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CSET Earth

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1. Typically the tidal mouths of rivers and are often characterized by _____________ or silt carried in from terrestrial runoff - frequently from offshore






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. Cause pressure differences - A hot surface heats the air above it and the air expands - lowering the air pressure and its density






6. The strength of gravity in our solar system depends on both the masses of the celestial objects and the _______ between them






7. Sometimes called minor planets or planetoids - Bodies






8. 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






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






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






12. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






13. 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






14. The movement (carrying away or displacement) of solids (sediment - soil - rock - and other particles) - usually by the agents of currents such as wind - water - or ice by downward or down - slope movement in response to gravity






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






16. 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






17. The Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by ___________ coming together






18. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






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






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






21. 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






22. Volcanoes are also found in __________ - where the denser oceanic plates are forced under continental plates; this adds massive volumes of water to the mantle - allowing magma to melt more readily and rise to the surface to form volcanoes






23. 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)






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

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






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






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






28. - 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






29. A major determiner of coastal climate






30. Formed by sodium chloride






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






32. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






33. 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






34. 1 hour of time






35. The breakdown of rocks - soils and minerals through atmospheric chemicals or biologically produced chemicals (also known as biological weathering)






36. 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






37. (or summer time zones) include an offset (typically +1 hour) for daylight saving time






38. 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






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






40. Theory that the earth's continents were originally united as a supercontinent - Pangaea - Established by Alfred Wegener in the early 1900s






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






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






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






44. Paleontology: Fossil evidence indicates the similarity of fossils on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean - Continental 'jigsaw puzzle': The outlines of the continents seem to fit together






45. 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






46. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






47. 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






48. Continental tropical (dry - warm air)






49. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






50. Divided into two main types: large - low- density gas giants and smaller - rocky terrestrials - There are at least 341 identified _______ - 8 of which are in the Solar System







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