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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Rocks that are formed through major changes like heat like plate movements and they cool down






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






3. The different ways a species can evolve






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






29. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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