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CSET Earth

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






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






3. Temperature - pressure - and composition






4. Thought to originate in the Kuiper Belt - or associated scattered discs - which lie beyond the orbit of Neptune






5. 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






6. The tidal force produced by the sun is ____ as large as that produced by the moon






7. Sometimes called minor planets or planetoids - Bodies






8. 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






9. 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






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

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






12. The sun is not at the center of the disk - but out toward the perimeter - and is revolving around the ________






13. - 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






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






15. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






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






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






18. The cold - water current that flows north to south off the _____________ keeps the West Coast fairly cool during the summer - Cold - water currents create cooler temperatures in areas that would otherwise be much warmer






19. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away






20. Air currents move clouds around the globe and cloud particles collide - grow - and fall out of the sky as ________ - Most of it falls back into the oceans or onto land - where the precipitation flows over the ground as surface runoff - portion of run






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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)






27. 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






28. 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






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






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

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






32. 1 hour of time






33. Traces of ancient life preserved in the strata as shells - footprints - and the like - Soft plant and animal tissues decompose quickly in the presence of decay bacteria - which exist wherever oxygen exists






34. Tends to move slowly and is replenished slowly - and so it can remain in aquifers for thousands of years






35. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Takes approx. seven and a half earth months to revolve around the sun - Takes approx. eight earth months to rotate on its axis - a day on ________ is longer than a year






41. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






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






43. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






44. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface






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






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






47. 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






48. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil






49. Ancient astronomers found that eclipses occurred periodically and learned to predict them accurately - Lunar and solar






50. Nearest galaxy - about 20 million light - years away






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