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CSET Science: Geology

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1. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






3. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






4. The process in which water soaks into the ground






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






9. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






10. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






11. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






12. 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






13. A layer of rock that contains fossils






14. The degree that a mineral reflects light






15. 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.






16. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Molten rock






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






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






28. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






38. The process in which plates move and shift






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






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






41. 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






42. The different ways a species can evolve






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.