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CSET Science: Geology

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






2. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






4. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






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






7. A layer of rock that contains fossils






8. The process in which water soaks into the ground






9. 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






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






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






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. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






16. The limited supply of water there is






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






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






34. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The different ways a species can evolve