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CSET Earth
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1. 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
freshwater
10000
Sedimentary - igneous - metamorphic
Erosion
2. Volcanoes can be caused by '____________'; these so - called hotspots - as in Hawaii - can occur far from plate boundaries
Mantle plumes
Nuclear fusion
Extrusive
Distance
3. Water returns to the land surface at __________ than where it entered - under the force of gravity or gravity - induced pressures
Asteroids
lower elevation
lower
Rainfall
4. Precipitation - Canopy interception - Snowmelt - Runoff - Percolation - Subsurface flow- Evaporation - Sublimation - Condensation
Snow packs
freshwater
larger planet
Hydrologic concepts
5. The transformation of water from liquid to gas phases as it moves from the ground or bodies of water into the overlying atmosphere
Evaporation
Seasons
The Gulf - Stream
Stars
6. Giant masses of solid rock that float upon the earth's mantle - These plates move in relation to one another at one of three types of plate boundaries...
Convergent/collision boundaries - divergent/spreading boundaries - and transform boundaries
46%
Mid - oceanic ridge
Geology
7. Loose collections of ice - dust - and small rocky particles - measuring a few kilometers or tens of kilometers across
Comet nuclei
larger planet
Maritime air
cooling
8. Ancient astronomers found that eclipses occurred periodically and learned to predict them accurately - Lunar and solar
Law of superposition
Eclipses
Deserts
Scratch test
9. Classified as warm - water or cold - water currents
3/4
El Nino
50-100
Surface ocean currents
10. Rocks are placed into groups according to how they form...
3/4
Sedimentary - igneous - metamorphic
Latitude
Evaporation
11. Can thaw and melt - and the ensuing water flows overland as snowmelt
Precipitation
Snow packs
Orogenic zones
Crustal rocks
12. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our __________ - and their temperature determines our climate and wind patterns
Rainfall
Standard time zones
Geology
Continental drift
13. A major determiner of coastal climate
Density
Earth's crust
Igneous rocks
Surface ocean temperature
14. The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean - and thus its temperature extremes are buffered by the water - The result is that the South Pole is consistently _______ during the southern winter than the North Pole during the northern winter
Colder
Erosion and land use
percolation
Semidiurnal or diurnal
15. The result of the buildup of once - living things
Coral reef
Equinoxes
freshwater
Venus
16. The science of the atmosphere and weather
Colder
Meteorology
Equinoxes
Orogenic zones
17. 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
World/global ocean
Ice Age
Mantle
Styles of rock deformation
18. An opening - or rupture - in a planet's surface or crust - which allows hot molten rock - ash - and gases to escape from below the surface - Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a p
Latitude
Transpiration
The equator
Volcano
19. Method of using the present to interpret the past - Processes occurring today are observed carefully and their effects are measured - Then - geologists assume that similar effects in ancient rocks were caused by processes similar to those of the pres
Uniformitarianism
Earth
Fossils
Ice Age
20. 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
Fossils
Solar System
snow
21. The process of chemical or physical breakdown of earth rocks - soils - and their minerals
Weathering
Daylight saving time zones
Subduction zones
- cT
22. Oceans cover __ of the earth's surface
3/4
Solar wind
Stratus clouds
Tectonic plates
23. Formed by sodium chloride
Opposite seasons
Differential heating
The distinction between asteroids and comets
Rock salt
24. Condensed water vapor that falls to the earth's surface - Most precipitation occurs as rain - but also includes snow - hail - fog drip - graupel - and sleet
World/global ocean
Precipitation
Cleavage
Differential heating
25. Different visual appearance; when discovered - comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not
46%
Examples to support Continental drift theory
The distinction between asteroids and comets
Condensation
26. 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
Minerals
29.5
Mechanical/physical weathering
27. One tidal cycle per day
Diurnal
Types of clouds
Continental drift
Petroleum exploration
28. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)
- mT
Transform plate movements
Diurnal
Law of superposition
29. Erosion in many places is increased by human land use - Poor land - use practices include deforestation - overgrazing - unmanaged construction activity - and road building
Weather phenomena on earth
5.6
Seasons
Erosion and land use
30. The lateral movement of the plates is typically at speeds of ___ mm annually
Divergent plate movements
Mineral color
50-100
Stars
31. Igneous rock that forms on the earth's surface - Examples obsidian - basalt - and pumice
Solar System
Extrusive
Full moon
Tidal range
32. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the ________
Galaxies
Metamorphic rocks
Sublimation
jet stream
33. A land form that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area - with a peak - Usually produced by the movement of lithospheric plates
Canopy interception
Sun
Troposhere
Mountain
34. 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)
Lithosphere
River
Sublimation
Time zone
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
Geology
Deserts
Pacific Ring of Fire
Stratus clouds
36. 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
Divergent plate movements
Erosion
Condensation
Rainfall
37. 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
Planets
Mantle
Differential heating
Coral reef
38. The best determiner of climate - as it is consistently and directly correlated with temperature - other factors: Rain shadows - as well as water currents - elevation and so forth
- cT
Latitude
Law of superposition
Venus
39. The spectra of distant objects display a red shift - which is interpreted as meaning that they are rapidly receding from us - This apparent expansion of the universe has given rise to the big bang theory of cosmology - in which one primeval mass expl
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
Density
River
The big bang theory of cosmology
40. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels
Air mass
Evaporation
Surface ocean currents
Examples to support Continental drift theory
41. 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
Scratch test
Snowmelt
Chemical weathering
Examples to support Continental drift theory
42. A warm - water current that carries warm water from the Tropics to the Arctic regions of the North Atlantic Ocean - This accounts for higher temperatures and higher humidity on the Eastern Seaboard during the summer
New moon
The Gulf - Stream
Density
Metamorphic rocks
43. 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
jet stream
- mT
46%
Venus
44. This scale assigns a fixed number to 10 reference materials. Talc (1) is the softest and diamond (10) is the hardest
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45. 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.
Sunspots
Scratch test
Cleavage
Hydrologic concepts
46. Stars with the highest ___________ appear blue - while stars with the lowest surface temperature appear red
Limestone
jet stream
Surface temperature
Convergent plate movements
47. 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
Erosion
Seasons
Major oceans
Convergent plate movements
48. 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
Sunspots
Evapotranspiration
Differential heating
Conglomerates
49. How much matter is in the object
Transform plate movements
Inertia
Coral reef
Density
50. Tends to move slowly and is replenished slowly - and so it can remain in aquifers for thousands of years
Galaxies
Subsurface flow
Sedimentary rocks
Groundwater