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CSET Earth

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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. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






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






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






4. Solar Atmosphere is divided into the inner chromosphere with explosive prominences and the outer corona - a glowing halo visible only during a total eclipse - Constantly emitting particles as a...






5. Refers to the long - term weather patterns of a large geographical area and takes into account temperature - humidity - and precipitation






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






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






8. The process in which one type of rock changes into another






9. Occur when two plates pull away from each other - Such faults are generally weak and shallow Example: the Mid - Atlantic Range in the Atlantic Ocean






10. 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






11. Earth movements - The result of forces within the earth - where temperature and pressure differences lead to instability






12. The stress is particularly severe in _________ - which are characterized by volcanism - metamorphism - deformation - and uplift






13. The breakdown of rocks - soils and minerals through atmospheric chemicals or biologically produced chemicals (also known as biological weathering)






14. Officially defined as sustained sea surface temperature anomalies of magnitude greater than 0.5






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






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






17. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...






18. 186000 miles/second






19. 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






20. The earth is believed to be about ___ billion years old






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






22. An opening - or rupture - in a planet's surface or crust - which allows hot molten rock - ash - and gases to escape from below the surface - Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a p






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






24. The flow of water underground - in the vadose zone and aquifers - Subsurface water may return to the surface (as a spring or by being pumped) or eventually seep into the oceans






25. 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






26. Faulting and folding






27. 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






28. The breakdown of rocks - soils and minerals through direct contact with atmospheric conditions such as heat - water - ice - and pressure






29. This upslope wind is called a...






30. Natural chemical compounds that are the crystals that make up rocks - Each has a specific composition or narrow range of composition






31. 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






32. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






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






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






35. 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






36. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






37. Takes approx. seven and a half earth months to revolve around the sun - Takes approx. eight earth months to rotate on its axis - a day on ________ is longer than a year






38. Some water infiltrates deep into the ground and replenishes ________ - which store huge amounts of freshwater for long periods of time






39. 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






40. Form when magma or lava cools and solidifies - Depending on the rate of cooling - can contain visible crystals - while others can appear glassy






41. Occur when two plates push together - Such faults are strong and relatively deep - Where the strongest earthquakes occur Example: mountain building in the Himalayas and the Andes






42. 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






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






44. Igneous rock that cools beneath the earth's surface - Examples: plutons - dikes - and batholiths






45. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






46. The precipitation that is intercepted by plant foliage and eventually evaporates back to the atmosphere rather than falling to the ground






47. Common: wind - clouds - rain - snow - fog - dust storms - Less common: natural disasters such as tornadoes - hurricanes - and ice storms






48. 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






49. Theory that the earth's continents were originally united as a supercontinent - Pangaea - Established by Alfred Wegener in the early 1900s






50. Volcanoes are also found in __________ - where the denser oceanic plates are forced under continental plates; this adds massive volumes of water to the mantle - allowing magma to melt more readily and rise to the surface to form volcanoes







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