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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






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






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






5. Barometer measures...






6. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






9. Barometric Pressure






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. What galaxy is Earth in?






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. Water that goes into the ground






28. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






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






31. Huge clusters of billions of stars






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. Raising and lowering of the water level






40. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






44. 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






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. 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






47. Why does the moon have craters?






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






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






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