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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






7. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






10. The limited supply of water there is






11. The different ways a species can evolve






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






50. The process in which water soaks into the ground