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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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






2. Why does the moon have craters?






3. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






4. Huge clusters of billions of stars






5. Barometric Pressure






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






7. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






10. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






11. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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






13. Movement of the moon around the Earth






14. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






16. 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






17. 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






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. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






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






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






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






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






25. Water that goes into the ground






26. 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






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






28. Barometer measures...






29. 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






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






31. Chunks off rocks






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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