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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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...






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






12. 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






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






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






15. The runoff produced by melting snow






16. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






17. 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






18. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






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






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






21. The atmosphere is a __________ - and so small changes to one part of the system can grow to have large effects on the system as a whole - This makes it difficult to accurately predict weather more than a few days in advance






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






23. 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






24. Volcanoes can be caused by '____________'; these so - called hotspots - as in Hawaii - can occur far from plate boundaries






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






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

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27. A major determiner of coastal climate






28. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil






29. Formed by sodium chloride






30. 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






31. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface






32. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






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






35. 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






36. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






37. Believed to originate at a much greater distance from the Sun - in a cloud (the Oort cloud) consisting of debris left over from the condensation of solar nebula - Comets are thrown from the outer planets or nearby stars - or as a result of collisions






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






39. 1 hour of time






40. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






41. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






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






43. A region of the earth that has uniform standard time - usually referred to as the local time - divided into standard and daylight saving (or summer)






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






45. Some precipitation falls as ____ and can accumulate as ice caps and glaciers - which can store water for thousands of years






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. The degrees north or south of the equator






50. The outermost part of the earth's interior is made up of two layers...