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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. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






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






3. Comprised of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle - broken up into tectonic plates (7 major and many minor) - ride on the asthenosphere






4. The transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air - producing clouds and fog






5. Formed by sodium chloride






6. 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






7. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






13. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






14. 1 hour of time






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






16. 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






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






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






19. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the ________






20. 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)






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






22. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






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






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






25. Temperature - pressure - and composition






26. Forms over the Tropics and is warm






27. The breakdown of rocks - soils and minerals through direct contact with atmospheric conditions such as heat - water - ice - and pressure






28. 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






29. 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






30. Divided into two main types: large - low- density gas giants and smaller - rocky terrestrials - There are at least 341 identified _______ - 8 of which are in the Solar System






31. A warm - water current that carries warm water from the Tropics to the Arctic regions of the North Atlantic Ocean - This accounts for higher temperatures and higher humidity on the Eastern Seaboard during the summer






32. 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






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






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






35. Faulting and folding






36. 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






37. This upslope wind is called a...






38. Tides may be...






39. Sun heats water in the oceans - Water evaporates as vapor into the air - Ice and snow can sublimate directly into water vapor...- Over time - the water reenters the ocean - where the water cycle started






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






44. Result from the earth's axis being tilted to its orbital plane - NOT the result of the variation in the earth's distance to the sun (Because of its elliptical orbit - the earth as a whole is slightly warmer when away from the sun; this is because the






45. 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






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






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






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


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






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