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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science
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1. Spiral disk with several long arms; Earth is in one of the arms
plate
tide
Solar eclipse
shape of the Milky Way
2. What causes our solar system to orbit the sun?
physical weathering
Centrifugal force
low pressure
Our solar system
3. Based on the Earth's revolution around the sun
tide
Years
Lunar eclipse
different causes of chemical weathering
4. 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
plate
Ring of Fire
Eclipses
plate boundaries
5. Warm water rises and leaves a low pressure - causing...
physical weathering
subduction
air pressure
low pressure
6. 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
Our solar system
renewable resources
cause of earthquakes
geological timescale
7. Sea - floor spreading - the 'puzzle piece' argument and fossil records
Solar eclipse
ideas that support Continental drift
Our solar system
Percipitation
8. When the moon and sun are in alignment; both working to pull on Earth; extreme tides
Asteroids
Water Cycle
Spring Tides
convergent fault
9. Inner Core (solid metal - nickel - and iron) - Outer Core (liquid metal - magnetic force) - Mantle (rock) - Crust (thin layer)
major layers that make up Earth
Comets
Spring Tides
tide
10. Carbonization (carbon dioxide) - Hydration - Oxidation (rust)
different causes of chemical weathering
Frontal System
Seasons
air pressure
11. Barometer measures...
The calander
air pressure
aids in weather prediction
rock cycle
12. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force - igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar
storm clouds
Nebula
cause of earthquakes
chemical weathering?
13. Everything that surrounds a star (sun); its made up of numerous bodies which orbit the sun due to centrifugal force
Because of meteors
Protostar
Our solar system
plate boundaries
14. Two plates colliding. One plate moves under the other plate - usually producing mountains
major layers that make up Earth
convergent fault
effects ocean currents
major types of rocks
15. 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
Lunar eclipse
The planets
effects ocean currents
metamorphic mean
16. Huge clusters of billions of stars
Eclipses
evidence that supports the Pangaea thory
Galaxies
convergent fault
17. A nonstop movement of water between Earth's surface and the air
Water Cycle
Milky Way
air pressure
Nebula
18. 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
major layers that make up Earth
Collection and runoff
low pressure
19. What does High Pressure usually indicate?
Evaporation
renewable resources
The planets
Fair weather
20. Chunks off rocks
Asteroids
Collection and runoff
Condensation
major layers that make up Earth
21. Chemical breakdown of minerals
transform fault
tide
chemical weathering?
theory of plate tectonics
22. Barometric Pressure
aids in weather prediction
Stars
formation of soil
Lunar Phases
23. Movement of the moon around the Earth
evidence that supports the Pangaea thory
Neap Tides
Lunar Phases
Centrifugal force
24. Raising and lowering of the water level
tide
Seasons
What is salinity?
Lunar eclipse
25. Water falling to the Earth; cloud droplets become to heavy. They fall - the effect is percipitation (rain - snow - sleet - hail)
rock cycle
renewable resources
Centrifugal force
Percipitation
26. The Moon is between the Earth and the sun; The moon blocks light from the sun so the sun doesn't reach Earth
Years
Solar eclipse
Isolated bodies of water - inlet areas of land
major layers that make up Earth
27. Two plates are moving away from each other (Mid - Oceanic Ridge)
Neap Tides
metamorphic mean
subduction
divergent fault
28. Why does the moon have craters?
Because of meteors
After a star collapses
Galaxies
transform fault
29. Gas becomes a liquid vapor rises into air and cools. Water vapor (gas) changes into liquid water (clouds)
Our solar system
plate boundaries
Condensation
Years
30. Days are based on the Earth's rotation on its axis
effects ocean currents
chemical weathering?
The calander
causes of plate movement
31. Are based on the moon's revolution around the Earth
aids in weather prediction
Condensation
Months
infiltration
32. Caused by warm and cool air colliding
Meteors
Frontal System
Neap Tides
Eclipses
33. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet
subduction
rock cycle
Meteors
fossil fuels
34. Water enters cracks of rocks - water freezes and expands - causing rocks to break into pieces.
The calander
Our solar system
air pressure
physical weathering
35. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?
rock cycle
Storms
tide
infiltration
36. Hot water rises and takes particles with it - causing...
How stars are classified
storm clouds
metamorphic mean
different causes of chemical weathering
37. My very educated mama just served us nachos - Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune
How stars are classified
rock cycle
Lunar Phases
The planets
38. 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
Tides
Milky Way
Condensation
39. 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
Months
air pressure
causes of plate movement
theory of plate tectonics
40. 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
Seasons
What is salinity?
Lunar Phases
geological timescale
41. Arctic Air pushes down causing colder water (Pacific Coast) - Tropical Air comes up from the Gulf stream causing warmer water (Coast of Florida)
Galaxies
Water Cycle
Lunar Phases
effects ocean currents
42. Liquid changes to a gas; caused bysun heating up bodies of water. The liquid water becomes vapor (gas)
Lunar eclipse
Evaporation
Solar eclipse
divergent fault
43. Divergent - convergiant - and transform
plate boundaries
rock cycle
Protostar
hurricanes
44. 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
The planets
Tides
fossil fuels
Storms
45. Changed in form; the rock changes occur due to extreme heat and pressure
Solar eclipse
Condensation
Frontal System
metamorphic mean
46. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes
low pressure
waves
geological timescale
Asteroids
47. Based on its mass and other factors it will become either a brown dwarf - white dwarf - neutron star - nova - or a black hole
After a star collapses
What is salinity?
Collection and runoff
Tides
48. Highs want to equalize which causes high winds - causing...
hurricanes
Isolated bodies of water - inlet areas of land
transform fault
divergent fault
49. Occurs when an older oceanic plate is pushed unmder a younger oceanic plate. The shifting plates can cause earthquakes - volcanoes - and mountains
Percipitation
fossil fuels
subduction
igneous mean
50. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles; they form from the gravitational collapse of a diffuse interstellar cloud
Fair weather
evidence that supports the Pangaea thory
Years
Stars