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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






13. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Fossil in which an animal's tracks - poop - nests - and bite marks have 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. Mountains with sharp peaks and ridges caused when forces inside the earth push up parts of the crust






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. The different ways a species can evolve






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






36. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






37. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. The limited supply of water there is






43. 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






44. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






45. The period where the first fish were formed






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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