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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. The study of rock layers and the fossils contained inside of them






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






3. The process in which water soaks into the ground






4. The limited supply of water there is






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






29. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






45. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






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






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