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CSET Science: Geology

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1. The different ways a species can evolve






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The degree that a mineral reflects light






26. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






28. 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






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






30. Molten rock






31. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






34. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






37. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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