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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






2. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. The part of the Earth that we live on






12. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






16. 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






17. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






20. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






21. Molten rock






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






42. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






47. The different ways a species can evolve






48. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






49. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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