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CSET Earth

Subjects : cset, science
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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. Two high waters and two low waters each day - in most locations - tides are semidiurnal






2. 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






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






4. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






5. The degrees north or south of the equator






6. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






7. 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






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






9. Seasons are marked by changes in the amount of sunlight - which in turn often cause cycles of dormancy in plants and hibernation in animals - These effects vary with latitude and with proximity to bodies of water






10. Different visual appearance; when discovered - comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not






11. Faulting and folding






12. Sedimentary rocks containing large fragments of other rock material - e.g. Sandstone






13. 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






14. This upslope wind is called a...






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






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






17. 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






18. The Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by ___________ coming together






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






20. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






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






22. Comprises one global - interconnected body of salt water often (though generally recognized as several separate oceans) - A continuous body of water with relatively free interchange among its parts






23. 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...






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






25. Most sediments were deposited in beds that were originally horizontal - and any tilting is due to later earth movements






26. The science of the atmosphere and weather






27. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






28. 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






29. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






30. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






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






32. The resulting dust layer would act as a shield - blocking out much of the sun's rays - This would result in lower global temperatures and a general _____ of the earth






33. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






34. The tendency of a moving object to stay in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place - Without _______ - a planet would be pulled into the sun






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Temperature - pressure - and composition






40. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






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






42. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil






43. A land form that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area - with a peak - Usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates






44. Formed by sodium chloride






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






46. Large - scale movements of the earth's lithosphere - - The theory encompasses the older concepts of continental drift (first half of 20th century) and seafloor spreading (1960s)






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






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






49. A major determiner of coastal climate






50. 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