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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






6. Active boundary where tectonic plates meet






7. 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






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






9. Water that has infiltrated the ground






10. Molten rock






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






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






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






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






15. A layer of rock that contains fossils






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






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






18. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. The part of the Earth that we live on






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






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






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






34. The process in which water soaks into the ground






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. The period where the first fish were formed






49. 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.






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