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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Water that has infiltrated the ground
surface water
fossil
seismogram
groundwater
2. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Paleozoic era
cast fossil
volcanoes
seismogram
3. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
magma
Proterozoic era
atmosphere
4. The process in which water soaks into the ground
geologic time scale
S waves
infiltration
Cenzoic era
5. 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
Devonian period
stratigraphy
cast fossil
seismograph
6. 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
seismograph
intrusive igneous rocks
body fossil
7. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
evaporation
tectonic plates
Paleozoic era
8. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
mold fossil
Pangaea
Devonian period
continental drift
9. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
seismograph
Proterozoic era
Pangaea
stratosphere
10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
Pangaea
mineral grains
upper mantle
cast fossil
11. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
stratum
runoff
genetic mutations
natural selection
12. 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
surface waves
lower mantle
Proterozoic era
mold fossil
13. A layer of rock that contains fossils
crust
stratum
cast fossil
seismograph
14. The degree that a mineral reflects light
infiltration
body fossil
tsunami
luster
15. 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.
Hadean time
Mesozoic era
hardnes
cinder cone volcano
16. The limited supply of water there is
Ring of Fire
tsunami
transform boundaries
hydrosphere
17. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
mineral grains
mountain
trace fossil
sedimentary rocks
18. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
geologic time scale
natural selection
metamorphic rocks
tectonic plates
19. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
extrusive igneous rocks
inner core
divergent boundaries
intrusive igneous rocks
20. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
volcanoes
surface waves
stratosphere
21. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
mountain
S waves
deleterious
fossil
22. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
greenhouse effect
mountain
natural selection
convergent boundaries
23. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
exosphere
mineral grains
upper mantle
mold fossil
24. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Paleozoic era
body fossil
precipitation
25. Molten rock
Silurian period
surface water
magma
exosphere
26. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
metamorphic rocks
environmental pressures
variations
hardnes
27. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
faults
hydrosphere
Ring of Fire
outer core
28. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
subduction zone
cleavage
magma
upwarped mountains
29. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
variations
Mesozoic era
stratosphere
faults
30. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
metamorphic rocks
Hadean time
hardnes
variations
31. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
atmosphere
body fossil
Devonian period
sedimentary rocks
32. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Devonian period
Pangaea
Cenzoic era
Silurian period
33. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
cinder cone volcano
geologic time scale
body fossil
surface water
34. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
color
infiltration
natural selection
35. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
fault - block mountains
hot spots
Paleozoic era
36. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
infiltration
evaporation
carbon sinks
Pangaea
37. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
troposphere
cinder cone volcano
geologic time scale
radiometric dating
38. The process in which plates move and shift
transform boundaries
cleavage
variations
continental drift
39. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
stratum
Ring of Fire
cinder cone volcano
40. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
Silurian period
Hadean time
fault - block mountains
inner core
41. 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
hydrosphere
natural selection
magma
upper mantle
42. The different ways a species can evolve
Cenzoic era
color
variations
upper mantle
43. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
continental drift
body fossil
Mesozoic era
fault - block mountains
44. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
cast fossil
stratigraphy
thermosphere
45. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
cast fossil
Pangaea
outer core
Silurian period
46. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
convergent boundaries
metamorphic rocks
body fossil
47. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
extrusive igneous rocks
geologic time scale
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Devonian period
48. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
common ancestor
S waves
surface water
fault - block mountains
49. 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
atmosphere
P waves
mantle
Proterozoic era
50. 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.
mantle
Paleozoic era
runoff
tsunami