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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






5. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






8. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






20. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The different ways a species can evolve






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