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CSET Science Vocab 2

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1. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.






2. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.






3. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.






4. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






5. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






6. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.






7. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






8. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.






9. Study and interpretation of fossils.






10. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.






11. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






12. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.






13. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






14. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.






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






16. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.






17. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.






18. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






19. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.






20. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.






21. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.






22. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.






23. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.






24. A solute that accepts protons.






25. The study of what causes motion.






26. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






27. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.






28. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.






29. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.






30. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.






31. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.






32. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






33. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).






34. When the sun is highest in the sky and directly above the Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2 degrees North Latitude. This date usually falls on June 22.






35. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.






36. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.






37. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






38. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.






39. Evidence of past life.






40. A solute the denotes protons.






41. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.






42. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.






43. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.






44. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.






45. An instrument to measure wind speed.






46. A temperature scale in which 1 degrees Kelvin equals 1 degree Celsius. 0 degree Kelvin is about -273 degree Celsius. Kelvin is called absolute zero because there is no movement of molecules.






47. An identical copy of an organism.






48. The flow of a charge.






49. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.






50. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.