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CSET Science: Geology

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1. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






6. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






8. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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. A giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






24. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved






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






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






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. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






31. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






35. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






37. Water that has infiltrated the ground






38. 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.






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






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






41. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The period where the first fish were formed