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






2. Make up the nucleus of an atom






3. All planets have moons except






4. What are the vessels called that carry blood away from the heart?






5. The process by which a liquid changes to solid






6. Chambers in a heart






7. Length used in measuring astromocial distances within the solar system equal to the mean distance from earth to the sun - approximately 150 million kilometers (93 million miles)






8. A substance which cannot be decomposed to simpler substances






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






10. Ribose Nucleic Acid - substance in a cell with the function of making proteins






11. Wind blown - no gravel deposits






12. The sum of numbers of the protons and neutrons in the atom of an element is known as






13. The movement and collision of gas molecules in the atmoshere than can form high or low pressure areas






14. The process by which liquid changes into the gas phase






15. The upper limit of ground water - below which all pores in the rocks are filled with water






16. Number of protons






17. Outside the nucleus and often far from it - most of an atom's volume is its electron cloud






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






19. The body's system of protection against invatsion by unwanted organisms






20. Consolidation of loose sediment






21. One is equal to 3.26 light years






22. Biological molecules that have important roles in energy metabolism and storage as well as the structure of cells and organisms






23. Science of fossil life






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






25. Clean air amendment acts


26. The foundation of all ecosystems wherein plants generate their own energy from the energy of the sun






27. The outermost layer of the earth






28. At plate boundaries


29. Mitochondria are responsible for the oxidation of food






30. Produced when sedimentary or igneous rocks are transformed by high temperature or pressure. (Quartz - Marble)






31. Roots - stems - lack seeds - reproduced by spores - may develop new plants without fertilization






32. The layer of the atmosphere located above the troposphere in which most of the atmosphere's ozone is found






33. In respiration - sugar and oxygen react to form






34. Essential information molecules found in all living things






35. Forms over water and associated with wet air






36. Each liquid becomes a gas at its given boiling temperature






37. 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.






38. Maitenance of acid base balance - excretion of nitrogenous waste products - maintenance of water balance






39. Part of a cell is the 'soup' within which all the other cell organelles reside and where most of the cellular metabolism occurs






40. A polymer of nucleotides associated with the control of cellular chemical activities






41. Operates unconsciously and automatically to regulate vital functions like circulation - respiration - excretion - and muscle tesion






42. Fine grained rock formed from low grade metamorphism that breaks along very flat - smooth surfaces






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






44. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body






45. Geocentric view says that this is the center of the universe






46. Unicellular organisms with a simple cell structure






47. All time zones are measured from a starting point centered at


48. Scratch samples against each other to figure hardness






49. The study of patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inheritied traits from one generation to another






50. The rate at which work is done