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CSET Science Vocab 2

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






6. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.






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






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






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






10. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






11. The flow of a charge.






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






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






14. An instrument to measure wind speed.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. An instrument that measures cloud height.






20. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






21. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






22. The rate of change of an objects velocity.






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






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






25. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.






26. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






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






30. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






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






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






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






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






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






36. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






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






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






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






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






43. The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.






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






45. A simple sugar and a product of photosynethesis.






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






47. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






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






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







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