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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. What galaxy is Earth in?






2. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






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. 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






15. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






17. When the moon and sun are in alignment; both working to pull on Earth; extreme tides






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






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






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






21. Why does the moon have craters?






22. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






23. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






25. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






27. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Barometric Pressure






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






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






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






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