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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






3. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






5. The different ways a species can evolve






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






16. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






32. 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






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






34. Molten rock






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. The process in which plates move and shift






46. The process in which water soaks into the ground






47. 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






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






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






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