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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. The thick - spongy substance that was created when swamp planst decomposed 300 million years ago. With heat - it becomes coal






2. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






3. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






6. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






7. 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






8. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. The process in which plates move and shift






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






33. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






48. Molten rock






49. 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.






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