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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






18. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






23. The limited supply of water there is






24. 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






25. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






32. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






33. 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






34. 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






35. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. The process in which water soaks into the ground






42. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






47. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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