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CSET Earth

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






2. Earth movements - The result of forces within the earth - where temperature and pressure differences lead to instability






3. Scientists theorize that massive volcanic eruptions on a global scale contributed to the earth's cooling - resulting in the onset of the...






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






5. 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






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






7. 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...






8. How much matter is in the object






9. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






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






11. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away






12. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






13. An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions associated with the plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean - In a 40000 km horseshoe shape - associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches - volcanic arcs - and volcanic






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


15. The variety of ways by which water moves across the land - This includes both surface runoff and channel runoff - As it flows - the water may percolate into the ground - evaporate into the air - become stored in lakes or reservoirs - or be extracted






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






17. Travels around the earth each month - - Distance from the earth averages 237000 miles - Has rugged topography formed billions of years ago by volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts - Mass is 1/6th that of Earth






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. 186000 miles/second






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






25. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






26. The sun is not at the center of the disk - but out toward the perimeter - and is revolving around the ________






27. 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






28. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






29. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






30. 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






31. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the...


38. The fossiliferous strata record is only the last __% of the earth's history






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






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






41. A natural flow of water - usually freshwater - traveling toward an ocean - a lake - or another stream






42. Almost all familiar weather phenomena occur in the __________ (the lower part of the atmosphere)






43. 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






44. 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






45. The stress is particularly severe in _________ - which are characterized by volcanism - metamorphism - deformation - and uplift






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






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






48. 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






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






50. The science of the atmosphere and weather