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CSET Earth

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Instructions:
  • 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. 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






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






4. 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






5. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






6. The movement (carrying away or displacement) of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) - usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down - slope movement in response to gravity






7. The process of chemical or physical breakdown of earth rocks - soils - and their minerals






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






9. The sun and oceans can also affect the weather of land - If the sun heats ocean waters for a period of time - water can evaporate - Once evaporated into the air - the moisture can spread over nearby land - thus making it cooler

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






11. 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






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






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






14. Water returns to the land surface at __________ than where it entered - under the force of gravity or gravity - induced pressures






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






16. This upslope wind is called a...






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






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






19. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






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






21. A major determiner of coastal climate






22. The science of the atmosphere and weather






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






24. Occur when two plates pull away from each other - Such faults are generally weak and shallow Example: the Mid - Atlantic Range in the Atlantic Ocean






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






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






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






33. Used to arrange strata in a standard order - Used to measure the amount of radioactive decay in minerals and calculate the time at which the rock formed






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






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






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






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






38. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






39. 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)






40. Not all runoff flows into rivers; much of it infiltrates into the ground through...






41. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






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






43. Common: wind - clouds - rain - snow - fog - dust storms - Less common: natural disasters such as tornadoes - hurricanes - and ice storms






44. 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






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






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






47. Spiral - elliptical - and irregular form are speckled throughout the visible universe - Largest telescope has detected galaxies to its limit of several billion light - years






48. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






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






50. Somewhat cooler disturbances in the photosphere