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






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






3. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






6. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






8. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






10. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






11. Created by the wind - which stirs the ocean's surface over greater distances






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






13. Barometric Pressure






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Raising and lowering of the water level






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






26. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






27. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






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. Chunks off rocks






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






32. 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






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






34. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Water that goes into the ground






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






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






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






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






45. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






47. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






48. 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






49. 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






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