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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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1. 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






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






3. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






5. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






7. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






9. Why does the moon have craters?






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






11. Barometric Pressure






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. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






15. 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






16. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






17. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






27. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






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






32. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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






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






36. Chunks off rocks






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Water that goes into the ground






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






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






45. 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






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






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






49. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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







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