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CSET Science: Geology

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1. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






4. 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






5. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






6. The mountain ranges taht is a result of when two tectonic plates collided with each other






7. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






8. 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






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






10. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






22. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






25. 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






26. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






31. The process in which plates move and shift






32. 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.






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






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






35. Molten rock






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






37. 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






38. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






46. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






50. 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