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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






7. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






8. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






12. The different ways a species can evolve






13. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






18. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






19. A layer of rock that contains fossils






20. The part of the Earth that we live on






21. 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






22. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






25. Molten rock






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






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






40. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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