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CSET Science: Geology
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1. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
exosphere
environmental pressures
sedimentary rocks
2. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
runoff
fossil
greenhouse effect
precipitation
3. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
continental drift
stratosphere
genetic mutations
Pangaea
4. 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
folded mountains
Archaan era
hydrosphere
5. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart
surface water
fault - block mountains
common ancestor
stratum
6. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time
hot spots
Silurian period
faults
sedimentary rocks
7. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
variations
magma
exosphere
color
8. The degree that a mineral reflects light
luster
mold fossil
subduction zone
fault - block mountains
9. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
Archaan era
surface water
carbon sinks
convergent boundaries
10. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
transform boundaries
upper mantle
seismogram
upwarped mountains
11. Molten rock
Paleozoic era
mountain
thermosphere
magma
12. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere
atmosphere
Paleozoic era
greenhouse effect
crust
13. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
evaporation
hardnes
intrusive igneous rocks
crust
14. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel
environmental pressures
thermosphere
cinder cone volcano
outer core
15. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils
radiometric dating
mantle
mineral grains
carbon sinks
16. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
hardnes
cleavage
Cenzoic era
variations
17. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
seismogram
infiltration
natural selection
tsunami
18. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other
extrusive igneous rocks
mountain
convergent boundaries
deleterious
19. The period where the first fish were formed
Silurian period
hot spots
fault - block mountains
lower mantle
20. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them
stratigraphy
cast fossil
surface waves
cleavage
21. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
Hadean time
deleterious
luster
environmental pressures
22. 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
mantle
P waves
Paleozoic era
hydrosphere
23. Water that has infiltrated the ground
divergent boundaries
sedimentary rocks
groundwater
fossil
24. The different ways a species can evolve
upwarped mountains
greenhouse effect
variations
composite volcano/stratovolcano
25. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
hydrosphere
mesophere
Devonian period
upper mantle
26. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered
infiltration
surface water
cast fossil
Devonian period
27. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
surface water
fault - block mountains
divergent boundaries
variations
28. 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
mesophere
Cenzoic era
natural selection
Paleozoic era
29. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
lower mantle
color
environmental pressures
Paleozoic era
30. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust
Pangaea
mold fossil
upwarped mountains
cast fossil
31. 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
mineral grains
tsunami
color
cast fossil
32. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
stratigraphy
groundwater
mineral grains
lower mantle
33. The part of the Earth that we live on
shield volcano
peat
crust
hydrosphere
34. The process in which plates move and shift
surface waves
continental drift
evaporation
cinder cone volcano
35. A layer of rock that contains fossils
trace fossil
runoff
body fossil
stratum
36. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
stratum
upper mantle
surface water
37. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean
genetic mutations
Ring of Fire
upper mantle
Proterozoic era
38. The limited supply of water there is
genetic mutations
hydrosphere
cleavage
variations
39. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
radiometric dating
mountain
exosphere
stratosphere
40. 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
folded mountains
S waves
deleterious
Devonian period
41. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
cleavage
luster
color
mantle
42. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface waves
seismogram
infiltration
mold fossil
43. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
mountain
crust
Silurian period
lower mantle
44. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle
thermosphere
intrusive igneous rocks
surface waves
tectonic plates
45. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
infiltration
mineral grains
tsunami
ozone
46. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal
cinder cone volcano
peat
hydrosphere
surface waves
47. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface
extrusive igneous rocks
volcanoes
tectonic plates
color
48. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
composite volcano/stratovolcano
faults
tsunami
ozone
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.
Cenzoic era
inner core
P waves
Paleozoic era
50. 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
troposphere
cast fossil
fossil