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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Water that goes into the ground






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






3. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






4. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






5. 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






6. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Why does the moon have craters?






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. Barometer measures...






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






31. 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






32. Movement of the moon around the Earth






33. Chunks off rocks






34. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






36. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






37. Chemical breakdown of minerals






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Huge clusters of billions of stars






47. What galaxy is Earth in?






48. 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






49. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






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