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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. The limited supply of water there is






9. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust






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






11. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






12. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






20. The process in which water soaks into the ground






21. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






24. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






26. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






28. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass






29. The process in which plates move and shift






30. 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






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






32. Molten rock






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






43. 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.






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






45. Seismic waves that are the slowest but most dangerous because they move on the surface and can knock buildings to the ground






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






47. 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.






48. A basic type of landform that produces water - forms wind barriers






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






50. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA