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CSET Earth

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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. Tides may be...






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






3. Not all runoff flows into rivers; much of it infiltrates into the ground through...






4. 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...






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The runoff produced by melting snow






10. Defined by geometrically subdividing the earth's spheroid into 24 lunes (wedge - shaped sections) - bordered by meridians - each 15






11. 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






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






14. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






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






16. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






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

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18. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






19. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






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






21. This upslope wind is called a...






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






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






24. Officially defined as sustained sea surface temperature anomalies of magnitude greater than 0.5






25. 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






26. Generally forms deep in the mantle as one type of rock changes into another - Due to intense pressure - can show signs of bending and distortion - Examples: schist - marble - gneiss - and slate






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






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. 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






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






31. Somewhat cooler disturbances in the photosphere






32. Two types of mountains are formed - depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces






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






34. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






35. 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...






36. - 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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. The precipitation that is intercepted by plant foliage and eventually evaporates back to the atmosphere rather than falling to the ground






42. The transformation of water from liquid to gas phases as it moves from the ground or bodies of water into the overlying atmosphere






43. 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






44. One tidal cycle per day






45. Composed of the fragments of other types of rocks - Cover 75 to 80% of the earth's land area - Often deposited in distinct parallel layers - Weather and erosion break down other rock types into sediments - Over time - the sediments become cemented an






46. 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






47. The center of the sun may have a temperature of millions of degrees; the visible surface - the ______ - is about 6000






48. 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






49. Comprised of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle - broken up into tectonic plates (7 major and many minor) - ride on the asthenosphere






50. 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







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