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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. The process in which plates move and shift






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






8. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. A layer of rock that contains fossils






36. The different ways a species can evolve






37. 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






38. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






44. The part of the Earth that we live on






45. The degree that a mineral reflects light






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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