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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Hadean time
variations
S waves
sedimentary rocks
2. 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
exosphere
thermosphere
atmosphere
greenhouse effect
3. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
precipitation
mold fossil
Pangaea
genetic mutations
4. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
cleavage
trace fossil
deleterious
upper mantle
5. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
Silurian period
P waves
folded mountains
geologic time scale
6. 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
variations
trace fossil
troposphere
7. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
divergent boundaries
carbon sinks
magma
radiometric dating
8. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
mold fossil
peat
geologic time scale
stratosphere
9. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
S waves
peat
Pangaea
outer core
10. Molten rock
troposphere
magma
environmental pressures
convergent boundaries
11. The limited supply of water there is
sedimentary rocks
trace fossil
fault - block mountains
hydrosphere
12. 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
shield volcano
S waves
earthquake
transform boundaries
13. The different ways a species can evolve
outer core
cinder cone volcano
variations
magma
14. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.
genetic mutations
crust
Proterozoic era
Mesozoic era
15. The part of the Earth that we live on
crust
mold fossil
surface waves
hardnes
16. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
runoff
natural selection
inner core
upper mantle
17. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
sedimentary rocks
color
mountain
Hadean time
18. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
natural selection
Devonian period
genetic mutations
hot spots
19. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
folded mountains
volcanoes
extrusive igneous rocks
deleterious
20. 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
tsunami
troposphere
mantle
lower mantle
21. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
mold fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
folded mountains
common ancestor
22. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
faults
stratigraphy
cinder cone volcano
23. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
convergent boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
geologic time scale
24. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
cinder cone volcano
deleterious
mountain
evaporation
25. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
stratum
Silurian period
sedimentary rocks
exosphere
26. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
magma
cast fossil
cinder cone volcano
metamorphic rocks
27. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
genetic mutations
fossil
earthquake
mountain
28. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
greenhouse effect
cleavage
stratosphere
Silurian period
29. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
stratigraphy
radiometric dating
runoff
trace fossil
30. The process in which plates move and shift
Pangaea
continental drift
carbon sinks
infiltration
31. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
geologic time scale
volcanoes
groundwater
mineral grains
32. 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
Archaan era
metamorphic rocks
stratigraphy
seismogram
33. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
composite volcano/stratovolcano
shield volcano
genetic mutations
Cenzoic era
34. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
Ring of Fire
lower mantle
shield volcano
peat
35. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
cast fossil
hardnes
S waves
body fossil
36. 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
geologic time scale
intrusive igneous rocks
ozone
natural selection
37. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
mold fossil
upwarped mountains
tectonic plates
seismograph
38. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Mesozoic era
faults
surface water
luster
39. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
geologic time scale
infiltration
hot spots
metamorphic rocks
40. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
ozone
Proterozoic era
transform boundaries
trace fossil
41. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
mountain
Archaan era
peat
42. A layer of rock that contains fossils
shield volcano
stratum
exosphere
mold fossil
43. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
metamorphic rocks
Paleozoic era
Silurian period
shield volcano
44. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
Ring of Fire
seismogram
troposphere
precipitation
45. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
variations
upwarped mountains
P waves
mountain
46. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
composite volcano/stratovolcano
geologic time scale
seismogram
47. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
faults
environmental pressures
carbon sinks
sedimentary rocks
48. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
folded mountains
cast fossil
evaporation
surface waves
49. 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
hot spots
lower mantle
carbon sinks
50. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
hydrosphere
earthquake
Proterozoic era
Cenzoic era