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CSET Earth

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






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






3. The degrees north or south of the equator






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






5. 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






6. Forms over the Tropics and is warm






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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...






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






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






17. (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - the Indian Ocean - the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean






18. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






19. 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






20. The source of energy for evaporation is primarily through ___________






21. Occur when two plates pull away from each other - Such faults are generally weak and shallow Example: the Mid - Atlantic Range in the Atlantic Ocean






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






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






24. Thought to originate in the Kuiper Belt - or associated scattered discs - which lie beyond the orbit of Neptune






25. 1 hour of time






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






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






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






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






30. Erosion in many places is increased by human land use - Poor land - use practices include deforestation - overgrazing - unmanaged construction activity - and road building






31. Air currents move clouds around the globe and cloud particles collide - grow - and fall out of the sky as ________ - Most of it falls back into the oceans or onto land - where the precipitation flows over the ground as surface runoff - portion of run






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






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






34. 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






35. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






36. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






37. 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






38. Rising air currents take the vapor up into the atmopshere where cooler temperatures cause it to condense into ____






39. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






40. Common: wind - clouds - rain - snow - fog - dust storms - Less common: natural disasters such as tornadoes - hurricanes - and ice storms






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






42. 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






43. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Center: 3000

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49. The runoff produced by melting snow






50. The process of chemical or physical breakdown of earth rocks - soils - and their minerals







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