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CSET Earth
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1. An individual weighing 200 lbs on Earth would weigh more on a _______________ - Weight is a function of gravity
lower elevation
larger planet
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
Erosion
2. 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
Winter solstice
Tectonic plates
cooling
California coast
3. Travels in an orbit that is slightly elliptical (oval) - and so the distance from the sun ranges from 91.5 to 94.5 million miles - Its daily rotation deforms the earth to a flattened spheroid - with a polar radius slightly less than the equatorial ra
Planets
Terrace building - conservation tillage practices - and tree planting
Moon
Earth
4. 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
Continental drift
La Nina
Stratus clouds
11
5. Ancient astronomers found that eclipses occurred periodically and learned to predict them accurately - Lunar and solar
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
Andromeda galaxy
Eclipses
Lithosphere
6. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the ________
jet stream
Tectonic plates
Convergent/collision boundaries - divergent/spreading boundaries - and transform boundaries
Andromeda galaxy
7. Improved land - use practices can limit erosion by using techniques such as...
Metamorphic rocks
Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Terrace building - conservation tillage practices - and tree planting
5.6
8. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold
Polar air
Axis tilt
lower
Earthquakes - volcanic activity - mountain - building - and oceanic trench formation
9. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities
Sun's gravity
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
Mineral color
Limestone
10. Forms over the Tropics and is warm
Earth
Tropical air
Long - period comets
jet stream
11. 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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12. 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
World/global ocean
New moon
Daylight saving time zones
Chemical sedimentary rocks
13. Occurs when the moon sets at sunset - Then the moon is between the earth and the sun - so we see only the dark half of the moon
New moon
percolation
Comet nuclei
Limestone
14. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...
Precipitation
lower elevation
groundwater discharge
freshwater
15. 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)
jet stream
Stratus clouds
Why weather occurs
Plate tectonics
16. 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
Diurnal
Longitude
Equinoxes
Metamorphic rocks
17. The transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air - producing clouds and fog
- mT
freshwater
Sublimation
Condensation
18. Further caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth - Earth reaches perihelion (the point in its orbit closest to the sun) in January - and it reaches aphelion (farthest point from the sun) in July - Also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans
Smaller regions of the oceans
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
The equator
Evapotranspiration
19. The major mountains tend to occur in __________ - indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity
Long linear arcs
Rainfall
5.6
- mP
20. Common: wind - clouds - rain - snow - fog - dust storms - Less common: natural disasters such as tornadoes - hurricanes - and ice storms
Sun
Cleavage
Weather phenomena on earth
Photosphere
21. Form when magma or lava cools and solidifies - Depending on the rate of cooling - can contain visible crystals - while others can appear glassy
Daylight saving time zones
Meteorology
Igneous rocks
Law of original horizontality
22. Earth movements - The result of forces within the earth - where temperature and pressure differences lead to instability
Lithosphere
Crustal rocks
Rock salt
Small islands
23. Gas giants Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus and Neptune have diameters far larger than Earth's and have far greater masses
Spring tide
Law of original horizontality
Comet nuclei
Weight and mass
24. 186000 miles/second
Speed of light
jet stream
Continental drift
Stars
25. A natural flow of water - usually freshwater - traveling toward an ocean - a lake - or another stream
Altostratus clouds
River
Weathering
Mechanical/physical weathering
26. Huge systems of stars - Milky Way is estimated to have 100 billion stars arranged in a great disk
The distinction between asteroids and comets
Orogenic zones
Snow packs
Galaxies
27. Two types of mountains are formed - depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces
Strata
Mantle
Density
Block mountains or fold mountains
28. Cause pressure differences - A hot surface heats the air above it and the air expands - lowering the air pressure and its density
Surface temperature differences
The earth's structure
Groundwater
Orogenic zones
29. Bbreaking along flat surfaces
Mineral color
50-100
Cleavage
Seasons
30. The flow of water underground - in the vadose zone and aquifers - Subsurface water may return to the surface (as a spring or by being pumped) or eventually seep into the oceans
Block mountains or fold mountains
Tectonic plates
Snowmelt
Subsurface flow
31. Occurs at the instant when the sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observer's hemisphere - Depending on the shift of the calendar - the winter solstice occurs some time betw
aquifers
Winter solstice
Differential heating
Snowmelt
32. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)
Neap tide/neaps
Erosion and land use
Inertia
- mT
33. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert
Lithosphere
Transpiration
Why weather occurs
Rain shadow
34. 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
Moon
Estuary
Seasons
River
35. Igneous rock that forms on the earth's surface - Examples obsidian - basalt - and pumice
Sun and oceans' affect on weather
Extrusive
Deserts
Meteorology
36. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...
Equinoxes
freshwater springs
Mantle plumes
Weathering
37. Occur twice a year - when the tilt of the earth's axis is oriented neither from nor to the sun - causing the sun to be located vertically above a point on the equator - The name derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night) - because at the e
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
Colder
Hydrologic cycle
Equinoxes
38. Water returns to the land surface at __________ than where it entered - under the force of gravity or gravity - induced pressures
Intrusive
Sedimentation
lower elevation
Mid - oceanic ridge
39. Occur when two plates push together - Such faults are strong and relatively deep - Where the strongest earthquakes occur Example: mountain building in the Himalayas and the Andes
Planets
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
Convergent plate movements
Geology
40. 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
Rock salt
The earth's structure
Inertia
World/global ocean
41. Center: 3000
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42. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years
Weight and mass
10000
The big bang theory of cosmology
groundwater discharge
43. The strength of gravity in our solar system depends on both the masses of the celestial objects and the _______ between them
Distance
Hydrologic concepts
Tropical air
Transform plate movements
44. Scientists theorize that massive volcanic eruptions on a global scale contributed to the earth's cooling - resulting in the onset of the...
Tropical air
Ice Age
moisture
Solar wind
45. The layers of sediment deposited in a quiet environment - Common sites of deposition are lakes - deltas at the mouths of rivers - beaches and sandbars along the coast - and (most important) the marine environment
Opposite seasons
Rock salt
Differential heating
Strata
46. Hotspot volcanoes are also found elsewhere in the Solar System - especially on...
Solar wind
Seasons in the temperate and polar regions
Solar radiation
Rocky planets and moons
47. 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
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
California coast
Extrusive
Subsurface flow
48. 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
Major oceans
29.5
Divergent plate movements
Polar air
49. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes
jet stream
The equator
Tidal range
freshwater
50. The science that describes and interprets the earth Fields: - Geomorphology (land forms) - Petrology (rocks) - Stratigraphy (layered rocks) - Paleontology (fossils)
moisture
Geology
Stars
The distinction between asteroids and comets