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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Moon is between the Earth and the sun; The moon blocks light from the sun so the sun doesn't reach Earth






2. Barometer measures...






3. Movement of the moon around the Earth






4. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






6. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






9. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






10. 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






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






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






13. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






14. 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






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






16. Barometric Pressure






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






22. 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






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






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






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






26. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






28. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






29. Water that goes into the ground






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






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






32. Chunks of rocks and ice






33. Why does the moon have craters?






34. 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






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






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






37. Chemical breakdown of minerals






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






48. 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






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






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