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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






3. How much matter is in the object






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. A region of the earth that has uniform standard time - usually referred to as the local time - divided into standard and daylight saving (or summer)






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Some isolated mountains were produced by volcanoes - including many apparently ________ that reach a great height above the ocean floor






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






24. An opening - or rupture - in a planet's surface or crust - which allows hot molten rock - ash - and gases to escape from below the surface - Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a p






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






26. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






27. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






28. 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






29. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






30. One tidal cycle per day






31. 186000 miles/second






32. The degrees north or south of the equator






33. Faulting and folding






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Occur along plate boundaries






40. 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






41. This upslope wind is called a...






42. Divided into two main types: large - low- density gas giants and smaller - rocky terrestrials - There are at least 341 identified _______ - 8 of which are in the Solar System






43. Improved land - use practices can limit erosion by using techniques such as...






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






45. Travels in an orbit that is slightly elliptical (oval) - and so the distance from the sun ranges from 91.5 to 94.5 million miles - Its daily rotation deforms the earth to a flattened spheroid - with a polar radius slightly less than the equatorial ra






46. Formed from calcium carbonate - also an example of chemical sedimentary rocks - like roock salt - can contain organic or once - living matter and can record the history of that matter's formation in features such as strata - fossil evidence - and rip






47. 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






48. The movement (carrying away or displacement) of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) - usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down - slope movement in response to gravity






49. 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






50. Volcanoes are generally found where ________ are diverging or converging