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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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.






2. 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






3. 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






4. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






6. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






8. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






11. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






17. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






19. Fossil in which a part of the organism that has been preserved






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






21. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A layer of rock that contains fossils






34. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






35. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






48. The limited supply of water there is






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






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