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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. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






2. The source of energy for evaporation is primarily through ___________






3. Faulting and folding






4. 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






5. An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions associated with the plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean - In a 40000 km horseshoe shape - associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches - volcanic arcs - and volcanic






6. The result of the buildup of once - living things






7. 1 hour of time






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Most sediments were deposited in beds that were originally horizontal - and any tilting is due to later earth movements






15. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. The motive force behind land breezes and sea/lake breezes - also known as on - or off - shore winds - Land absorbs and radiates heat faster than water - but water releases heat over a longer period of time






23. 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






24. The science that describes and interprets the earth Fields: - Geomorphology (land forms) - Petrology (rocks) - Stratigraphy (layered rocks) - Paleontology (fossils)






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






26. 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






27. This upslope wind is called a...






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






29. 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






30. The resulting dust layer would act as a shield - blocking out much of the sun's rays - This would result in lower global temperatures and a general _____ of the earth






31. Formed by sodium chloride






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






33. 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






34. The Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by ___________ coming together






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






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






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






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






39. Temperature - pressure - and composition






40. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






41. Less than 1% of the earth; this relatively thin zone (5 to 25 miles) contains the only rocks we can study - even in the deepest mines or drill holes






42. 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






43. The center of the sun may have a temperature of millions of degrees; the visible surface - the ______ - is about 6000






44. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






45. 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






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






47. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






48. Forms over the Tropics and is warm






49. Zero degrees latitude - generally has a tropical climate (warm and wet); at the extreme northern and southern latitudes (polar regions) - the climate is very cold and dry






50. 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