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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The part of the Earth that we live on






35. 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






36. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The degree that a mineral reflects light






49. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






50. The process in which plates move and shift







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