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CSET Earth

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






2. Under solar conditions - gases are undergoing _____ to heavier elements with the increase of prodigious quantities of energy






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






4. Sometimes called minor planets or planetoids - Bodies






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






6. Occurs when the moon sets at sunset - Then the moon is between the earth and the sun - so we see only the dark half of the moon






7. Darkens the moon as the earth passes between it and the sun - casting a shadow on the moon - may be seen from anywhere the moon is visible - about half of the earth






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. Nearest galaxy - about 20 million light - years away






13. 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






14. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






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






16. 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






17. The cold - water current that flows north to south off the _____________ keeps the West Coast fairly cool during the summer - Cold - water currents create cooler temperatures in areas that would otherwise be much warmer






18. 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






19. The tidal force produced by the sun is ____ as large as that produced by the moon






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






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






22. When the moon is at first quarter or third quarter - the sun - earth and moon form a 90- degree (right) angle with the earth at the vertex - The combined effect of this alignment of the sun - earth - and moon results in tidal ranges on the earth - Wh






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. 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






25. 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






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. A semi - closed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it - and with a free connection to the open sea - Often associated with high levels of biological diversity - They are made up of brackish water - Often given names






28. 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






29. Theory that the earth's continents were originally united as a supercontinent - Pangaea - Established by Alfred Wegener in the early 1900s






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






31. Huge systems of stars - Milky Way is estimated to have 100 billion stars arranged in a great disk






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






37. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






38. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






39. This upslope wind is called a...






40. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






41. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






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






43. 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






44. Center: 3000

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45. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






47. Some precipitation falls as ____ and can accumulate as ice caps and glaciers - which can store water for thousands of years






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






49. Further caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth - Earth reaches perihelion (the point in its orbit closest to the sun) in January - and it reaches aphelion (farthest point from the sun) in July - Also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans






50. Occur along plate boundaries