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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved






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






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






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






5. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






9. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. The period where the first fish were formed






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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






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






21. The different ways a species can evolve






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






23. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






26. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






27. 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.






28. The process in which plates move and shift






29. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






31. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






33. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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