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CSET Science Vocab 2

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.






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






3. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.






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






5. A solute that accepts protons.






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






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






8. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.






9. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.






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






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






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






13. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.






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






15. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






17. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.






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






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






20. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.






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






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






23. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






24. A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to mailgnant cells.






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






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






27. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.






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






29. Study and interpretation of fossils.






30. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






31. An instrument to measure wind speed.






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






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






34. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






35. Plants that die after one growing season.






36. The movement and collision of gas molecules in the atmosphere that can form into high or low pressure areas.






37. Movement of pollen to a plant egg cell - often b y wind - bees - or other animals.






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






39. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.






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






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






42. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.






43. Different versions of a gene in a population.






44. Compounds that are fats and oils.






45. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.






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






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






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






49. Strong upper wind currents in a narrow stream that flow west to east in the United States. Weather patterns are related to the position of the jet stream - which changes often.






50. Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal - distributing nutrients - and usually oxygen.