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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • 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. 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






2. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






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






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






8. What galaxy is Earth in?






9. Huge clusters of billions of stars






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Barometer measures...






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






15. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Barometric Pressure






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






30. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






31. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






33. 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






34. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






35. Chunks of rocks and ice






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Water that goes into the ground






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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