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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. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






2. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






11. Huge clusters of billions of stars






12. 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






13. Barometer measures...






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






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






16. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






20. 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






21. Chunks off rocks






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






23. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






24. 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






25. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






33. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






34. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






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






39. Chemical breakdown of minerals






40. Water that goes into the ground






41. 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






42. 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






43. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






44. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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