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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Two plates colliding. One plate moves under the other plate - usually producing mountains






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






15. 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






16. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






18. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






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






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






33. Water that goes into the ground






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






35. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






36. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






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






39. Chunks off rocks






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






41. 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






42. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






44. 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






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






46. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






48. Barometer measures...






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






50. Where are there more extreme and low tides?