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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Moraine
Dynamcis
Central Nervous System
Condensation
2. Molten rock flormed in the Earth that may appear on the surface.
Lenticular Cloud
Magma
Anemometer
El Nino
3. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Chromosome
Double Helix
Eukaryotic cells
Continental Divide
4. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Enzyme
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Convection
Carcinoma
5. The rate of change of an objects velocity.
Acceleratrion
Paleontology
Charge
Interferon
6. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.
Crust
Phloem
Fossil
Permafrost
7. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Plankton
Core
Central Nervous System
Nerve
8. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Carcinogen
Commensalism
Hypothesis
Kelvin
9. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Nymph
Vernal Equinox
Paleontology
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
10. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.
Knot
Larva
Wind Chill
Endoskeleton
11. Small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.
Placenta
Interferon
Weathering
Epicenter
12. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Hypothesis
Endocrine system
Chlorophyll
Auxins
13. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.
Diabetes
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Classical genetics
Diploid Cell
14. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Nerve
Nymph
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Esophagus
15. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Alleles
Meiosis
Circulatory System
Sonic Boom
16. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.
Nebula
Crust
Carcinoma
Epicenter
17. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.
Hypothesis
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Vernal Equinox
Absorption
18. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Nebula
Knot
Cell
Isotope
19. Calender days when the day and night are the same length.
Carcinogen
El Nino
Herbivore
Equinox
20. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Esophagus
Nebula
Convection
Carnivore
21. This primary component of chromosomes carries an organisms genetic code.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Altimeter
Climate
Crust
22. In the mateamorphosis of insects - the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
Larva
Plankton
Moraine
Summer Solstice
23. The study of the patterns and mechanisms of the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another.
Classical genetics
Carnivore
Heart
Phloem
24. A solute that accepts protons.
Base
Pollination
Glucose
Circulatory System
25. The study of what causes motion.
Placenta
Dynamcis
Hypothesis
Estuary
26. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Diabetes
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
Celsius
Flower
27. The level of plant and animal between the species and the family.
Anemometer
Mirage
Metamorphosis
Genus
28. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.
Endoskeleton
Endocrine system
El Nino
Nimbostratus
29. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
Nucleus
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Ecosystem
Tree Rings
30. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.
Weathering
Virga
Epicenter
Atmosphere
31. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Tree Rings
Phylum
Enzyme
Seed
32. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Fruit
Weathering
Insulin
Paleontology
33. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).
Radiocarbon Dating
Plankton
Permafrost
Continental Divide
34. 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.
Ecology
Nucleus
Larva
Summer Solstice
35. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.
Lipids
Acid
Rainbow
Lenticular Cloud
36. A process through which organisms make nutrients available to cells.
Equinox
Lipids
Absorption
Placenta
37. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.
Chromosome
Nucleus
Ceilometer
Diploid Cell
38. The network of glands and tissues that secrete hormones.
Mirage
Absorption
Endocrine system
Flower
39. Evidence of past life.
Fossil
Atmosphere
Acid
Reef
40. A solute the denotes protons.
Canopy
Herbivore
Acid
Celsius
41. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Cross - Pollination
Chinook Wind
Diploid Cell
Acceleratrion
42. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Atmosphere
Diabetes
Circulatory System
Weathering
43. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Chromosome
Diploid Cell
Binary Fission
Marsupial
44. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.
Altimeter
Eukaryotic cells
Parasitism
Rainbow
45. An instrument to measure wind speed.
Moraine
Permafrost
Anemometer
Blood
46. 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.
Kelvin
Ecosystem
El Nino
Plate Tectonics
47. An identical copy of an organism.
Clone
Celsius
Heart
Binary Fission
48. The flow of a charge.
Atmosphere
Moraine
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Meiosis
49. The study of the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Blood
Meiosis
Ecology
Chromosome
50. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.
Carnivore
Lenticular Cloud
Ceilometer
Nerve