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CSET Earth

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • 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. 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






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






3. Human civilization has lasted only _____ years






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






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






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






7. Evaporation often implicitly includes ___________ from plants - although together they are specifically referred to as evapotranspiration






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






9. Occur when two plates slip past each other - Such faults are generally moderate and are relatively shallow Example: The San Andreas Fault






10. Igneous rock that forms on the earth's surface - Examples obsidian - basalt - and pumice






11. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






12. Center: 3000

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13. 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






14. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil






15. 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)






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






17. 4 terrestrials: Mercury - Venus - Mars - Earth 4 gas giants: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune At least 5 dwarf planets: Ceres - Pluto - Makemake - Haumea - Eris






18. 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






19. 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






20. Take up about 1/3 of the earth's land surface - many are formed by rain shadows - Usually have a large diurnal (day) and seasonal temperature range - with high daytime temperatures






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






22. Two feldspars (orthoclase and plagioclase) - quartz - olivine - and augite - These five minerals are silicates - built from interlocking silicon and oxygen atoms






23. Takes place when the moon passes between the earth and the sun - with the moon blocking the sunlight for about two minutes - A total ___________ may be seen only from a small zone on the earth






24. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the ________






25. Tends to move slowly and is replenished slowly - and so it can remain in aquifers for thousands of years






26. The sun and oceans can also affect the weather of land - If the sun heats ocean waters for a period of time - water can evaporate - Once evaporated into the air - the moisture can spread over nearby land - thus making it cooler

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27. The science of the atmosphere and weather






28. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






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






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






31. 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






32. Rising air currents take the vapor up into the atmopshere where cooler temperatures cause it to condense into ____






33. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away






34. Common: wind - clouds - rain - snow - fog - dust storms - Less common: natural disasters such as tornadoes - hurricanes - and ice storms






35. Forms over the Tropics and is warm






36. Earth movements - The result of forces within the earth - where temperature and pressure differences lead to instability






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






38. Forms south of the Arctic and is cold






39. 186000 miles/second






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






41. The degrees north or south of the equator






42. 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...






43. 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






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






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






46. The result of the buildup of once - living things






47. How much matter is in the object






48. 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






49. 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






50. Pulls the planets toward the sun - while their inertia keeps them moving forward in an elliptical orbit around the sun

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