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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle to the Earth's center.
Carnivore
Core
Nucleus
Equinox
2. A muscle that pumps to circulate the blood.
Lenticular Cloud
Heart
Metamorphosis
Chlorophyll
3. 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.
Chemotherapy
Jet Stream
Esophagus
Carcinoma
4. Soil beneath the earth's surface that stays frozen throughout the year.
Permafrost
Marsupial
Germination
Nebula
5. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.
Chromosome
Enzyme
Diploid Cell
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
6. The reproductive parts of flowering plants.
Flower
Magma
Neuron
Plankton
7. Light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Altimeter
Sonic Boom
Paleontology
8. A solute that accepts protons.
Herbivore
Base
Equinox
Nimbostratus
9. Evidence of past life.
Fossil
Sonic Boom
Pupa
Carcinogen
10. An kinterstellar cloud of dust and gas.
Sonic Boom
Esophagus
Asexual reproduction
Nebula
11. In most Amphibians - a process in which larve goes through significant changes - perhaps including a pupa stage - before becoming an adult.
Core
Bacillus
Metamorphosis
Cloud
12. The process by which gas changes directly to the solid phase.
Deposition
Base
Binary Fission
Estuary
13. A relationship between disimilar organisms that is adventageous to one and doesn't affect the other.
Celsius
Mitosis
Angiosperm
Commensalism
14. A level of plant and animal classification between class and kingdom.
Estuary
Paleontology
Phylum
Continental Divide
15. A disease related to lower levels of insulin.
Kelvin
Diabetes
Acceleratrion
Nymph
16. A dark cloud - but not a thundercloud - the frequently produces rain.
Alleles
Nimbostratus
Intestine
El Nino
17. In the United States - the part of the western mountains that seperates water flowing toward opposite sides of the country.
Commensalism
Continental Divide
Cross - Pollination
Summer Solstice
18. An instrument to measure wind speed.
Moraine
Anemometer
Estuary
Marsupial
19. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Knot
Embryo
Chinook Wind
Genus
20. A malignant tumor - which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs.
Acceleratrion
Chlorophyll
Carcinoma
Meiosis
21. An excess or deficiency of electrons in a body.
Celsius
Charge
Endocrine system
Angiosperm
22. A loud nise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the speed of sound.
Nerve
Chinook Wind
Sonic Boom
Herbivore
23. `An important class of plant hormones associated with growth patterns.
Lenticular Cloud
Cell
Auxins
Binary Fission
24. The process by which gas reverts back to liquid phase.
Condensation
Intestine
Lenticular Cloud
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
25. A solute the denotes protons.
Acid
Tree Rings
Germination
Clone
26. An instrument that measures cloud height.
Clone
Nerve
Ceilometer
Heart
27. A ridge built in water by organisms such as coral.
Celsius
Charge
Reef
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
28. The part of flowering plants that contains seeds.
Fruit
Insulin
California current
Weathering
29. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.
Vernal Equinox
Lipids
Nucleus
Alleles
30. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.
Pollination
Perennials
Canopy
Rainbow
31. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).
Wind Chill
Carbohydrates (Saccharides)
Marsupial
Cell
32. Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant species.
Moraine
Cross - Pollination
Permafrost
Annuals
33. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.
Phloem
Flower
Paleontology
Kelvin
34. A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die - even though the second organism may be harmed.
Moraine
Permafrost
Pupa
Parasitism
35. An almond shaped cloud usually seen on windy days.
Lenticular Cloud
Lipids
Germination
Gamete
36. Different versions of a gene in a population.
Chemotherapy
Larva
Estuary
Alleles
37. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.
Rainbow
Gamete
Flower
Mantle
38. A system for transporting nutrients and other essential materials throughout the body.
Circulatory System
Intestine
Dynamcis
Esophagus
39. Precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the Earth's surface.
Wind Chill
Central Nervous System
Isotope
Virga
40. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Acid
Endoskeleton
Convection
Intestine
41. An organism that relies primarily on plants for food.
Perennials
Herbivore
Plankton
Base
42. An identical copy of an organism.
Radiocarbon Dating
Celsius
Clone
El Nino
43. A mammal whose young crawl into it's mothers pouch to complete development.
Embryo
Marsupial
Chinook Wind
Fossil
44. The larval stage of an aquatic insect.
Nymph
Sonic Boom
Mirage
Absorption
45. A way to date organic substances based on the carbon -14 remaining.
Radiocarbon Dating
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Circulatory System
Bacillus
46. A preliminary proposition that can be tested through scientific study.
Hypothesis
Intestine
Placenta
Climate
47. A cell that reacts to stimuli and transmits impulses consisting of a body with a nucleus and dendrites to receive and axons to transmit impulses.
Lipids
Neuron
Reef
Permafrost
48. An instrument that uses air pressure to record height - such as the height of a plane.
Altimeter
Bacillus
Climate
Chromosome
49. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.
Nucleus
Convection
Radiocarbon Dating
Larva
50. 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.
Mirage
Gut
Seed
Larva