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CSET Earth

Subjects : cset, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Faulting and folding






2. Occurs at the instant when the sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observer's hemisphere - Depending on the shift of the calendar - the winter solstice occurs some time betw






3. Further caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth - Earth reaches perihelion (the point in its orbit closest to the sun) in January - and it reaches aphelion (farthest point from the sun) in July - Also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans






4. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






5. When the moon is at first quarter or third quarter - the sun - earth and moon form a 90- degree (right) angle with the earth at the vertex - The combined effect of this alignment of the sun - earth - and moon results in tidal ranges on the earth - Wh






6. Formed by sodium chloride






7. Generally forms deep in the mantle as one type of rock changes into another - Due to intense pressure - can show signs of bending and distortion - Examples: schist - marble - gneiss - and slate






8. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our __________ - and their temperature determines our climate and wind patterns






9. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away






10. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






11. The tidal force produced by the sun is ____ as large as that produced by the moon






12. Air currents move clouds around the globe and cloud particles collide - grow - and fall out of the sky as ________ - Most of it falls back into the oceans or onto land - where the precipitation flows over the ground as surface runoff - portion of run






13. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






14. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






15. Spiral - elliptical - and irregular form are speckled throughout the visible universe - Largest telescope has detected galaxies to its limit of several billion light - years






16. Weather occurs primarily due to density (temperature and moisture) differences between one location and another - These differences can occur due to the angle of the sun at any particular spot - which varies by latitude from the tropics






17. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






18. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






19. How much matter is in the object






20. Pulls the planets toward the sun - while their inertia keeps them moving forward in an elliptical orbit around the sun

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21. On maps - the characteristics of an air mass are represented by two letters: The lowercase letter represents ________ - and the uppercase letter represents temperature






22. - The materials left over after the rock breaks down combine with organic material - The mineral content is determined by the parent material; thus - a soil derived from a single rock type can often be deficient in one or more minerals for good ferti






23. Comprises one global - interconnected body of salt water often (though generally recognized as several separate oceans) - A continuous body of water with relatively free interchange among its parts






24. Characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific - warm current of nutrient - poor tropical water - heated by its eastward passage in the Equatorial Current - replaces the cold - nutrient - rich surface water of th






25. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






26. Evaporation often implicitly includes ___________ from plants - although together they are specifically referred to as evapotranspiration






27. One tidal cycle per day






28. Occur when two plates slip past each other - Such faults are generally moderate and are relatively shallow Example: The San Andreas Fault






29. Almost all familiar weather phenomena occur in the __________ (the lower part of the atmosphere)






30. The best determiner of climate - as it is consistently and directly correlated with temperature - other factors: Rain shadows - as well as water currents - elevation and so forth






31. Typically the tidal mouths of rivers and are often characterized by _____________ or silt carried in from terrestrial runoff - frequently from offshore






32. The fossiliferous strata record is only the last __% of the earth's history






33. Hotspot volcanoes are also found elsewhere in the Solar System - especially on...






34. This upslope wind is called a...






35. 186000 miles/second






36. Occurs when the moon sets at sunset - Then the moon is between the earth and the sun - so we see only the dark half of the moon






37. Igneous rock that forms on the earth's surface - Examples obsidian - basalt - and pumice






38. Both gravity and inertia work together to keep planets in orbit around the sun - Inertia makes a planet travel in a straight line






39. Water returns to the land surface at __________ than where it entered - under the force of gravity or gravity - induced pressures






40. The transformation of water from liquid to gas phases as it moves from the ground or bodies of water into the overlying atmosphere






41. The farther from the tropics you are positioned - the ________ the angle of the sun - This causes those locations to be cooler due to the indirect sunlight






42. Believed to originate at a much greater distance from the Sun - in a cloud (the Oort cloud) consisting of debris left over from the condensation of solar nebula - Comets are thrown from the outer planets or nearby stars - or as a result of collisions






43. The difference between levels of ocean water at high and low tides






44. Occur along plate boundaries






45. Rocks are placed into groups according to how they form...






46. (or summer time zones) include an offset (typically +1 hour) for daylight saving time






47. Paleontology: Fossil evidence indicates the similarity of fossils on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean - Continental 'jigsaw puzzle': The outlines of the continents seem to fit together






48. Classified as warm - water or cold - water currents






49. Around a new or full moon - when the sun - moon - and the earth form a line - the tidal forces due to the sun reinforce those of the moon - The tide's range is at a maximum and is called a spring tide (spring as in 'to jump/leap -' not the season)






50. A major determiner of coastal climate