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CSET Earth

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1. The tendency of a moving object to stay in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place - Without _______ - a planet would be pulled into the sun






2. The transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air - producing clouds and fog






3. 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






4. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface






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






6. Travels around the earth each month - - Distance from the earth averages 237000 miles - Has rugged topography formed billions of years ago by volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts - Mass is 1/6th that of Earth






7. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






8. Thought to originate in the Kuiper Belt - or associated scattered discs - which lie beyond the orbit of Neptune






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






10. Tides may be...






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






12. Tends to move slowly and is replenished slowly - and so it can remain in aquifers for thousands of years






13. A small Solar System body that orbits the Sun - When close enough to the sun - exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere) or a tail - both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus - Have a variety of different orbital periods






14. Center: 3000

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






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






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






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






19. Erosion in many places is increased by human land use - Poor land - use practices include deforestation - overgrazing - unmanaged construction activity - and road building






20. Ancient astronomers found that eclipses occurred periodically and learned to predict them accurately - Lunar and solar






21. There are approx. _____ days between each lunar cycle






22. 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






23. Formed from calcium carbonate - also an example of chemical sedimentary rocks - like roock salt - can contain organic or once - living matter and can record the history of that matter's formation in features such as strata - fossil evidence - and rip






24. 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






25. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






26. Faulting and folding






27. A ______________ - such as the Mid - Atlantic Ridge - has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart






28. 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






29. After the moon has waxed through crescent - quarter - and gibbous phases - a ________ appears - At that time - the moon rises at sunset - and we see all of its illuminated side - Then the phase wanes gradually to another new moon






30. Composed of the fragments of other types of rocks - Cover 75 to 80% of the earth's land area - Often deposited in distinct parallel layers - Weather and erosion break down other rock types into sediments - Over time - the sediments become cemented an






31. Form when dissolved mineral solutions crystalize out of lakes and oceans






32. 1 hour of time






33. Darkens the moon as the earth passes between it and the sun - casting a shadow on the moon - may be seen from anywhere the moon is visible - about half of the earth






34. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






35. Divided into two main types: large - low- density gas giants and smaller - rocky terrestrials - There are at least 341 identified _______ - 8 of which are in the Solar System






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

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37. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






39. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






40. A natural flow of water - usually freshwater - traveling toward an ocean - a lake - or another stream






41. Distance to closest stars can be calculated by measuring the _________ - a slight shift in apparent position against the background of more distant stars as the earth travels around the sun






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. An individual weighing 200 lbs on Earth would weigh more on a _______________ - Weight is a function of gravity






46. Result from the earth's axis being tilted to its orbital plane - NOT the result of the variation in the earth's distance to the sun (Because of its elliptical orbit - the earth as a whole is slightly warmer when away from the sun; this is because the






47. Traces of ancient life preserved in the strata as shells - footprints - and the like - Soft plant and animal tissues decompose quickly in the presence of decay bacteria - which exist wherever oxygen exists






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






49. 186000 miles/second






50. 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







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