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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Created by the wind - which stirs the ocean's surface over greater distances






2. Chunks of rocks and ice






3. Movement of the moon around the Earth






4. Why does the moon have craters?






5. Raising and lowering of the water level






6. By the Hertzsprung - Russell Diagram. The HRD illustrates the relationship between the absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification - and effective temp. of stars






7. Everything that surrounds a star (sun); its made up of numerous bodies which orbit the sun due to centrifugal force






8. My very educated mama just served us nachos - Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune






9. Hot water rises and takes particles with it - causing...






10. Magma cools to produce igneous rock which can undergo more heat and pressure to become metamorphic rock - On the surface of the Earth - igneous rock which undergos weathering can become sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rock can be buried which can cause






11. Warm water rises and leaves a low pressure - causing...






12. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






13. Sea - floor spreading - the 'puzzle piece' argument and fossil records






14. Chunks off rocks






15. Water that goes into the ground






16. Water soaks into the ground. Water collects on Earth's surface. Sometimes it runs off before collecting. The effect is lakes - ponds - oceans - rivers and streams






17. Is one that can be reused - regrown - recycled - or is not consumed with use. These are resources that can be conserved. ex. solar energy - hydroelectric and wind power - and geothermal energy






18. As plates move - strain is placed on the lithosphere. Due to the ridgity of the lithosphere - stress is built up until rocks move or brak - producing a fault. As the rocks break - energy is released in the form of waves. These waves move through the






19. Area of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific plate. The subduction plate movement causes the production of volcanoes. Westcoast of the US and the East Coast of Asia






20. All the Earth's continents at one time were joined as a single 'super continent' called Pangaea Over time the continents drifted apart






21. The convection current is produced by the heating of the mantle rock - as the rock is heated it moves up toward the lithosphere where it cools and begins to be pulled back toward the center of the Earth by gravity






22. Huge clusters of billions of stars






23. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






24. Water falling to the Earth; cloud droplets become to heavy. They fall - the effect is percipitation (rain - snow - sleet - hail)






25. Barometric Pressure






26. Occurs when an older oceanic plate is pushed unmder a younger oceanic plate. The shifting plates can cause earthquakes - volcanoes - and mountains






27. Are caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis. As it revolves around the sun - the tilt causes each hemisphere to receive more direct exposure at certain times in its orbit






28. Based on the Earth's revolution around the sun






29. Arctic Air pushes down causing colder water (Pacific Coast) - Tropical Air comes up from the Gulf stream causing warmer water (Coast of Florida)






30. When the moon and sun are pulling at perpendicular angles; less extreme tides






31. The Moon is between the Earth and the sun; The moon blocks light from the sun so the sun doesn't reach Earth






32. Gas becomes a liquid vapor rises into air and cools. Water vapor (gas) changes into liquid water (clouds)






33. Refers to the amount of dissolved salt in the ocean. salinity level is lower at the mouth of a river due to the flow of fresh water into the saltwater. Areas with high temp. (equator) or low temp. areas (Arctic and Antarctic Oceans) salinity is highe






34. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






35. Highs want to equalize which causes high winds - causing...






36. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force - igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar






37. When the moon and sun are in alignment; both working to pull on Earth; extreme tides






38. Chemical means (acid rain) or physical means (wind - rain - and ice






39. What galaxy is Earth in?






40. Water enters cracks of rocks - water freezes and expands - causing rocks to break into pieces.






41. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles; they form from the gravitational collapse of a diffuse interstellar cloud






42. From fire (ignite) the formation of igneous rocks occurs when hot molten rock cools or solidifies. Igneous rock can be produced deep in the Earth from magma or on the surface of the Earth from lava






43. Carbonization (carbon dioxide) - Hydration - Oxidation (rust)






44. What causes our solar system to orbit the sun?






45. There are similarities of living species and identified fossils found in the continents of today that are the same. Reptiles in South America and Africa. Fossils of the same plants in India and Australia. Unique variety of garden snail found in easte






46. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






47. Barometer measures...






48. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






49. Days are based on the Earth's rotation on its axis






50. Spiral disk with several long arms; Earth is in one of the arms