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CSET Earth

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1. The science of the atmosphere and weather






2. Precipitation - Canopy interception - Snowmelt - Runoff - Percolation - Subsurface flow- Evaporation - Sublimation - Condensation






3. 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)






4. Temperature - pressure - and composition






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






6. Refers to the long - term weather patterns of a large geographical area and takes into account temperature - humidity - and precipitation






7. Darkens the moon as the earth passes between it and the sun - casting a shadow on the moon - may be seen from anywhere the moon is visible - about half of the earth






8. 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






9. Spiral - elliptical - and irregular form are speckled throughout the visible universe - Largest telescope has detected galaxies to its limit of several billion light - years






10. 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






11. Cirrus - Stratus - Cumulonimbus - Altostratus






12. 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






13. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






14. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






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






16. 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






17. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






18. The lateral movement of the plates is typically at speeds of ___ mm annually






19. The atmosphere is a __________ - and so small changes to one part of the system can grow to have large effects on the system as a whole - This makes it difficult to accurately predict weather more than a few days in advance






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. The state change where a solid (ice or snow) changes directly to a gas (water vapor)






28. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms






29. The difference between levels of ocean water at high and low tides






30. There are approx. _____ days between each lunar cycle






31. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






32. Smooth layers of low clouds that indicate a chance of drizzle or snow






33. 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






34. 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






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. Maritime polar (wet - cold air)






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






38. Two types of mountains are formed - depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces






39. A huge ball of incandescent gases - Its mass is more than 300000 times that of the earth - Principal constituents are the lightest elements - hydrogen and helium






40. Under solar conditions - gases are undergoing _____ to heavier elements with the increase of prodigious quantities of energy






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Sometimes called minor planets or planetoids - Bodies






49. Deviates by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees - Thus - at any given time during summer or winter - one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the sun - This exposure alternates as the earth revolves in its orbit






50. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow







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