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CSET Science: Multiple Subjects Vocab

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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. In a solution - the substance that does the dissolving; what is dissolved is known and the solute






2. The outermost layer of the earth






3. A roller coaster at the top of the hill - it is at its maximum of






4. Fission






5. Flowering plants which bear seeds within their fruit






6. Conduction occurs mainly along






7. A moving electric charge will accelerate or speed up in the presence of a ____________ - causing it to change speed or velocity and its direction of travel.






8. An egg; a female gamete






9. Half the moon is lit






10. Huge cluster of stars or nebulae






11. The male reproductive organ on a flower is called






12. Pumps dexoiginated blood to lungs through pulmonary arteries






13. C14 has eight neutrons - and C12 has six neutrons (C14 = six protons + eight neutrons)






14. Explored Venus






15. Changing the number of neutrons of an atom changes its






16. Acidifcation of surface by water by acid rain will most likely occur






17. One is equal to 3.26 light years






18. Formed by deposition - usually in a body of water. Mud - sand - pebbles - salty. (Sandstone - Salt - Limestone)






19. Sodium is very reactive and may burn on exposure to air - hence it is kept under






20. Process by which plants convert light to chemical energy stored in foods. Chloraphyl is necessary to trap light energy for photosynthetic reaction.






21. Chloride(CL) = 55% - Sodium (NA) = 31% - and Sulfate (SO) = 8%






22. Refers to particles that are carried higher up in the flow and that only infequently touch the bottom - consists of fine - grained sentiments that can be held up by upward - directed fluid turbulence






23. The horizontal rows of the periodic table






24. Atom with imbalance of protons and electrons






25. How do dragonflies and dansel flies live in the same ecosystem






26. Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.






27. In the water cycle on Earth - __________ gives evaporation a bit of a hand in getting the water vapor back up into the air.






28. The rate of cooling because crystals take time to form. Extremely rapid cooling will result in the formation of a noncrystalline rock.More gradual cooling will produce larger crystals in igneous rocks. Microscopic crystals imply a faster rate of form






29. Occupies space and mass






30. Inkblot test - subject says what he/she sees






31. Covergent boundary where oceanic litosphere is being subducted






32. Contraction of ventricles is known as






33. A kind of light is based on exciting a gas with electrons?






34. Built by succesive lava flows






35. In the mouth cavity - food is churned and mixed with saliva which contains digestive enzymes






36. Is never in the sky the same time as the sun






37. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather






38. Fraternal twins - having no more similar genetic structure than any siblings.






39. Heat obtained from hot water or steam within the earth






40. An excess of deficiency of electrons in the body






41. Evaporation of water from plants






42. Anode rays were discovered






43. Name for a meteor before it enters our atmosphere






44. Atoms which have an electrical charge






45. If one object is pushed or pulled over another - there is an act of resistance that is caused by:






46. Sediment deposited from melting glacial ice






47. Comet head is made out of






48. It takes exactly the same time to complete one orbit of Earth as it does to rotate once on its axis (the moon takes 27.3 days to both orbit earth and rotate once)






49. Tastes sour - causes certain organic dyes to change color - react to certain metals - (no reaction to oil or grease)






50. Secretes pancreatic juice which contains digestive enzymes