Proterozoic era
33. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
Devonian period
outer core
evaporation
carbon sinks
34. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
sedimentary rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
inner core
geologic time scale
35. 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
P waves
hydrosphere
Cenzoic era
36. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
Devonian period
metamorphic rocks
runoff
mountain
37. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
tsunami
Proterozoic era
outer core
Silurian period
38. 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
shield volcano
Archaan era
Devonian period
Pangaea
39. 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
cinder cone volcano
surface waves
natural selection
mountain
40. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
evaporation
Silurian period
earthquake
41. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
exosphere
hydrosphere
upwarped mountains
deleterious
42. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
transform boundaries
groundwater
intrusive igneous rocks
43. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
folded mountains
thermosphere
hardnes
cleavage
44. 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
deleterious
S waves
convergent boundaries
upper mantle
45. The process in which water soaks into the ground
surface waves
deleterious
infiltration
outer core
46. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
metamorphic rocks
crust
environmental pressures
natural selection
47. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
intrusive igneous rocks
convergent boundaries
runoff
natural selection
48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
mold fossil
magma
intrusive igneous rocks
atmosphere
49. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
Archaan era
mineral grains
carbon sinks
evaporation
50. The process in which plates move and shift
continental drift
seismograph
genetic mutations
precipitation