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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






11. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






15. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






17. Water that has infiltrated the ground






18. 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.






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






20. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






23. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






24. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The process in which plates move and shift






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






36. The different ways a species can evolve






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






38. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






42. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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