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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science
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1. Occurs when an older oceanic plate is pushed unmder a younger oceanic plate. The shifting plates can cause earthquakes - volcanoes - and mountains
subduction
Lunar Phases
tide
different causes of chemical weathering
2. Spiral disk with several long arms; Earth is in one of the arms
formation of soil
Eclipses
storm clouds
shape of the Milky Way
3. The Moon is between the Earth and the sun; The moon blocks light from the sun so the sun doesn't reach Earth
Solar eclipse
cause of earthquakes
Fair weather
renewable resources
4. Are based on the moon's revolution around the Earth
Months
Collection and runoff
Years
Seasons
5. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock
formation of soil
Because of meteors
Eclipses
convergent fault
6. 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
major types of rocks
Solar eclipse
chemical weathering?
plate
7. Days are based on the Earth's rotation on its axis
physical weathering
The calander
Condensation
Comets
8. Compression of biological matter (dead organic matter) - beneath layers of sedimentary rock; hydrocarbon compound such as coal - natural gas - or petroleum
Lunar Phases
causes of weathering
Eclipses
fossil fuels
9. 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
Centrifugal force
Tides
The calander
causes of weathering
10. Two plates colliding. One plate moves under the other plate - usually producing mountains
Water Cycle
convergent fault
divergent fault
formation of soil
11. 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
Spring Tides
rock cycle
After a star collapses
Because of meteors
12. 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
Lunar eclipse
igneous mean
Protostar
hurricanes
13. 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
What is salinity?
air pressure
Protostar
rock cycle
14. What galaxy is Earth in?
Condensation
Milky Way
Neap Tides
effects ocean currents
15. Chemical means (acid rain) or physical means (wind - rain - and ice
causes of weathering
Galaxies
shape of the Milky Way
Isolated bodies of water - inlet areas of land
16. Chunks of rocks and ice
Lunar eclipse
hurricanes
Comets
formation of soil
17. Why does the moon have craters?
Because of meteors
cause of earthquakes
metamorphic mean
Fair weather
18. Water that goes into the ground
ideas that support Continental drift
Neap Tides
formation of soil
infiltration
19. When the moon and sun are pulling at perpendicular angles; less extreme tides
subduction
infiltration
Water Cycle
Neap Tides
20. Caused by warm and cool air colliding
subduction
Frontal System
major layers that make up Earth
renewable resources
21. Carbonization (carbon dioxide) - Hydration - Oxidation (rust)
Collection and runoff
different causes of chemical weathering
convergent fault
evidence that supports the Pangaea thory
22. When the moon and sun are in alignment; both working to pull on Earth; extreme tides
causes of weathering
waves
Neap Tides
Spring Tides
23. 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
major types of rocks
igneous mean
Ring of Fire
physical weathering
24. A portion of the rigid crust that moves
Comets
Stars
Lunar eclipse
plate
25. Barometer measures...
physical weathering
air pressure
convergent fault
Spring Tides
26. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force - igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar
aids in weather prediction
Nebula
Lunar Phases
cause of earthquakes
27. 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
Collection and runoff
How stars are classified
cause of earthquakes
Lunar eclipse
28. Highs want to equalize which causes high winds - causing...
hurricanes
transform fault
Frontal System
Eclipses
29. Inner Core (solid metal - nickel - and iron) - Outer Core (liquid metal - magnetic force) - Mantle (rock) - Crust (thin layer)
Nebula
major layers that make up Earth
renewable resources
metamorphic mean
30. Movement of the moon around the Earth
Lunar Phases
How stars are classified
Seasons
major layers that make up Earth
31. What causes our solar system to orbit the sun?
Centrifugal force
The calander
Percipitation
Tides
32. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles; they form from the gravitational collapse of a diffuse interstellar cloud
igneous mean
subduction
Stars
Months
33. Warm water rises and leaves a low pressure - causing...
divergent fault
low pressure
geological timescale
Milky Way
34. Arctic Air pushes down causing colder water (Pacific Coast) - Tropical Air comes up from the Gulf stream causing warmer water (Coast of Florida)
Because of meteors
Water Cycle
igneous mean
effects ocean currents
35. All the Earth's continents at one time were joined as a single 'super continent' called Pangaea Over time the continents drifted apart
shape of the Milky Way
geological timescale
theory of plate tectonics
convergent fault
36. Changed in form; the rock changes occur due to extreme heat and pressure
metamorphic mean
physical weathering
Collection and runoff
convergent fault
37. What does High Pressure usually indicate?
transform fault
Fair weather
plate boundaries
Protostar
38. A nonstop movement of water between Earth's surface and the air
infiltration
Water Cycle
subduction
Condensation
39. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes
igneous mean
major layers that make up Earth
The calander
geological timescale
40. 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
subduction
Lunar Phases
Lunar eclipse
major layers that make up Earth
41. Transforms into an adult star - as the star converts its fuel into more massive elements and compounds - it becomes denser
formation of soil
Because of meteors
causes of plate movement
Protostar
42. Occur when the shadow of the Earth or Moon is cast onto the other body
Eclipses
major types of rocks
Asteroids
rock cycle
43. Everything that surrounds a star (sun); its made up of numerous bodies which orbit the sun due to centrifugal force
Our solar system
Meteors
major types of rocks
geological timescale
44. Raising and lowering of the water level
shape of the Milky Way
Lunar eclipse
Months
tide
45. Water enters cracks of rocks - water freezes and expands - causing rocks to break into pieces.
Lunar Phases
Because of meteors
physical weathering
convergent fault
46. 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
evidence that supports the Pangaea thory
renewable resources
Solar eclipse
Because of meteors
47. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet
rock cycle
Meteors
causes of plate movement
aids in weather prediction
48. Sea - floor spreading - the 'puzzle piece' argument and fossil records
Neap Tides
Fair weather
ideas that support Continental drift
Comets
49. Based on its mass and other factors it will become either a brown dwarf - white dwarf - neutron star - nova - or a black hole
physical weathering
Tides
After a star collapses
Solar eclipse
50. Gas becomes a liquid vapor rises into air and cools. Water vapor (gas) changes into liquid water (clouds)
geological timescale
Condensation
theory of plate tectonics
Our solar system