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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






5. Molten rock






6. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






14. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






17. Water that has infiltrated the ground






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






35. 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






36. The limited supply of water there is






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






38. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






43. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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







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