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CSET Earth

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1. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






2. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






3. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...






4. Defined by geometrically subdividing the earth's spheroid into 24 lunes (wedge - shaped sections) - bordered by meridians - each 15






5. Two types of mountains are formed - depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces






6. Stars with the highest ___________ appear blue - while stars with the lowest surface temperature appear red






7. Due to a combination of differential heating and geometry - hen the sun rises - it is the tops of the mountain peaks which receive first light - and as the day progresses - the mountain slopes take on a greater heat load than the valleys - This resul






8. Huge systems of stars - Milky Way is estimated to have 100 billion stars arranged in a great disk






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






10. Can thaw and melt - and the ensuing water flows overland as snowmelt






11. 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)






12. Seasons are marked by changes in the amount of sunlight - which in turn often cause cycles of dormancy in plants and hibernation in animals - These effects vary with latitude and with proximity to bodies of water






13. Two feldspars (orthoclase and plagioclase) - quartz - olivine - and augite - These five minerals are silicates - built from interlocking silicon and oxygen atoms






14. 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






15. The sun is not at the center of the disk - but out toward the perimeter - and is revolving around the ________






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






17. The major mountains tend to occur in __________ - indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity






18. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






19. Travels in an orbit that is slightly elliptical (oval) - and so the distance from the sun ranges from 91.5 to 94.5 million miles - Its daily rotation deforms the earth to a flattened spheroid - with a polar radius slightly less than the equatorial ra






20. Used to arrange strata in a standard order - Used to measure the amount of radioactive decay in minerals and calculate the time at which the rock formed






21. 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






22. Take up about 1/3 of the earth's land surface - many are formed by rain shadows - Usually have a large diurnal (day) and seasonal temperature range - with high daytime temperatures






23. Smooth layers of low clouds that indicate a chance of drizzle or snow






24. Precipitation - Canopy interception - Snowmelt - Runoff - Percolation - Subsurface flow- Evaporation - Sublimation - Condensation






25. The movement (carrying away or displacement) of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) - usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down - slope movement in response to gravity






26. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






27. Occur twice a year - when the tilt of the earth's axis is oriented neither from nor to the sun - causing the sun to be located vertically above a point on the equator - The name derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night) - because at the e






28. 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






29. A land form that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area - with a peak - Usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates






30. This upslope wind is called a...






31. Sedimentary rocks containing large fragments of other rock material - e.g. Sandstone






32. 186000 miles/second






33. This scale assigns a fixed number to 10 reference materials. Talc (1) is the softest and diamond (10) is the hardest

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34. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






35. Comprised of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle - broken up into tectonic plates (7 major and many minor) - ride on the asthenosphere






36. The sun and oceans can also affect the weather of land - If the sun heats ocean waters for a period of time - water can evaporate - Once evaporated into the air - the moisture can spread over nearby land - thus making it cooler

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37. A semi - closed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it - and with a free connection to the open sea - Often associated with high levels of biological diversity - They are made up of brackish water - Often given names






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. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






40. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






41. The cold - water current that flows north to south off the _____________ keeps the West Coast fairly cool during the summer - Cold - water currents create cooler temperatures in areas that would otherwise be much warmer






42. (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - the Indian Ocean - the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean






43. The movement of rainwater as it filters through soil and rocks into the ground - becoming groundwater






44. The variety of ways by which water moves across the land - This includes both surface runoff and channel runoff - As it flows - the water may percolate into the ground - evaporate into the air - become stored in lakes or reservoirs - or be extracted






45. Condensed water vapor that falls to the earth's surface - Most precipitation occurs as rain - but also includes snow - hail - fog drip - graupel - and sleet






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






47. Temperature - pressure - and composition






48. Characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the same area - Atlanta tropical cyclone activity is generally enhanced during La Nina - Often follows the El Nino - especially when the latter is strong






49. A huge ball of incandescent gases - Its mass is more than 300000 times that of the earth - Principal constituents are the lightest elements - hydrogen and helium






50. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities