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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Chunks off rocks






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






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






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






6. Chemical breakdown of minerals






7. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






8. Barometric Pressure






9. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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. What causes our solar system to orbit the sun?






20. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. Barometer measures...






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






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






31. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






33. Chunks of rocks and ice






34. Water that goes into the ground






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






48. 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






49. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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