Test your basic knowledge |

CSET Earth

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






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






3. The process of chemical or physical breakdown of earth rocks - soils - and their minerals






4. 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






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






6. Temperature - pressure - and composition






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






8. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






9. Faulting and folding






10. 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...






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






16. Formed by sodium chloride






17. Gas giants Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus and Neptune have diameters far larger than Earth's and have far greater masses






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 186000 miles/second






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






24. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the...

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


25. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






26. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






27. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the ________






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






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






30. Different visual appearance; when discovered - comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not






31. 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






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






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. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






35. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






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






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






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






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






44. How much matter is in the object






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






46. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






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






48. On maps - the characteristics of an air mass are represented by two letters: The lowercase letter represents ________ - and the uppercase letter represents temperature






49. 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






50. 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