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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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






3. 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






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






5. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






6. 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






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






8. Chunks off rocks






9. 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






10. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






11. Barometric Pressure






12. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






24. Occurs when an older oceanic plate is pushed unmder a younger oceanic plate. The shifting plates can cause earthquakes - volcanoes - and mountains






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






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






27. 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






28. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






43. Why does the moon have craters?






44. 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






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






46. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






48. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






50. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock