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