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CSET Science: Geology

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1. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






6. The degree that a mineral reflects light






7. The limited supply of water there is






8. 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






9. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






11. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






16. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






24. 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.






25. The process in which plates move and shift






26. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






28. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






34. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. The part of the Earth that we live on






49. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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







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