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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






13. The process in which plates move and shift






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






23. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






24. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






26. Molten rock






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure