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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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...






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






3. - The materials left over after the rock breaks down combine with organic material - The mineral content is determined by the parent material; thus - a soil derived from a single rock type can often be deficient in one or more minerals for good ferti






4. 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






5. Takes place when the moon passes between the earth and the sun - with the moon blocking the sunlight for about two minutes - A total ___________ may be seen only from a small zone on the earth






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






7. Earth movements - The result of forces within the earth - where temperature and pressure differences lead to instability






8. The breakdown of rocks - soils and minerals through direct contact with atmospheric conditions such as heat - water - ice - and pressure






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






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






11. Can thaw and melt - and the ensuing water flows overland as snowmelt






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






13. This scale assigns a fixed number to 10 reference materials. Talc (1) is the softest and diamond (10) is the hardest

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14. Form when dissolved mineral solutions crystalize out of lakes and oceans






15. Result from the earth's axis being tilted to its orbital plane - NOT the result of the variation in the earth's distance to the sun (Because of its elliptical orbit - the earth as a whole is slightly warmer when away from the sun; this is because the






16. Ancient astronomers found that eclipses occurred periodically and learned to predict them accurately - Lunar and solar






17. 1 hour of time






18. 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






19. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






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






21. Precipitation - Canopy interception - Snowmelt - Runoff - Percolation - Subsurface flow- Evaporation - Sublimation - Condensation






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...






26. 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






27. Largest zone of the planet (68%); crystalline silicates - rich in magnesium - calcium - and iron; very hot and mainly solid - but local melting to magma is the source of volcanic eruptions






28. 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






29. 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...






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Faulting and folding






36. An individual weighing 200 lbs on Earth would weigh more on a _______________ - Weight is a function of gravity






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

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38. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






39. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






40. 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






41. The variety of ways by which water moves across the land - This includes both surface runoff and channel runoff - As it flows - the water may percolate into the ground - evaporate into the air - become stored in lakes or reservoirs - or be extracted






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. The movement of rainwater as it filters through soil and rocks into the ground - becoming groundwater






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






47. 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






48. The major mountains tend to occur in __________ - indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity






49. Traces of ancient life preserved in the strata as shells - footprints - and the like - Soft plant and animal tissues decompose quickly in the presence of decay bacteria - which exist wherever oxygen exists






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