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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. 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.
Jet Stream
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Interferon
Endoskeleton
2. The study of what causes motion.
Carnivore
Larva
Dynamcis
Kelvin
3. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Equinox
Epicenter
Esophagus
Charge
4. The phenomenon when refraction of light makes objects appear where they are not.
El Nino
Cross - Pollination
Mirage
Eukaryotic cells
5. Reproduction involving only one parent.
Weathering
Fruit
Carcinogen
Asexual reproduction
6. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.
Altimeter
Chemotherapy
Binary Fission
Fossil
7. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.
Phylum
Endocrine system
Carcinogen
Glucose
8. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.
Cross - Pollination
Anemometer
Commensalism
Niche
9. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.
Plate Tectonics
Equinox
Angiosperm
Genus
10. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Kelvin
Acceleratrion
Herbivore
Annuals
11. The movement of plates and the interaction across the Earth's surface to form land masses.
Plate Tectonics
Pollination
Fossil
Chinook Wind
12. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Haploid Cell
Condensation
Nymph
Chromosome
13. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.
Nucleus
Bacillus
Interferon
Core
14. The stage of cellular divisions that develops from a zygote.
Embryo
Auxins
Plate Tectonics
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
15. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Diabetes
Core
Eukaryotic cells
Anemometer
16. A solute the denotes protons.
Climate
Acid
Gamete
Heart
17. 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.
Summer Solstice
Permafrost
Blood
Jet Stream
18. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.
Nimbostratus
Insulin
Chlorophyll
Tree Rings
19. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Chinook Wind
Eukaryotic cells
Sonic Boom
Mantle
20. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.
Fossil
Epicenter
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Magma
21. Reproductive haploid cells that combine to creat a zygote.
Gamete
Atmosphere
Placenta
Interferon
22. 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.
Air Pressure
Base
Gut
Mitosis
23. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Climate
Chemotherapy
Embryo
Paleontology
24. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Continental Divide
Base
Central Nervous System
Kelvin
25. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.
Estuary
Atmosphere
Meiosis
Vernal Equinox
26. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Bacillus
Pupa
Sonic Boom
Asexual reproduction
27. Plants that live through more than one growing season.
Ceilometer
Perennials
Auxins
Bacillus
28. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.
Heart
Haploid Cell
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Eukaryotic cells
29. The flow of a charge.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Atmosphere
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Nerve
30. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Nebula
Niche
Eukaryotic cells
Seed
31. Rings that show how many years a tree has been growing. The thickness of the rings may reveal other information about climatic conditions.
Genus
Wind Chill
Enzyme
Tree Rings
32. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Jet Stream
Moraine
Clone
Condensation
33. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Interferon
Diploid Cell
Dynamcis
Ecology
34. 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.
Deposition
Circulatory System
Gut
Kelvin
35. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Nerve
El Nino
Plate Tectonics
Kelvin
36. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Weathering
Tree Rings
Gamete
Deposition
37. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.
Perennials
Continental Divide
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Permafrost
38. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Marsupial
Radiocarbon Dating
Classical genetics
Double Helix
39. A dry - north wind in late spring - summer - and early fall in north and central California.
California current
Nimbostratus
Celsius
Chinook Wind
40. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.
Chromosome
Knot
Nerve
Altimeter
41. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Ecosystem
Chlorophyll
Chinook Wind
Genus
42. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Knot
Cell
Intestine
43. A rod - shaped bacteria.
Crust
Bacillus
Rainbow
Embryo
44. The movement and collision of gas molecules in the atmosphere that can form into high or low pressure areas.
Air Pressure
Nerve
Angiosperm
Annuals
45. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.
Gill
Virga
Enzyme
Epicenter
46. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.
Pupa
Atmosphere
Marsupial
Carnivore
47. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Nebula
Crust
Hypothesis
Core
48. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Classical genetics
Larva
Intestine
Metamorphosis
49. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Auxins
Mirage
Phloem
Gamete
50. The rate of change of an objects velocity.
Phloem
Crust
Acceleratrion
Acid