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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Water enters cracks of rocks - water freezes and expands - causing rocks to break into pieces.






2. 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






3. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






4. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






6. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






8. What galaxy is Earth in?






9. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






11. Barometer measures...






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Chunks off rocks






22. Chunks of rocks and ice






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Why does the moon have craters?






35. Water that goes into the ground






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






37. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






39. Chemical breakdown of minerals






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






48. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






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