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CSET Science: Geology

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Changes that were made to the DNA and RNA






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






9. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. The process in which plates move and shift






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Molten rock






25. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A mixture of gas consisting of oxygen and nitrogen that wraps the earth like a blanket






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






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






35. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






38. The process in which water soaks into the ground






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The part of the Earth that we live on






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