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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. Topsoil - Subsoil - Parent rock - Bedrock






2. Chunks of rocks that strike a planet






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






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






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






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






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






8. Chunks off rocks






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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. 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






16. What does High Pressure usually indicate?






17. Chunks of rocks and ice






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






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






20. Where are there more extreme and low tides?






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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






28. 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






29. Caused by warm and cool air colliding






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






31. Water that goes into the ground






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






33. What does Low Pressure usually indicate?






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






35. 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






36. A portion of the rigid crust that moves






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






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






39. Chemical breakdown of minerals






40. Barometric Pressure






41. Movement of the moon around the Earth






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






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






44. Why does the moon have craters?






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






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






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






48. Divergent - convergiant - and transform






49. 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






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