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CSET Earth

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Texture is important in classifying ______ sedimentary rocks






2. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes






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






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






5. Believed to originate at a much greater distance from the Sun - in a cloud (the Oort cloud) consisting of debris left over from the condensation of solar nebula - Comets are thrown from the outer planets or nearby stars - or as a result of collisions






6. The science that describes and interprets the earth Fields: - Geomorphology (land forms) - Petrology (rocks) - Stratigraphy (layered rocks) - Paleontology (fossils)






7. Center: 3000

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8. Piled in waves and indicate rain or snow






9. Occur along plate boundaries






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






11. Generally forms deep in the mantle as one type of rock changes into another - Due to intense pressure - can show signs of bending and distortion - Examples: schist - marble - gneiss - and slate






12. 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






13. 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






14. A major determiner of coastal climate






15. The runoff produced by melting snow






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Volcanoes are also found in __________ - where the denser oceanic plates are forced under continental plates; this adds massive volumes of water to the mantle - allowing magma to melt more readily and rise to the surface to form volcanoes






23. The precipitation that is intercepted by plant foliage and eventually evaporates back to the atmosphere rather than falling to the ground






24. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...






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






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






27. 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






28. 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)






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






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






35. 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






36. The fossiliferous strata record is only the last __% of the earth's history






37. Sun heats water in the oceans - Water evaporates as vapor into the air - Ice and snow can sublimate directly into water vapor...- Over time - the water reenters the ocean - where the water cycle started






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Igneous rock that cools beneath the earth's surface - Examples: plutons - dikes - and batholiths






44. 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






45. The degrees east or west of the prime meridian through Greenwich - England






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






47. Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil






48. 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






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






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