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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






3. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






7. The degree that a mineral reflects light






8. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






12. Molten rock






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






14. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






19. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






27. 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






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






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






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






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






33. The period where the first fish were formed






34. 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






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






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






37. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






40. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The limited supply of water there is