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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






4. The different ways a species can evolve






5. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






19. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






27. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






31. The limited supply of water there is






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






33. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






34. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket






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






50. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils