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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Molten rock






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






11. Document produced by the seismograph that shows how long and how intense an earthquake was






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. The process in which water soaks into the ground






16. 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






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






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






19. The process in which plates move and shift






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






21. 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






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






23. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






27. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






28. The period where the first fish were formed






29. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Water that has infiltrated the ground






40. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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







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