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CSET Earth

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 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






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






3. Rising air currents take the vapor up into the atmopshere where cooler temperatures cause it to condense into ____






4. - The materials left over after the rock breaks down combine with organic material - The mineral content is determined by the parent material; thus - a soil derived from a single rock type can often be deficient in one or more minerals for good ferti






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






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. Giant masses of solid rock that float upon the earth's mantle - These plates move in relation to one another at one of three types of plate boundaries...






8. This scale assigns a fixed number to 10 reference materials. Talc (1) is the softest and diamond (10) is the hardest

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9. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






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






11. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






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






13. 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






14. A major determiner of coastal climate






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






16. 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.






17. 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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18. 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






19. 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






20. Two high waters and two low waters each day - in most locations - tides are semidiurnal






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






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






23. Around a new or full moon - when the sun - moon - and the earth form a line - the tidal forces due to the sun reinforce those of the moon - The tide's range is at a maximum and is called a spring tide (spring as in 'to jump/leap -' not the season)






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






25. Due to a combination of differential heating and geometry - hen the sun rises - it is the tops of the mountain peaks which receive first light - and as the day progresses - the mountain slopes take on a greater heat load than the valleys - This resul






26. When the moon is at first quarter or third quarter - the sun - earth and moon form a 90- degree (right) angle with the earth at the vertex - The combined effect of this alignment of the sun - earth - and moon results in tidal ranges on the earth - Wh






27. The transformation of water from liquid to gas phases as it moves from the ground or bodies of water into the overlying atmosphere






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






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






30. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






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






32. Continental polar (dry - cold air)






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






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






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






36. The process in which one type of rock changes into another






37. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






38. 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






39. Sometimes called minor planets or planetoids - Bodies






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






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






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






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






44. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






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






46. Some precipitation falls as ____ and can accumulate as ice caps and glaciers - which can store water for thousands of years






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






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