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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The period where the first fish were formed






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






14. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






15. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






16. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






18. 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






19. The way that water returns to earth by flowing on the surface into streams - lakes - and rivers






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






27. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






30. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The different ways a species can evolve






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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







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