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CSET Science: Geology
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1. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
cinder cone volcano
Archaan era
Hadean time
magma
2. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
mesophere
Pangaea
metamorphic rocks
hydrosphere
3. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
deleterious
mold fossil
mountain
extrusive igneous rocks
4. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
radiometric dating
peat
Mesozoic era
mesophere
5. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
Devonian period
runoff
fault - block mountains
hot spots
6. 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
extrusive igneous rocks
earthquake
P waves
peat
7. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
upper mantle
mantle
upwarped mountains
8. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
upwarped mountains
Ring of Fire
transform boundaries
intrusive igneous rocks
9. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
shield volcano
stratosphere
greenhouse effect
mineral grains
10. The process in which plates move and shift
Paleozoic era
mantle
continental drift
common ancestor
11. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans
Cenzoic era
surface water
Archaan era
Mesozoic era
12. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
cinder cone volcano
Ring of Fire
metamorphic rocks
natural selection
13. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
crust
body fossil
atmosphere
cinder cone volcano
14. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
variations
Devonian period
troposphere
convergent boundaries
15. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form
subduction zone
tectonic plates
ozone
hot spots
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
fault - block mountains
volcanoes
evaporation
17. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
S waves
Ring of Fire
earthquake
metamorphic rocks
18. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
surface water
folded mountains
Archaan era
subduction zone
19. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
faults
P waves
earthquake
genetic mutations
20. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail
precipitation
variations
magma
intrusive igneous rocks
21. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
crust
inner core
seismogram
deleterious
22. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
surface water
cleavage
fossil
mineral grains
23. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
radiometric dating
color
Proterozoic era
upwarped mountains
24. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
cast fossil
exosphere
geologic time scale
inner core
25. 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.
continental drift
S waves
upper mantle
Mesozoic era
26. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments
exosphere
common ancestor
mold fossil
surface water
27. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
seismograph
outer core
convergent boundaries
28. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off
Ring of Fire
tectonic plates
thermosphere
Hadean time
29. 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
fault - block mountains
Archaan era
faults
upper mantle
30. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
color
composite volcano/stratovolcano
mantle
crust
31. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago
Pangaea
seismograph
trace fossil
mineral grains
32. 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
composite volcano/stratovolcano
body fossil
thermosphere
exosphere
33. The period where the first fish were formed
tectonic plates
Silurian period
S waves
stratosphere
34. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
genetic mutations
ozone
peat
Pangaea
35. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath
subduction zone
environmental pressures
Devonian period
groundwater
36. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
Archaan era
precipitation
mineral grains
lower mantle
37. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
hardnes
seismogram
body fossil
evaporation
38. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt
peat
Paleozoic era
shield volcano
luster
39. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
carbon sinks
common ancestor
inner core
crust
40. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
environmental pressures
radiometric dating
color
Paleozoic era
41. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
transform boundaries
Ring of Fire
cleavage
hardnes
42. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
Pangaea
Archaan era
mold fossil
seismograph
43. The process in which water soaks into the ground
transform boundaries
Ring of Fire
infiltration
Hadean time
44. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
precipitation
outer core
mesophere
luster
45. The part of the Earth that we live on
fault - block mountains
crust
convergent boundaries
earthquake
46. 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
mantle
genetic mutations
environmental pressures
47. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
body fossil
peat
upper mantle
cleavage
48. 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
continental drift
fossil
tsunami
hot spots
49. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
mesophere
mountain
earthquake
stratigraphy
50. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
body fossil
folded mountains
lower mantle
mineral grains