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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






9. Molten rock






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






28. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The part of the Earth that we live on






39. 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






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






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






42. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






45. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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