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CSET Earth

Subjects : cset, science
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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. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






7. Bbreaking along flat surfaces






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






9. 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






10. At any given time - regardless of season - the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience...






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






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






13. When the moon is at first quarter or third quarter - the sun - earth and moon form a 90- degree (right) angle with the earth at the vertex - The combined effect of this alignment of the sun - earth - and moon results in tidal ranges on the earth - Wh






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






15. 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






16. After the moon has waxed through crescent - quarter - and gibbous phases - a ________ appears - At that time - the moon rises at sunset - and we see all of its illuminated side - Then the phase wanes gradually to another new moon






17. Faulting and folding






18. Occurs when the moon sets at sunset - Then the moon is between the earth and the sun - so we see only the dark half of the moon






19. Can influence climate by sending tremendous volumes of dust - ash - and smoke into the atmosphere






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






21. 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






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






24. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






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






26. 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






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






28. Improved land - use practices can limit erosion by using techniques such as...






29. 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






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






31. Traces of ancient life preserved in the strata as shells - footprints - and the like - Soft plant and animal tissues decompose quickly in the presence of decay bacteria - which exist wherever oxygen exists






32. One tidal cycle per day






33. Sometimes called minor planets or planetoids - Bodies






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






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






36. Maritime tropical (wet - warm air)






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. Travels in an orbit that is slightly elliptical (oval) - and so the distance from the sun ranges from 91.5 to 94.5 million miles - Its daily rotation deforms the earth to a flattened spheroid - with a polar radius slightly less than the equatorial ra






42. Occur along plate boundaries






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






44. Temperature - pressure - and composition






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






46. Sedimentary rocks containing large fragments of other rock material - e.g. Sandstone






47. Weather occurs primarily due to density (temperature and moisture) differences between one location and another - These differences can occur due to the angle of the sun at any particular spot - which varies by latitude from the tropics






48. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






49. Form when magma or lava cools and solidifies - Depending on the rate of cooling - can contain visible crystals - while others can appear glassy






50. 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...