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CSET Earth

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






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






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






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






5. Tides may be...






6. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






7. - 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






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






9. 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






10. 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...






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






12. Traces of ancient life preserved in the strata as shells - footprints - and the like - Soft plant and animal tissues decompose quickly in the presence of decay bacteria - which exist wherever oxygen exists






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






14. 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






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






16. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






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






18. The difference between levels of ocean water at high and low tides






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






20. Loose collections of ice - dust - and small rocky particles - measuring a few kilometers or tens of kilometers across






21. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface






22. Faulting and folding






23. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






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






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






26. 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)






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






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






29. Two feldspars (orthoclase and plagioclase) - quartz - olivine - and augite - These five minerals are silicates - built from interlocking silicon and oxygen atoms






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






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






32. 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






33. Form when magma or lava cools and solidifies - Depending on the rate of cooling - can contain visible crystals - while others can appear glassy






34. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






35. One tidal cycle per day






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






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






38. Cause pressure differences - A hot surface heats the air above it and the air expands - lowering the air pressure and its density






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






40. Gas giants Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus and Neptune have diameters far larger than Earth's and have far greater masses






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






42. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our __________ - and their temperature determines our climate and wind patterns






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






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






45. 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...






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






47. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






48. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






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






50. Takes place when the moon passes between the earth and the sun - with the moon blocking the sunlight for about two minutes - A total ___________ may be seen only from a small zone on the earth







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