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CSET Earth
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. There are approx. _____ days between each lunar cycle
Altostratus clouds
Seasons
29.5
Geology
2. The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean - and thus its temperature extremes are buffered by the water - The result is that the South Pole is consistently _______ during the southern winter than the North Pole during the northern winter
Colder
Gravity and inertia
California coast
Solar radiation
3. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away
Andromeda galaxy
Stars
Deserts
Axis tilt
4. Volcanoes can be caused by '____________'; these so - called hotspots - as in Hawaii - can occur far from plate boundaries
Mantle plumes
Tectonic plates
Convergent/collision boundaries - divergent/spreading boundaries - and transform boundaries
Asteroids
5. Distance to closest stars can be calculated by measuring the _________ - a slight shift in apparent position against the background of more distant stars as the earth travels around the sun
Parallax
The most abundant minerals in the crust
Photosphere
El Nino
6. A land form that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area - with a peak - Usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates
Precipitation
Rain shadow
Mountain
Examples to support Continental drift theory
7. 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
Stars
Clastic
Spring tide
The equator
8. 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
freshwater springs
Cumulonibus clouds
World/global ocean
La Nina
9. A major determiner of coastal climate
Weather phenomena on earth
Surface ocean temperature
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
Law of superposition
10. 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
Types of galaxies
Minerals
Inertia
Surface temperature
11. (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - the Indian Ocean - the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean
New moon
Meteorology
Cirrus clouds
Major oceans
12. 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
Rain shadow
Convergent/collision boundaries - divergent/spreading boundaries - and transform boundaries
The geological time scale
The equator
13. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris
Solar System
Colder
Lunar eclipse
Differential heating
14. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...
Convergent plate movements
Mantle
Altostratus clouds
groundwater discharge
15. Take up about 1/3 of the earth's land surface - many are formed by rain shadows - Usually have a large diurnal (day) and seasonal temperature range - with high daytime temperatures
Deserts
- mP
Subsurface flow
Cirrus clouds
16. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms
Mantle plumes
Solar radiation
Cumulonibus clouds
Surface temperature
17. Two feldspars (orthoclase and plagioclase) - quartz - olivine - and augite - These five minerals are silicates - built from interlocking silicon and oxygen atoms
The most abundant minerals in the crust
Surface ocean currents
Types of galaxies
Mountain
18. 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
Limestone
Cumulonibus clouds
Climate
Terrace building - conservation tillage practices - and tree planting
19. Faulting and folding
Distance
Styles of rock deformation
aquifers
Altostratus clouds
20. Different visual appearance; when discovered - comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not
Examples to support Continental drift theory
The distinction between asteroids and comets
Weathering
Transpiration
21. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil
Density
Tectonic plates
Valley breeze
Evapotranspiration
22. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names
Smaller regions of the oceans
Sedimentary - igneous - metamorphic
10000
Spring tide
23. Continental polar (dry - cold air)
Surface ocean currents
- cP
Intrusive
Styles of rock deformation
24. The motive force behind land breezes and sea/lake breezes - also known as on - or off - shore winds - Land absorbs and radiates heat faster than water - but water releases heat over a longer period of time
Evaporation
Hydrologic concepts
Differential heating
World/global ocean
25. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our __________ - and their temperature determines our climate and wind patterns
Subsurface flow
Rainfall
Chemical sedimentary rocks
freshwater
26. The science that describes and interprets the earth Fields: - Geomorphology (land forms) - Petrology (rocks) - Stratigraphy (layered rocks) - Paleontology (fossils)
Geology
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
Galactic center
Conglomerates
27. 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
Comet nuclei
Lunar eclipse
Runoff
Meteorology
28. The difference between levels of ocean water at high and low tides
Tidal range
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Tropical air
Sun's gravity
29. The major mountains tend to occur in __________ - indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity
Troposhere
Long linear arcs
Chaotic system
Solar radiation
30. The degrees north or south of the equator
Volcano
Distance
Mid - oceanic ridge
Latitude
31. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather
Sun and oceans' affect on weather
Latitude
Mountain
Cirrus clouds
32. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks
29.5
Convergent/collision boundaries - divergent/spreading boundaries - and transform boundaries
Clastic
Moon
33. Evaporation often implicitly includes ___________ from plants - although together they are specifically referred to as evapotranspiration
Transpiration
Minerals
Chemical sedimentary rocks
Hydrologic concepts
34. One tidal cycle per day
Smaller regions of the oceans
Diurnal
Neap tide/neaps
Mid - oceanic ridge
35. Huge systems of stars - Milky Way is estimated to have 100 billion stars arranged in a great disk
Solar wind
Galaxies
Divergent plate movements
Distance
36. Pulls the planets toward the sun - while their inertia keeps them moving forward in an elliptical orbit around the sun
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37. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...
Density
Latitude
15
freshwater springs
38. 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
Sun
Asteroids
Estuary
Tectonic plates
39. 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
Snowmelt
Crustal rocks
Extrusive
The Gulf - Stream
40. Spiral - elliptical - and irregular form are speckled throughout the visible universe - Largest telescope has detected galaxies to its limit of several billion light - years
15
freshwater springs
Short - period comets
Types of galaxies
41. The rising of the earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the moon and the sun acting on the oceans
The earth's structure
Tides
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
Hydrologic concepts
42. The spectra of distant objects display a red shift - which is interpreted as meaning that they are rapidly receding from us - This apparent expansion of the universe has given rise to the big bang theory of cosmology - in which one primeval mass expl
Block mountains or fold mountains
Sun
Climate
The big bang theory of cosmology
43. A ______________ - such as the Mid - Atlantic Ridge - has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart
Canopy interception
Mid - oceanic ridge
larger planet
Estuary
44. 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
Metamorphic rocks
Hydrologic concepts
Conglomerates
Clastic
45. A continuous drill would find gas - oil - and water in that order - The three substances occur in their order of density - with the lightest substance on top and the heaviest on the bottom
Petroleum exploration
Opposite seasons
Long - period comets
Surface temperature differences
46. 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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47. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow
Altostratus clouds
Sun and oceans' affect on weather
10000
Igneous rocks
48. The sun is not at the center of the disk - but out toward the perimeter - and is revolving around the ________
Distance
Asteroids
Precipitation
Galactic center
49. How much matter is in the object
percolation
Valley breeze
Longitude
Density
50. 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
Canopy interception
Ways magma can form
Lunar eclipse
Pacific Ring of Fire