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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. What causes our solar system to orbit the sun?






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






4. Why does the moon have craters?






5. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






7. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






9. What galaxy is Earth in?






10. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






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






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






14. Barometer measures...






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






16. 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






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






18. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






20. 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






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






22. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






24. 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






25. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






28. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






30. 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






31. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






32. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






48. 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






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






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