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CSET Science: Geology
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1. A layer of rock that contains fossils
fossil
stratum
outer core
natural selection
2. The part of the Earth that we live on
metamorphic rocks
crust
subduction zone
radiometric dating
3. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
inner core
runoff
Ring of Fire
metamorphic rocks
4. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
seismogram
carbon sinks
hardnes
lower mantle
5. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
Silurian period
Paleozoic era
fossil
stratum
6. The process in which water soaks into the ground
thermosphere
peat
infiltration
subduction zone
7. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
Silurian period
common ancestor
environmental pressures
transform boundaries
8. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
Paleozoic era
composite volcano/stratovolcano
crust
9. The limited supply of water there is
Proterozoic era
mountain
greenhouse effect
hydrosphere
10. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
peat
radiometric dating
hardnes
11. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
thermosphere
cleavage
hardnes
magma
12. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
subduction zone
mesophere
variations
intrusive igneous rocks
13. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
body fossil
hydrosphere
seismograph
Archaan era
14. 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
exosphere
metamorphic rocks
mountain
natural selection
15. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
thermosphere
color
cinder cone volcano
S waves
16. 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
groundwater
outer core
Proterozoic era
17. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
mountain
greenhouse effect
upwarped mountains
folded mountains
18. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
volcanoes
stratum
stratosphere
geologic time scale
19. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
outer core
Proterozoic era
precipitation
groundwater
20. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
magma
seismograph
troposphere
21. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
deleterious
folded mountains
peat
hydrosphere
22. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
peat
radiometric dating
continental drift
P waves
23. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
sedimentary rocks
Proterozoic era
mountain
exosphere
24. The process in which plates move and shift
transform boundaries
continental drift
hot spots
mold fossil
25. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
trace fossil
sedimentary rocks
hot spots
color
26. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
genetic mutations
transform boundaries
hardnes
deleterious
27. 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
lower mantle
runoff
groundwater
28. 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
groundwater
sedimentary rocks
magma
29. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
geologic time scale
faults
continental drift
precipitation
30. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
variations
geologic time scale
ozone
Cenzoic era
31. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
subduction zone
transform boundaries
body fossil
32. 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.
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
cinder cone volcano
convergent boundaries
33. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
Silurian period
greenhouse effect
upwarped mountains
34. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
Cenzoic era
stratigraphy
Hadean time
ozone
35. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
trace fossil
cleavage
mountain
36. Water that has infiltrated the ground
magma
S waves
groundwater
variations
37. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
genetic mutations
Hadean time
S waves
deleterious
38. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
precipitation
surface water
P waves
sedimentary rocks
39. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
upwarped mountains
hydrosphere
stratum
faults
40. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
Hadean time
sedimentary rocks
subduction zone
41. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
hardnes
mesophere
lower mantle
sedimentary rocks
42. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
outer core
P waves
Pangaea
groundwater
43. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
exosphere
volcanoes
common ancestor
44. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
body fossil
radiometric dating
atmosphere
mantle
45. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
tsunami
intrusive igneous rocks
S waves
sedimentary rocks
46. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
natural selection
Pangaea
faults
Hadean time
47. 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
S waves
trace fossil
groundwater
Archaan era
48. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
magma
surface water
runoff
intrusive igneous rocks
49. 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
Paleozoic era
tsunami
tectonic plates
50. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
cleavage
variations
fossil
Ring of Fire