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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
folded mountains
stratigraphy
troposphere
2. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs
metamorphic rocks
volcanoes
lower mantle
geologic time scale
3. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core
lower mantle
P waves
geologic time scale
mountain
4. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved
evaporation
trace fossil
thermosphere
seismograph
5. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down
Silurian period
upper mantle
metamorphic rocks
fault - block mountains
6. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was
environmental pressures
outer core
seismogram
magma
7. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer
deleterious
intrusive igneous rocks
trace fossil
subduction zone
8. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten
Pangaea
Ring of Fire
environmental pressures
cinder cone volcano
9. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas
evaporation
luster
fault - block mountains
crust
10. Water that has infiltrated the ground
hardnes
groundwater
convergent boundaries
variations
11. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans
geologic time scale
surface water
Ring of Fire
environmental pressures
12. The process in which water soaks into the ground
convergent boundaries
infiltration
mountain
Silurian period
13. 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
surface waves
P waves
fossil
sedimentary rocks
14. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin
exosphere
infiltration
upper mantle
Hadean time
15. 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
natural selection
outer core
tsunami
luster
16. 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
Mesozoic era
carbon sinks
cinder cone volcano
17. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure
stratosphere
upwarped mountains
cleavage
luster
18. The limited supply of water there is
tsunami
hydrosphere
tectonic plates
extrusive igneous rocks
19. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate
color
geologic time scale
runoff
subduction zone
20. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it
carbon sinks
precipitation
earthquake
folded mountains
21. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation
atmosphere
metamorphic rocks
faults
ozone
22. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava
hardnes
Cenzoic era
Proterozoic era
composite volcano/stratovolcano
23. 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
cast fossil
atmosphere
peat
thermosphere
24. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron
hydrosphere
magma
inner core
genetic mutations
25. Molten rock
color
ozone
cinder cone volcano
magma
26. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface
Mesozoic era
intrusive igneous rocks
runoff
stratigraphy
27. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer
Ring of Fire
troposphere
peat
cast fossil
28. 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
Cenzoic era
upper mantle
seismogram
29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA
runoff
Pangaea
genetic mutations
mountain
30. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass
mantle
hardnes
atmosphere
ozone
31. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched
transform boundaries
outer core
hardnes
composite volcano/stratovolcano
32. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground
outer core
mountain
geologic time scale
mineral grains
33. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet
composite volcano/stratovolcano
faults
folded mountains
atmosphere
34. 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
surface waves
tsunami
composite volcano/stratovolcano
extrusive igneous rocks
35. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground
surface water
surface waves
upwarped mountains
volcanoes
36. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other
tectonic plates
body fossil
folded mountains
hydrosphere
37. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees
hot spots
mountain
body fossil
mesophere
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
Pangaea
cast fossil
Proterozoic era
groundwater
39. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers
sedimentary rocks
precipitation
mountain
peat
40. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move
upper mantle
mantle
composite volcano/stratovolcano
shield volcano
41. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction
transform boundaries
ozone
inner core
earthquake
42. 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.
continental drift
P waves
Paleozoic era
genetic mutations
43. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle
divergent boundaries
peat
color
magma
44. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved
infiltration
earthquake
upper mantle
body fossil
45. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent
trace fossil
stratosphere
cleavage
cinder cone volcano
46. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers
cast fossil
lower mantle
runoff
greenhouse effect
47. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground
crust
fossil
earthquake
hot spots
48. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at
folded mountains
seismograph
faults
stratosphere
49. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket
stratum
extrusive igneous rocks
atmosphere
deleterious
50. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes
deleterious
Cenzoic era
seismograph
troposphere
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