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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One tidal cycle per day






2. 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






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






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






5. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. Test the item against materials of known hardness; for example - use your fingernail or the graphite in a pencil to attempt to scratch the items. This process should result in assigning a relative hardness to the unknown items.






11. This upslope wind is called a...






12. 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






13. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






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






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






16. (or summer time zones) include an offset (typically +1 hour) for daylight saving time






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






18. At any given time - regardless of season - the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience...






19. Natural chemical compounds that are the crystals that make up rocks - Each has a specific composition or narrow range of composition






20. 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






21. 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






22. Paleontology: Fossil evidence indicates the similarity of fossils on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean - Continental 'jigsaw puzzle': The outlines of the continents seem to fit together






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






24. The science of the atmosphere and weather






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






26. 186000 miles/second






27. 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






28. The state change where a solid (ice or snow) changes directly to a gas (water vapor)






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






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






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

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32. 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






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






34. The earth is believed to be about ___ billion years old






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






36. Method of using the present to interpret the past - Processes occurring today are observed carefully and their effects are measured - Then - geologists assume that similar effects in ancient rocks were caused by processes similar to those of the pres






37. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






38. 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






39. Giant masses of solid rock that float upon the earth's mantle - These plates move in relation to one another at one of three types of plate boundaries...






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






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






42. The layers of sediment deposited in a quiet environment - Common sites of deposition are lakes - deltas at the mouths of rivers - beaches and sandbars along the coast - and (most important) the marine environment






43. 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






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






45. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






46. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






47. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






48. 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






49. 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






50. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away