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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






4. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






16. Molten rock






17. Water that has infiltrated the ground






18. 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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






31. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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 giant range of stratovolcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean






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






45. 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






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






47. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






50. The process in which plates move and shift