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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. Chunks off rocks






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






4. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Barometer measures...






11. 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






12. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






13. Movement of the moon around the Earth






14. 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






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. Based on the Earth's revolution around the sun






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






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






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






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






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






22. Why does the moon have craters?






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






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. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






28. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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






31. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






33. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Barometric Pressure






39. 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






40. Raising and lowering of the water level






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






50. What galaxy is Earth in?