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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...






2. - 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






3. The rising of the earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the moon and the sun acting on the oceans






4. The strength of gravity in our solar system depends on both the masses of the celestial objects and the _______ between them






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






6. 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






7. Two feldspars (orthoclase and plagioclase) - quartz - olivine - and augite - These five minerals are silicates - built from interlocking silicon and oxygen atoms






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






16. A major determiner of coastal climate






17. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface






18. Tides may be...






19. Take up about 1/3 of the earth's land surface - many are formed by rain shadows - Usually have a large diurnal (day) and seasonal temperature range - with high daytime temperatures






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






21. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






22. Somewhat cooler disturbances in the photosphere






23. The farther from the tropics you are positioned - the ________ the angle of the sun - This causes those locations to be cooler due to the indirect sunlight






24. Two high waters and two low waters each day - in most locations - tides are semidiurnal






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






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






27. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






28. 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






29. One tidal cycle per day






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






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






37. Occur along plate boundaries






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






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






40. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. The spectra of distant objects display a red shift - which is interpreted as meaning that they are rapidly receding from us - This apparent expansion of the universe has given rise to the big bang theory of cosmology - in which one primeval mass expl






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






47. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






48. 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






49. 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






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







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