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CSET Multiple Subject: Earth Science

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  • 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. Barometer measures...






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






3. 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






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






5. Chemical breakdown of minerals






6. 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






7. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






15. What galaxy is Earth in?






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Movement of the moon around the Earth






21. 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






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






23. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






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






25. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






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






37. Why does the moon have craters?






38. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






49. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






50. Water that goes into the ground