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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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Instructions:
  • 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. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






13. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






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






16. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






17. Why does the moon have craters?






18. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. Water that goes into the ground






23. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Movement of the moon around the Earth






43. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






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






46. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






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






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






50. 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