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CSET Science: Geology

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1. Molten rock






2. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






6. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






9. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






11. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






26. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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






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






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






46. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






48. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






50. 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







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