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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. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






2. Water that goes into the ground






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






12. Chemical breakdown of minerals






13. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






15. 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






16. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






22. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






23. 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






24. Why does the moon have craters?






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






26. Barometric Pressure






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Barometer measures...






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






42. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






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






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






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






47. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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