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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






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






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






7. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. The limited supply of water there is






32. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






35. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






50. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes