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






2. 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






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






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. Chunks off rocks






6. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Barometer measures...






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






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






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






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






17. Movement of the moon around the Earth






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






29. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






30. Huge clusters of billions of stars






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






38. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






42. Water that goes into the ground






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Why does the moon have craters?






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






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