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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






25. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






27. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






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






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






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






39. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






41. 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






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






43. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Molten rock






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






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






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