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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. Faulting and folding






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






9. Volcanoes can be caused by '____________'; these so - called hotspots - as in Hawaii - can occur far from plate boundaries






10. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






11. Composed of the fragments of other types of rocks - Cover 75 to 80% of the earth's land area - Often deposited in distinct parallel layers - Weather and erosion break down other rock types into sediments - Over time - the sediments become cemented an






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






13. The major mountains tend to occur in __________ - indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity






14. A major determiner of coastal climate






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






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






17. 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






18. An individual weighing 200 lbs on Earth would weigh more on a _______________ - Weight is a function of gravity






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






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






21. How much matter is in the object






22. The resulting dust layer would act as a shield - blocking out much of the sun's rays - This would result in lower global temperatures and a general _____ of the earth






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. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






25. Different visual appearance; when discovered - comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not






26. The runoff produced by melting snow






27. 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






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






29. A small Solar System body that orbits the Sun - When close enough to the sun - exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere) or a tail - both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus - Have a variety of different orbital periods






30. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






31. 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






32. Huge systems of stars - Milky Way is estimated to have 100 billion stars arranged in a great disk






33. Largest zone of the planet (68%); crystalline silicates - rich in magnesium - calcium - and iron; very hot and mainly solid - but local melting to magma is the source of volcanic eruptions






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






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






36. Form when dissolved mineral solutions crystalize out of lakes and oceans






37. Formed by sodium chloride






38. Stars with the highest ___________ appear blue - while stars with the lowest surface temperature appear red






39. Seasons are marked by changes in the amount of sunlight - which in turn often cause cycles of dormancy in plants and hibernation in animals - These effects vary with latitude and with proximity to bodies of water






40. Mountains blocking the path of precipitation to the desert






41. 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






42. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our __________ - and their temperature determines our climate and wind patterns






43. The degrees north or south of the equator






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






45. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






46. Form when magma or lava cools and solidifies - Depending on the rate of cooling - can contain visible crystals - while others can appear glassy






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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






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