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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






32. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






40. 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






41. The limited supply of water there is






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






49. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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







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