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CSET Science Vocab 2

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.






2. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.






3. An organism's unique place in the environment.






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






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






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






7. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.






8. 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.






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






10. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






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






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






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






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






15. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






16. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






17. An instrument to measure wind speed.






18. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.






19. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






20. Study and interpretation of fossils.






21. A solute the denotes protons.






22. 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.






23. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.






24. A rod - shaped bacteria.






25. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.






26. The loutermost layer of the earth.






27. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.






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






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






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






31. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






33. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






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






36. An identical copy of an organism.






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






38. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






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






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






43. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.






44. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.






45. 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.






46. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






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






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






50. An instrument that measures cloud height.