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CSET Science: Geology

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1. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






3. 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






4. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






38. The process in which water soaks into the ground






39. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






41. Water that has infiltrated the ground






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






43. 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.






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






45. The period where the first fish were formed






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






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






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






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






50. The limited supply of water there is