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CSET Earth

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






2. The degrees north or south of the equator






3. Deviates by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees - Thus - at any given time during summer or winter - one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the sun - This exposure alternates as the earth revolves in its orbit






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






5. Takes approx. seven and a half earth months to revolve around the sun - Takes approx. eight earth months to rotate on its axis - a day on ________ is longer than a year






6. 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






7. A land form that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area - with a peak - Usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates






8. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






9. 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...






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






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






12. Weather occurs primarily due to density (temperature and moisture) differences between one location and another - These differences can occur due to the angle of the sun at any particular spot - which varies by latitude from the tropics






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






14. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






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






16. Can influence climate by sending tremendous volumes of dust - ash - and smoke into the atmosphere






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






22. Characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the same area - Atlanta tropical cyclone activity is generally enhanced during La Nina - Often follows the El Nino - especially when the latter is strong






23. A major determiner of coastal climate






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






25. A continuous drill would find gas - oil - and water in that order - The three substances occur in their order of density - with the lightest substance on top and the heaviest on the bottom






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






27. The science of the atmosphere and weather






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






32. Scientists theorize that massive volcanic eruptions on a global scale contributed to the earth's cooling - resulting in the onset of the...






33. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...






34. 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






35. How much matter is in the object






36. Stars with the highest ___________ appear blue - while stars with the lowest surface temperature appear red






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






38. A huge ball of incandescent gases - Its mass is more than 300000 times that of the earth - Principal constituents are the lightest elements - hydrogen and helium






39. The lateral movement of the plates is typically at speeds of ___ mm annually






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






41. Occur along plate boundaries






42. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






43. A semi - closed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it - and with a free connection to the open sea - Often associated with high levels of biological diversity - They are made up of brackish water - Often given names






44. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






45. A small Solar System body that orbits the Sun - When close enough to the sun - exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere) or a tail - both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus - Have a variety of different orbital periods






46. 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






47. 186000 miles/second






48. A warm - water current that carries warm water from the Tropics to the Arctic regions of the North Atlantic Ocean - This accounts for higher temperatures and higher humidity on the Eastern Seaboard during the summer






49. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






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







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