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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






3. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






9. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






12. The degree that a mineral reflects light






13. 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






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






15. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






18. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






20. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The process in which water soaks into the ground






32. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






34. Earth layer made up of silicon - iron - magnesium - and oxygen and makes up most of the Earth's mass






35. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






37. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






47. 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






48. 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






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






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







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