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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arctic Air pushes down causing colder water (Pacific Coast) - Tropical Air comes up from the Gulf stream causing warmer water (Coast of Florida)






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






3. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






5. 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






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






7. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






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






11. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






12. 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






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






14. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






15. Inner Core (solid metal - nickel - and iron) - Outer Core (liquid metal - magnetic force) - Mantle (rock) - Crust (thin layer)






16. Barometer measures...






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






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






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






20. 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






21. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






23. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






25. 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






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






27. Raising and lowering of the water level






28. 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






29. Chunks of rocks and ice






30. 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






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






32. Barometric Pressure






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






34. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






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






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






38. 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






39. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Water that goes into the ground






49. Chunks off rocks






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