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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The process in which water soaks into the ground






3. Molten rock






4. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






8. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






10. 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






11. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






45. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






49. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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







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