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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. 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






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






4. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






6. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






24. The part of the Earth that we live on






25. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






27. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






29. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






30. 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.






31. 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






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






33. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






36. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






38. The period where the first fish were formed






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Molten rock






49. 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






50. 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.







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