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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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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. Compression of biological matter (dead organic matter) - beneath layers of sedimentary rock; hydrocarbon compound such as coal - natural gas - or petroleum






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






3. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






4. Chunks of rocks and ice






5. Barometer measures...






6. Two plates colliding. One plate moves under the other plate - usually producing mountains






7. Raising and lowering of the water level






8. Liquid changes to a gas; caused bysun heating up bodies of water. The liquid water becomes vapor (gas)






9. 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






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






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






12. Two plates sliding past each other; up and down and back and forth (San Andrea's Fault) transform faults occur where plates do not move under or away from each other






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






14. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






15. Changed in form; the rock changes occur due to extreme heat and pressure






16. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes






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






18. 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






19. Why does the moon have craters?






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






21. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






22. 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






23. Transforms into an adult star - as the star converts its fuel into more massive elements and compounds - it becomes denser






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






32. Are based on the moon's revolution around the Earth






33. A nonstop movement of water between Earth's surface and the air






34. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth; moon has greater effect on the tides because its closer than the sun






35. Two plates are moving away from each other (Mid - Oceanic Ridge)






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






37. 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






38. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






39. Igneous (burning molten rock magma turns to lava when it reaches the surface - hardens very quickly causing imperfections) ex. granite - Metamorphic (baked by pressure underground) ex. diamond (pure) - Sedimentary - ex. sand - sandstone






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






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






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






43. Occur when the shadow of the Earth or Moon is cast onto the other body






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






45. Movement of the moon around the Earth






46. Water that goes into the ground






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






48. Based on its mass and other factors it will become either a brown dwarf - white dwarf - neutron star - nova - or a black hole






49. Barometric Pressure






50. The moon and sun are on opposite sides of the Earth. The Earth blocks the sun casting its shadow on the moon; there's no light on the moon