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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. 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






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






3. What galaxy is Earth in?






4. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






5. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






7. Why does the moon have craters?






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






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






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






11. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






13. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






14. Barometric Pressure






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






16. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






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






20. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






21. 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






22. Huge clusters of billions of stars






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Refers to the amount of dissolved salt in the ocean. salinity level is lower at the mouth of a river due to the flow of fresh water into the saltwater. Areas with high temp. (equator) or low temp. areas (Arctic and Antarctic Oceans) salinity is highe






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






35. Chunks off rocks






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






46. Barometer measures...






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






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






50. 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