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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Solid and extremely hot layer of the mantle that protects the core






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






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






4. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






7. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






10. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Molten rock






30. 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






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






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






33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. A layer of rock that contains fossils






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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