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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






4. All plants and animals have to compete for food - water - space and the fear of being eaten






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






6. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






8. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






9. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






13. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






14. The look of a mineral when scratched upon a porcelein plate






15. 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






16. The warming up of the Earth because of certain gases in the atmosphere






17. 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.






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






19. The period when the first amphibians were born. Named after Devon - England where fossils were first discovered






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






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






22. Rocks that form when molten rock cools and hardens either deep underground or on the surface






23. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






24. The mega continent that was once a combination of all the world's continents millions of years ago






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






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






27. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Volcano that is formed at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates and the subducted plate melts into lava






35. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






38. The process in which water changes from liquid to gas






39. 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.






40. The layer of the atmosphere that is 50 km above ground and is where the ozone layer is at






41. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






45. 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






46. The part of the Earth that we live on






47. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off






48. Molten rock






49. Rocks made out of trapped magma that takes longer to cool beneath the surface






50. 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