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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal






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






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






4. The different ways a species can evolve






5. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






8. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






25. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






28. The limited supply of water there is






29. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






41. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have been preserved






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






43. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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






50. The period where the first fish were formed






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