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CSET Science: Geology

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






7. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






9. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






12. The limited supply of water there is






13. 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






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






15. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






32. The process in which water soaks into the ground






33. 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






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






35. The part of the Earth that we live on






36. The degree that a mineral reflects light






37. A layer of rock that contains fossils






38. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






41. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






44. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






45. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






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