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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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






2. The part of the Earth that we live on






3. Organisms - like plants - that take more carbon out of the atmosphere than put into it






4. The animal in which a species has evolved from to specialize in their environments






5. Volcano that occurs at divergent plates in underwater plates and creates lava from a mineral called basalt






6. Rocks that are made from bits and pieces of other rocks and dead animal and plants that have been pressed together over time






7. The Earth's rivers - lakes - and oceans






8. A natural disaster caused by pressure deep within the Earth that splits the ground






9. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle






10. Also known as the center of the earth - it is made out of mostly iron






11. Molten rock






12. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






13. Water that has infiltrated the ground






14. 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.






15. The Earth's only liquid layer that is extremely hot and made out of iron and nickel






16. The different ways a species can evolve






17. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer






18. Mountains made up by faults - a huge crack in rock where movememnt happens where tectonic plates pull apart






19. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal






20. A layer of rock that contains fossils






21. Tectonic plate boundaries where plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed by rock pushed up in the mantle






22. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






23. The process in which plates move and shift






24. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket






25. 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






26. The period where the first fish were formed






27. The form that water returns to earth as - like rain - snow - sleet - and hail






28. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






29. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans






30. Era from 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago when the continents formed and oxygen began. The first eukaryotic cells appear.






31. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean






32. Areas where oceanic earthquakes can occur when an ocean plate hits a continental plate and eventually goes underneath






33. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other






34. The highest layer of the atmosphere where the atmosphere is very thin






35. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them






36. A gas that absorbs harmful UV rays and protects us from too much radiation






37. Plate tectonic boundaries where the platse are moving toward each other with one plate eventually going under the other






38. 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.






39. Remnant of an organism. They are found underground and are at least several thousands years old






40. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved






41. A volcano that is formed when ash and cinders are blown out of a single vent






42. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was






43. Time scale that scientists use to break up the historical changes on the Earth into eons - eras - periods - and epochs






44. 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






45. Plate tectonic boundaries where plates sllide horizontally pass each other and cause friction






46. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move






47. Changes to genetic code that become permanent and can be bad - like sickle cell anemia and cancer






48. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core






49. 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






50. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils