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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. A layer of rock that contains fossils






3. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






5. The process in which plates move and shift






6. The period where the first fish were formed






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. The part of the Earth that we live on






12. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down






22. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






23. The limited supply of water there is






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






25. Areas of great heat and activity in the earth's mantle where shield volcanoes can form






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






27. Mountains created when hot molten rock pushes up from the earth's mantle






28. Layer of atmosphere that is above the stratosphere where the coldest temperature is reached at minus 90 degrees






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






30. 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






31. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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







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