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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. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






3. Barometric Pressure






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






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






6. 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






7. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






9. Chunks off rocks






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






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






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






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






14. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






15. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. What galaxy is Earth in?






23. Movement of the moon around the Earth






24. 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






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






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






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






28. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






29. Water that goes into the ground






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






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






32. Barometer measures...






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






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






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






37. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






39. Chunks of rocks and ice






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






50. 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