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CSET Earth

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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. Test the item against materials of known hardness; for example - use your fingernail or the graphite in a pencil to attempt to scratch the items. This process should result in assigning a relative hardness to the unknown items.






2. The best determiner of climate - as it is consistently and directly correlated with temperature - other factors: Rain shadows - as well as water currents - elevation and so forth






3. How much matter is in the object






4. A major determiner of coastal climate






5. (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - the Indian Ocean - the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean






6. Rocks are placed into groups according to how they form...






7. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






8. Classified as warm - water or cold - water currents






9. Occur when two plates slip past each other - Such faults are generally moderate and are relatively shallow Example: The San Andreas Fault






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface






20. Igneous rock that cools beneath the earth's surface - Examples: plutons - dikes - and batholiths






21. 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






22. 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






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






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

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






26. There are approx. _____ days between each lunar cycle






27. Condensed water vapor that falls to the earth's surface - Most precipitation occurs as rain - but also includes snow - hail - fog drip - graupel - and sleet






28. 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






29. Largest zone of the planet (68%); crystalline silicates - rich in magnesium - calcium - and iron; very hot and mainly solid - but local melting to magma is the source of volcanic eruptions






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Evaporation often implicitly includes ___________ from plants - although together they are specifically referred to as evapotranspiration






39. Characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific - warm current of nutrient - poor tropical water - heated by its eastward passage in the Equatorial Current - replaces the cold - nutrient - rich surface water of th






40. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






41. Temperature - pressure - and composition






42. The degrees east or west of the prime meridian through Greenwich - England






43. 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






44. The layers of sediment deposited in a quiet environment - Common sites of deposition are lakes - deltas at the mouths of rivers - beaches and sandbars along the coast - and (most important) the marine environment






45. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






46. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






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






49. 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)






50. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks







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