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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. A solute the denotes protons.
Bacillus
Acid
Wind Chill
Neuron
2. Plants that die after one growing season.
Larva
Absorption
Annuals
Equinox
3. One nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 miles per hour.
Rainbow
Knot
Sonic Boom
Magma
4. A layer of tree bramches and other vegetation elevated above ground.
Neuron
Blood
Lenticular Cloud
Canopy
5. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Sonic Boom
Celsius
Enzyme
Acid
6. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Herbivore
Phylum
Phloem
Core
7. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.
Esophagus
Carcinoma
Metamorphosis
Chinook Wind
8. A cell with one set of chromosomes - which is half the regular (diploid) number.
Metamorphosis
Interferon
Haploid Cell
Blood
9. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.
Wind Chill
Endoskeleton
Magma
Intestine
10. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).
Plankton
Carcinoma
Weathering
Gamete
11. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.
Jet Stream
Wind Chill
Circulatory System
Lenticular Cloud
12. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.
Pollination
Nucleus
Eukaryotic cells
Esophagus
13. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.
Chromosome
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Magma
Seed
14. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.
Germination
Climate
Gut
Nerve
15. A system comprised of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates that process and store information.
Central Nervous System
Mantle
Diploid Cell
Kelvin
16. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.
Fruit
Insulin
Central Nervous System
Charge
17. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Weathering
Core
Air Pressure
Equinox
18. In metamorphosis - the stage between the larva and adult.
Phloem
Neuron
Pupa
Convection
19. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.
Virga
Altimeter
Nebula
Cloud
20. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Deposition
Classical genetics
Lipids
Diabetes
21. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.
Carnivore
Chinook Wind
Angiosperm
Pollination
22. Atoms of the same chemical element with a different number of neurons but the same number of protons. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but may not have the same mass.
Crust
Isotope
Alleles
Sonic Boom
23. A term used to describe the coiling strands of DNA molecule that resembles a spiral staircase.
Dynamcis
Germination
Jet Stream
Double Helix
24. The process in which a diploid cell divides to form haploid cells.
Gut
Meiosis
Endoskeleton
Jet Stream
25. Study and interpretation of fossils.
Paleontology
Convection
Plate Tectonics
Alleles
26. The flow of a charge.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Canopy
Diploid Cell
Central Nervous System
27. The place on the surface of the Earth immediately above the 'focus' of an earthquake.
Central Nervous System
Ecology
Epicenter
Germination
28. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Endoskeleton
Niche
Placenta
Continental Divide
29. The physical - chemical - and biological processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Gut
California current
Dynamcis
30. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.
Classical genetics
Chromosome
Nerve
Air Pressure
31. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Phylum
Germination
Vernal Equinox
Diabetes
32. A rod - shaped bacteria.
Phloem
Auxins
Bacillus
Altimeter
33. Material deposited by a glacier and often marking a glacier's furthest advance.
Moraine
Estuary
Wind Chill
Plate Tectonics
34. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Crust
Insulin
Marsupial
Base
35. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Insulin
Herbivore
Ecology
Diabetes
36. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.
Pollination
Seed
Nerve
Marsupial
37. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Eukaryotic cells
Cloud
Bacillus
Fossil
38. An instrument that measures cloud height.
Ceilometer
Base
Atmosphere
Endoskeleton
39. A substance that can lead to cancer.
Carcinogen
Kelvin
Endoskeleton
Celsius
40. Reproduction involving only one parent.
Asexual reproduction
Fossil
Clone
Atmosphere
41. A single DNA molecule - a tightly coiled strand of DNA - condensed into a compact structure.
Mirage
Chromosome
Endoskeleton
Wind Chill
42. All the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
Reef
Ecosystem
Mantle
Niche
43. The study of what causes motion.
Ecology
Dynamcis
Placenta
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
44. 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.
Air Pressure
Canopy
Summer Solstice
Chlorophyll
45. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Nymph
Hypothesis
Isotope
Double Helix
46. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Crust
Charge
Binary Fission
California current
47. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.
Electric Current (direct - alternating)
Nimbostratus
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Knot
48. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Haploid Cell
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Mantle
Altimeter
49. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The troposphere extends from the surface to about 10 km.; the stratosphere from 10km to 50 km.; the mesosphere from 50 km. to 80 km.; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.
Acid
Moraine
Atmosphere
Equinox
50. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Circulatory System
Continental Divide
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Heart