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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. A positive ion has lost electrons - and a negative ion has gained electrons. Ions of different charges have a strong electrostatic attraction or _______ bond.






2. Lowest plant life






3. As the temperature of gas increases - the volume of gas






4. Indicates the creation of the universe 12 billion years ago






5. Energy relationships between organisms within a community






6. (A.D. 151) in Almagest presented a mathematical description of celestial orbits about the earth - the circular orbits being made to fit observations using arbitrary eccentrics and epicycles - geocentric view of the universe (earth is center)






7. Percentage of open spaces in a rock






8. Nuclear reaction taking place in their thermonuclear cores






9. Longest stage of mitosis - duplicated chromosomes line up along equitoral plate of the spindle






10. Living things (producers - consumers - decomposers)






11. Relaxation of ventricles within the blood






12. Deterioration or malfunction of bodily organs due in part to emotional causes






13. Ability to flow rather easily






14. Paper turns red in acid (vinegar) and blue in alkaline solution (drain opener - salt water - lye)






15. Current state of our universe






16. Species produce more offspring than can survive - environment is not capable of supporting all organims born - natural selection - favorable variations accumulate - unfavorable disappear






17. The more mass or volume an object has - the greater the force of attraction; as the objects increase their distance apart - the attraction gets less or decreases.






18. The vertical rows of the periodic table






19. How many planets on our solar system






20. Roll and slide along the river bottom - courser than supsended load






21. Layers of sedimentary deposit






22. These types of sedimentary rock forms from the remains of plants and animals. These rocks are rough and loosely packed. The most common example of organic sedimentary rock is coal - which is burned to produce steam for electricity. There is also a re






23. The rate of change of an object's velocity






24. Fission






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






26. A ridge made of till






27. Wind blown - no gravel deposits






28. Sunspot activity on the Sun goes through a cycle of maximum and minimum activity every (Cycle first noticed by German astronomer Heinrich Schwabe






29. An object's position - velocity - and acceleration






30. Forms over water and associated with wet air






31. Col front moving through forces warm air up - causing condensation of water and formation of thunderheads






32. Decay of organic matter - combustion of fossil fuels - respiration






33. Collapse of a smallor midsize star






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






35. Returns to our solar system every 76 years

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36. Both pieces retain their original magnetic domains






37. The other way that atoms can combine is by fusion. This is when the nucleus of one atom and the nucleus of another atom come together - making one bigger atom with all of the electrons going around it. This is much less common and very hard for scien






38. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes






39. Deposited from glacail meltwater






40. (340 BC) Conjectured that the heavenly bodies were affixed to crystalline spheres concentric about the earth






41. A hard external skeleton that covers all the muscles and organs of some vertebrates






42. Cell respiration - photosynthesis - digestion - peroxidation






43. Iron and oxygen causes






44. Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranis - Neptune - Pluto






45. Chemical sedimentary rock






46. Energy + Water + CO2






47. Built by succesive lava flows






48. Which state of meiosis does crossing over occur






49. Deposits of glacial meltwater streams






50. Flowing body of water that usually empties into the sea or ocean