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CSET Science: Multiple Subjects Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. First to study genetic traits using peas






2. The creation of new species






3. The color observed depends on the color reflected and how the object absorbs the other colors






4. Release of vapor through plant leaves






5. Ionic compounds are usually






6. The filament of a lightbulb is made of a long - incredibly thin piece of






7. The central part of a cell - containing the chromosomes and controlling cellular activities






8. Secreted by the liver (green colored) - stored in gall bladder - necessary for digestion and absorbtion of salts






9. Not a physical change






10. Huge cluster of stars or nebulae






11. Chemicals that contain carbon; inorganic compounds do not contain carbon






12. Climate and weather study






13. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.






14. Light passing through raindrops produce a rainbow






15. Can create volcano or chain of volcanic islands






16. Earths core is made up of primarly






17. Would likey change the sound of a radio






18. Soil - petrol - coal






19. Close living of organisms of different species in which both benefit






20. Flowering plants






21. Some molecules in the liquid have gained enough energy to overcome the attractive forces exerted by neighboring molecules and escape from liquid to become gas






22. Base






23. Largest particle a river can carry - which indicate how much sediment it can carry






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






25. A simple linear relationship between a series of species - with one eating the other






26. Decomposition of coniferous litter and heavy summer precipitation create a soil solution that is:






27. Without the presence of the element __________ - it is very unlikely that life would have formed on earth






28. Contains the largest amount of useable energy






29. Acid contains this - and is loosley bound






30. Caused by glacial widening






31. The ridgid - rocky - outermost layer of the earth






32. Forms over land and is associated with dry air






33. Secreted by the stomach it contains acids and enzymes that help in digestion of food






34. Deposits of glacial meltwater streams






35. Lemon juice is






36. Predators with the ability to catch these - camoflaged - or otherwise advanced prey - in turn pass on their own genes






37. Process that replaces body cells that are worn out






38. Oceans cover this amount of the earth






39. Revealed humans have approximately 35000 genes which is lower than expected - even an insect like a fruit fly has as many as 20000 genes






40. The ability of a solid to let liquid to pass through it






41. Passed clean air amendment act






42. Transport of substance without using an outside source of energy (includes osmosis - passive and facilitated transport






43. Female gamete






44. Very fine vessels connect arteries and veins






45. General term for any sediement deposited by a glacier or glacial meltwater






46. Plant eating animal






47. Similarity of body structures of different organisms - due to common ancestry ex. a bat's wing is homologous to a squirrel's foreleg






48. Inside the atom - there's neutrons - protons - and electrons. The neutrons and protons are all stuck together in the middle of the atom - making up the nucleus. The electrons are much smaller than the protons or neutrons - and they move around the nu






49. Scratch samples against each other to figure hardness






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