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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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






2. 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






3. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






4. The limited supply of water there is






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






6. 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






7. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






9. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






10. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






25. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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






34. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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