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CSET Science Vocab 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A solute the denotes protons.






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






3. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.






4. Compounds that are fats and oils.






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






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






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






8. The reproductive mechanism of prokaryotes.






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






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






11. Plants that die after one growing season.






12. The study of what causes motion.






13. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






15. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.






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






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






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






19. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.






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






21. Evidence of past life.






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






23. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A solute that accepts protons.






32. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.






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






34. The phenomenon when refraction of light makes objects appear where they are not.






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






36. The loutermost layer of the earth.






37. An instrument to measure wind speed.






38. An identical copy of an organism.






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






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






41. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. A colorless - odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse effect. Frozen CO2 is dry ice.






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






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






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