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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle






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






3. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






11. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






16. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






18. 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






19. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






24. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






27. 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.






28. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






31. The different ways a species can evolve






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






33. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






50. The process in which plates move and shift