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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. Barometer measures...






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






3. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






4. 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






5. 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






6. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






8. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Raising and lowering of the water level






23. 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






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






25. Why does the moon have craters?






26. Water that goes into the ground






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






33. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






34. 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






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






36. Huge clusters of billions of stars






37. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






38. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






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






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






46. Chunks of rocks and ice






47. 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






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






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






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