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CSET Science: Geology

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1. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






6. Era from 570 to 245 million years ago with the explosion of animal diversity followed by the wiping out of 99 percent of planetary life thanks to an asteroid. Pangea rises.






7. The period where the first fish were formed






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






9. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






12. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass






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






14. 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






15. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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






21. The different ways a species can evolve






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Molten rock






45. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






46. Pieces of the Earth that make up its crust and float on top of the upper mantle






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






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






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






50. 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