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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.






2. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






3. 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.






4. Warming of Pacific Ocean seawater along the coast of South America that leads to significant weather changes in the United States.






5. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.






6. 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.






7. Cell division consisting of prophase - metaphase - anaphase - and telophase - that usually creats in two new nuclei - each with a full set of chromosomes.






8. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.






9. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






10. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






11. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






13. An instrument that measures cloud height.






14. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






15. An instrument to measure wind speed.






16. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.






17. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






18. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






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






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






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






22. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The troposphere extends from the surface to about 10 km.; the stratosphere from 10km to 50 km.; the mesosphere from 50 km. to 80 km.; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.






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






24. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.






25. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






26. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.






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






28. A way to date organic substances based on the carbon -14 remaining.






29. Long term patterns of temperature - humidity and amount of sunshine.






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






31. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.






32. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.






33. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






35. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.






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






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






38. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.






39. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.






40. Compounds that are fats and oils.






41. Atoms of the same chemical element with a different number of neurons but the same number of protons. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but may not have the same mass.






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






43. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






44. A tissue in the uterus through which nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus.






45. That part of the body cavity between the mouth and the anus including in most animals the mouth - the pharynx - esophagus - stomach - intestine - and the anus.






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






47. A solute the denotes protons.






48. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.






49. Plants that live through more than one growing season.






50. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.