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






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






3. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






7. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






8. Chunks off rocks






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Water that goes into the ground






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






17. Are caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis. As it revolves around the sun - the tilt causes each hemisphere to receive more direct exposure at certain times in its orbit






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






28. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






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






31. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






33. 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






34. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






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






37. 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






38. What galaxy is Earth in?






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Chemical breakdown of minerals






45. Barometer measures...






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






47. 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






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






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






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