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






2. Barometer measures...






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Chemical breakdown of minerals






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






17. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






19. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






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






22. Why does the moon have craters?






23. Movement of the moon around the Earth






24. Barometric Pressure






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






35. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






37. Water that goes into the ground






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






39. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






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






42. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






43. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Caused by warm and cool air colliding