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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. The process in which plates move and shift






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






12. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






14. 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






15. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






17. 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






18. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






22. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans






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






24. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






26. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






28. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






30. The limited supply of water there is






31. 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






32. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A layer of rock that contains fossils






46. 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






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






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






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






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







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