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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. Plants that die after one growing season.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Floating aquatic plants (phytoplankton) and animals (zooplankton).






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






12. Multicellular organisms whose cells contain organelles.






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






14. The process by which seeds develop into seedlings.






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






16. A hormone needed to transpost glucose to cells.






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






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






19. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.






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






21. An organsim that eats meat - which includes animals - fungi - and plants.






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.






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






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






25. Study and interpretation of fossils.






26. The flow of a charge.






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






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






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






30. A bundle of neurons - or nerve cells.






31. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.






32. A rod - shaped bacteria.






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






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






35. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.






36. In plants - a seed includes the embryo.






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






38. An instrument that measures cloud height.






39. A substance that can lead to cancer.






40. Reproduction involving only one parent.






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






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






43. The study of what causes motion.






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.






45. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.






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






47. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.






48. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.






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.






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