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CSET Science Vocab 2

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






2. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






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






5. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






7. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.






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






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






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






11. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






12. A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary - which mat mature into a fruit.






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






14. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






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






17. An instrument that measures cloud height.






18. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.






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






20. Plants that die after one growing season.






21. A substance that can lead to cancer.






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






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






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






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






26. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.






27. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






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






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






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






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






32. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.






33. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.






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






35. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






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






38. The flow of a charge.






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






40. 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.






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






42. The loutermost layer of the earth.






43. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.






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






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






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






47. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






48. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






49. Evidence of past life.






50. A solute the denotes protons.







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