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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. The precipitation that is intercepted by plant foliage and eventually evaporates back to the atmosphere rather than falling to the ground






2. The runoff produced by melting snow






3. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






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






5. Officially defined as sustained sea surface temperature anomalies of magnitude greater than 0.5






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






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






8. The variety of ways by which water moves across the land - This includes both surface runoff and channel runoff - As it flows - the water may percolate into the ground - evaporate into the air - become stored in lakes or reservoirs - or be extracted






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






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






11. 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)






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Some isolated mountains were produced by volcanoes - including many apparently ________ that reach a great height above the ocean floor






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






21. Faulting and folding






22. Some water infiltrates deep into the ground and replenishes ________ - which store huge amounts of freshwater for long periods of time






23. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






24. Defined by geometrically subdividing the earth's spheroid into 24 lunes (wedge - shaped sections) - bordered by meridians - each 15






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






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






27. Affected by factors such as weathering and impurities






28. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






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






30. Less than 1% of the earth; this relatively thin zone (5 to 25 miles) contains the only rocks we can study - even in the deepest mines or drill holes






31. Solar Atmosphere is divided into the inner chromosphere with explosive prominences and the outer corona - a glowing halo visible only during a total eclipse - Constantly emitting particles as a...






32. 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






33. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






34. Natural chemical compounds that are the crystals that make up rocks - Each has a specific composition or narrow range of composition






35. 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






36. 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






37. The movement of rainwater as it filters through soil and rocks into the ground - becoming groundwater






38. 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






39. Believed to originate at a much greater distance from the Sun - in a cloud (the Oort cloud) consisting of debris left over from the condensation of solar nebula - Comets are thrown from the outer planets or nearby stars - or as a result of collisions






40. Loose collections of ice - dust - and small rocky particles - measuring a few kilometers or tens of kilometers across






41. 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






42. How much matter is in the object






43. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






44. 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






45. One tidal cycle per day






46. 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






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






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






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






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