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CSET Earth

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






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






3. 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






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






5. Characterized by similar temperatures and moisture levels






6. 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






7. The rising of the earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the moon and the sun acting on the oceans






8. 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






9. Temperature - pressure - and composition






10. The stress is particularly severe in _________ - which are characterized by volcanism - metamorphism - deformation - and uplift






11. Faulting and folding






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






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






14. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






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






16. Forms over water and is associated with wet air






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






18. 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






19. (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - the Indian Ocean - the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean






20. Scientists theorize that massive volcanic eruptions on a global scale contributed to the earth's cooling - resulting in the onset of the...






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The earth is believed to be about ___ billion years old






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






28. The runoff produced by melting snow






29. 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






30. 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)






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






32. 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






33. Formed from calcium carbonate - also an example of chemical sedimentary rocks - like roock salt - can contain organic or once - living matter and can record the history of that matter's formation in features such as strata - fossil evidence - and rip






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






35. 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






36. Formed by sodium chloride






37. 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






38. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






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

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41. Younger beds were originally deposited above older beds






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






43. The source of energy for evaporation is primarily through ___________






44. 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)






45. 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






46. The farther from the tropics you are positioned - the ________ the angle of the sun - This causes those locations to be cooler due to the indirect sunlight






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Water returns to the land surface at __________ than where it entered - under the force of gravity or gravity - induced pressures







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