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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






15. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






18. The limited supply of water there is






19. Molten rock






20. A layer of rock that contains fossils






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






25. Era from 4.6 to 3.8 billion years ago when the Eaerth formed and the planet cooled off






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






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






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






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






30. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






33. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






36. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






50. Water that has infiltrated the ground