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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
mineral grains
Devonian period
color
Proterozoic era
2. The part of the Earth that we live on
exosphere
radiometric dating
transform boundaries
crust
3. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
groundwater
Devonian period
evaporation
4. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
subduction zone
exosphere
stratigraphy
stratum
5. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
carbon sinks
common ancestor
surface waves
infiltration
6. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
Archaan era
color
S waves
7. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
mesophere
seismograph
tsunami
volcanoes
8. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
mold fossil
upwarped mountains
luster
seismogram
9. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
convergent boundaries
Silurian period
earthquake
10. 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
seismogram
thermosphere
cast fossil
cleavage
11. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
shield volcano
intrusive igneous rocks
stratosphere
fossil
12. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
Archaan era
variations
upwarped mountains
13. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
S waves
radiometric dating
infiltration
cinder cone volcano
14. 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
carbon sinks
Proterozoic era
S waves
15. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
geologic time scale
hot spots
stratum
divergent boundaries
16. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
genetic mutations
sedimentary rocks
seismogram
mineral grains
17. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
fault - block mountains
trace fossil
runoff
inner core
18. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
earthquake
ozone
genetic mutations
surface waves
19. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
exosphere
common ancestor
hydrosphere
convergent boundaries
20. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
Hadean time
hardnes
common ancestor
21. 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
runoff
cinder cone volcano
hydrosphere
22. A layer of rock that contains fossils
carbon sinks
stratum
greenhouse effect
luster
23. 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.
troposphere
magma
Cenzoic era
Mesozoic era
24. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
luster
stratosphere
exosphere
transform boundaries
25. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cinder cone volcano
cleavage
Archaan era
tsunami
26. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
sedimentary rocks
seismograph
precipitation
fault - block mountains
27. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
luster
Hadean time
folded mountains
evaporation
28. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
precipitation
fault - block mountains
magma
genetic mutations
29. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
luster
body fossil
tsunami
environmental pressures
30. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
Pangaea
evaporation
exosphere
stratum
31. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
troposphere
divergent boundaries
shield volcano
crust
32. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
troposphere
cinder cone volcano
fault - block mountains
mountain
33. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
intrusive igneous rocks
genetic mutations
tectonic plates
shield volcano
34. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
volcanoes
Silurian period
mesophere
ozone
35. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
cleavage
metamorphic rocks
Paleozoic era
carbon sinks
36. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
cast fossil
stratum
variations
37. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Devonian period
cleavage
radiometric dating
38. 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
lower mantle
evaporation
cast fossil
mold fossil
39. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
mountain
faults
evaporation
S waves
40. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
mesophere
exosphere
fault - block mountains
41. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
evaporation
troposphere
trace fossil
stratosphere
42. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
shield volcano
upwarped mountains
Cenzoic era
hot spots
43. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
precipitation
lower mantle
surface water
body fossil
44. 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
Mesozoic era
earthquake
tsunami
exosphere
45. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
divergent boundaries
tsunami
surface water
mesophere
46. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
hardnes
inner core
color
Mesozoic era
47. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
troposphere
shield volcano
fossil
greenhouse effect
48. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
outer core
precipitation
tectonic plates
peat
49. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
fossil
color
atmosphere
50. Molten rock
carbon sinks
Silurian period
tectonic plates
magma