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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Soft and plastic layer of the mantle that allows plate tectonics to move






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






3. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






16. 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






17. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






21. 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






22. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






25. The limited supply of water there is






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






27. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. A layer of rock that contains fossils






34. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






46. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






48. 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






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






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







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