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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. Movement of the moon around the Earth






14. Barometer measures...






15. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






17. Barometric Pressure






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Water that goes into the ground






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






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






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






31. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Huge clusters of billions of stars






39. Raising and lowering of the water level






40. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






42. 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






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






44. Chunks off rocks






45. 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






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






47. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






49. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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