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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inner Core (solid metal - nickel - and iron) - Outer Core (liquid metal - magnetic force) - Mantle (rock) - Crust (thin layer)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






12. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. Water that goes into the ground






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






23. 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






24. Huge clusters of billions of stars






25. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






27. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






28. Chunks off rocks






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






39. Raising and lowering of the water level






40. Why does the moon have craters?






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






42. 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






43. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






44. 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






45. 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






46. Chunks of rocks and ice






47. 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






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






49. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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