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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Molten rock






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






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






14. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






17. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






18. Water that has infiltrated the ground






19. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






23. 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






24. The different ways a species can evolve






25. 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






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






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






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






29. The limited supply of water there is






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






31. 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.






32. A harbor wave that occurs when there is a violent disturbance deep below the ocean - like an earthquake - which creates a wave that stores a huge amount of energy






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






44. The lowest layer of the atmosphere. It is also known as the weather layer since snow - rain - and wind stick to this layer






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






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






47. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






50. 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.







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