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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






3. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






6. 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






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






8. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






11. A layer of rock that contains fossils






12. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






21. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






39. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






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






48. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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







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