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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






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






3. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






4. 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






5. 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)






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






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






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






9. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






10. The runoff produced by melting snow






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






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






13. Under solar conditions - gases are undergoing _____ to heavier elements with the increase of prodigious quantities of energy






14. 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






15. 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






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






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

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18. Nearest galaxy - about 20 million light - years away






19. 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






20. The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean - and thus its temperature extremes are buffered by the water - The result is that the South Pole is consistently _______ during the southern winter than the North Pole during the northern winter






21. 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






22. Improved land - use practices can limit erosion by using techniques such as...






23. The degrees east or west of the prime meridian through Greenwich - England






24. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






25. The science of the atmosphere and weather






26. 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






27. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






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






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






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






31. The strength of gravity in our solar system depends on both the masses of the celestial objects and the _______ between them






32. Cause pressure differences - A hot surface heats the air above it and the air expands - lowering the air pressure and its density






33. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil






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






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






36. Sun heats water in the oceans - Water evaporates as vapor into the air - Ice and snow can sublimate directly into water vapor...- Over time - the water reenters the ocean - where the water cycle started






37. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






38. A major determiner of coastal climate






39. Occur along plate boundaries






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






41. 186000 miles/second






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






43. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






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






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






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






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






48. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






49. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






50. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)