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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






3. 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






4. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






19. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






21. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






37. A layer of rock that contains fossils






38. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






39. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






41. 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






42. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






47. Water that has infiltrated the ground






48. 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






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






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