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CSET Science: Geology

Subjects : cset, science, geology
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1. Modern era from 65 million years ago to now and known as the Age of the Mammals because of the birth of humans






2. A layer of rock that contains fossils






3. The degree that a mineral reflects light






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The process in which plates move and shift






11. 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






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






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






14. Molten rock






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






16. 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






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






18. The crystals formed when igneous rocks cool underground






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






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






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






22. The process in which water soaks into the ground






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






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






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






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






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






28. Thew ay a mineral breaks along its crystalline structure






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






30. Degree to which a mnieral can be scratched






31. The part of the Earth that we live on






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. The machine that is used to measure earthquakes






42. The limited supply of water there is






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






44. 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






45. The act of using radioactive isotopes to date fossils






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






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






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






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






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