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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. Water that has infiltrated the ground






3. 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






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






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






6. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






7. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






8. 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.






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






21. A layer of rock that contains fossils






22. 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






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






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






25. The period where the first fish were formed






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






27. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






44. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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