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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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






2. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Why does the moon have craters?






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






23. 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






24. Raising and lowering of the water level






25. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






27. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






30. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






31. 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






32. Chunks of rocks and ice






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. Chemical breakdown of minerals






35. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






36. 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






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






38. Water that goes into the ground






39. Chunks off rocks






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






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






42. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






43. Barometric Pressure






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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