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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two plates colliding. One plate moves under the other plate - usually producing mountains






2. 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






3. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






4. Barometer measures...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






14. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






16. Water that goes into the ground






17. Chunks off rocks






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






29. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Barometric Pressure






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. Chemical breakdown of minerals






41. Movement of the moon around the Earth






42. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






44. Huge clusters of billions of stars






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. Why does the moon have craters?






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