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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






11. Why does the moon have craters?






12. 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






13. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






14. 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






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






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






17. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






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






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






21. Huge clusters of billions of stars






22. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Chunks off rocks






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






39. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






41. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






43. 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






44. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






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






47. Water that goes into the ground






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






49. 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






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