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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






9. The process in which plates move and shift






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






33. Water that has infiltrated the ground






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






40. The different ways a species can evolve






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






42. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






50. 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







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