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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.
Ring of Fire
luster
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Proterozoic era
2. 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.
infiltration
precipitation
Paleozoic era
cleavage
3. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
cinder cone volcano
Pangaea
upper mantle
divergent boundaries
4. 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
seismograph
transform boundaries
mountain
5. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
seismogram
body fossil
subduction zone
continental drift
6. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
genetic mutations
composite volcano/stratovolcano
Archaan era
common ancestor
7. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
Archaan era
fossil
mold fossil
8. Molten rock
ozone
surface waves
magma
hardnes
9. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
ozone
atmosphere
tsunami
composite volcano/stratovolcano
10. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
hot spots
Hadean time
inner core
11. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
hot spots
divergent boundaries
deleterious
Cenzoic era
12. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
fault - block mountains
volcanoes
precipitation
genetic mutations
13. The limited supply of water there is
mold fossil
common ancestor
transform boundaries
hydrosphere
14. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
earthquake
divergent boundaries
upper mantle
Pangaea
15. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
fault - block mountains
carbon sinks
subduction zone
deleterious
16. 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
cinder cone volcano
P waves
magma
convergent boundaries
17. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle
volcanoes
mesophere
folded mountains
earthquake
18. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
lower mantle
P waves
atmosphere
Archaan era
19. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
S waves
Ring of Fire
fault - block mountains
20. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
crust
outer core
evaporation
environmental pressures
21. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
geologic time scale
groundwater
metamorphic rocks
upper mantle
22. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
stratigraphy
metamorphic rocks
peat
S waves
23. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
extrusive igneous rocks
infiltration
Hadean time
24. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
runoff
folded mountains
peat
25. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
common ancestor
mesophere
volcanoes
carbon sinks
26. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
surface water
evaporation
groundwater
seismogram
27. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
body fossil
convergent boundaries
mountain
28. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
cast fossil
Mesozoic era
deleterious
Proterozoic era
29. The process in which water soaks into the ground
infiltration
convergent boundaries
surface waves
natural selection
30. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
hot spots
cleavage
fossil
extrusive igneous rocks
31. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
extrusive igneous rocks
volcanoes
cast fossil
mountain
32. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
S waves
fossil
seismograph
environmental pressures
33. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
genetic mutations
runoff
divergent boundaries
greenhouse effect
34. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
inner core
stratosphere
peat
tectonic plates
35. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
greenhouse effect
continental drift
transform boundaries
36. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
fault - block mountains
P waves
luster
surface water
37. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old
fossil
inner core
cast fossil
tsunami
38. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
intrusive igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
stratum
troposphere
39. 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
composite volcano/stratovolcano
common ancestor
subduction zone
S waves
40. 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
hot spots
thermosphere
S waves
tsunami
41. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
upwarped mountains
infiltration
mold fossil
Hadean time
42. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
seismogram
convergent boundaries
cleavage
evaporation
43. 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
carbon sinks
Cenzoic era
mold fossil
metamorphic rocks
44. 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
metamorphic rocks
body fossil
thermosphere
groundwater
45. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
folded mountains
groundwater
surface water
sedimentary rocks
46. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
luster
thermosphere
color
Devonian period
47. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
shield volcano
surface waves
composite volcano/stratovolcano
trace fossil
48. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
greenhouse effect
Mesozoic era
cleavage
faults
49. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
tectonic plates
seismograph
body fossil
mold fossil
50. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
sedimentary rocks
shield volcano
outer core
divergent boundaries