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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






12. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






14. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






16. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






31. The period where the first fish were formed






32. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






33. 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






34. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The process in which plates move and shift






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






48. The different ways a species can evolve






49. The limited supply of water there is






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