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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
Prophase
Neutrons
Tides
50000
2. A fairly typical main sequence star.
Covalent Bonds
Sun (on HRD)
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Reflection of light
3. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw
Phototropism
Natural selection
Spring tides
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
4. Protects and supports the cell
Atom
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
Cell wall
characteristics of life?
5. Require a medium and travel much slower than light.
Sound waves
Carbon 14
Convection
Prophase
6. As pressure increases volume decreases
7. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
The Law of Gravity
Displacement
Atomic Number
Solar eclipse
8. 1. positive charge 2. located in nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Protons
Electrolysis
The Law of Gravity
Chemical Change
9. Forms the key building block at an atomic level.
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Nucleus
Carbon
Diploid cell
10. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
types of symbiotic relationships
Potential energy is
11. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
Reflection of light
Doppler Effect
key stages of the water cycle
Protons
12. Pulls apart into two separate cells
the stages of mitosis?
DNA
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Telophase
13. Plants response to gravity
Geotropism
Mitochondria
Control group
Newton's Laws of Motion
14. Occurs when chemical composition of a substance is altered.
Most isotopes
categories of taxonomy?
Chemical Change
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
15. Unless an object is moving in a vacuum - the object causes...
eclipses
Boyle's Law
energy
Displacement
16. The time required by half the atoms of a particular substance to disintegrate
Doppler Effect
pH
Half life
Diploid cell
17. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
Atomic Mass
Element
Anaphase
Suspension
18. The quantity of substance
Male sex organ on a flower
Lunar eclipse
evidences for continental drift
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
19. Can occur by chemical means such as acid rain or physical means - such as wind - rain and ice.
Weathering
Boyle's Law
Geotropism
The law of Conservation of Matter
20. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU
Electrons
50000
Lunar phases
Isotope
21. The amount of matter that makes up an atom. You can estimate an atom's atomic mass by adding up the total number of protons and neutrons.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Atomic Mass
Solar eclipse
The Law of Gravity
22. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar.
Seasons
Solution
Protostar
Bonds
23. It spreads the work over a greater distance along the planes of the wedge.
The Theory of Relativity states
wedge
Law of Acceleration
Compound
24. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction
Neap tides
Ion
The law of Conservation of Matter
characteristics of life?
25. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)
Weathering
Lunar phases
forces that cause changes in motion
energy
26. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.
Bonds
Ribosomes
The Theory of Relativity states
Color
27. Matter and energy have the properties of both particles and waves
Isotope
Quantum Theory states that
Flowering plants
Velocity
28. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time
Kinetic energy is
Most isotopes
characteristics of life?
Spring tides
29. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.
Element
Physical Change
Lunar eclipse
Lunar phases
30. Calories
DNA
Spring tides
How energy is measured
Atomic Mass
31. Control center of the cell
Diploid cell
Law of Inertia
Nucleus
Atom composition
32. 1. producer 2. primary consumer 3. secondary consumer 4. tertiary consumer 5. decomposer
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
Sound waves
life cycle of a frog
Isotope
33. Thin - flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Cell membrane
Radiation
Anaphase
An atom with an imbalance charge
34. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.
35. The point around which a lever rotates
pH
Refraction of light
Fulcrum
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
36. Stores food and other materials needed by the cell
Atom
The law of Conservation of Matter
evidences for continental drift
Vacuole
37. Energy in motion
Sound waves
Electrons
Kinetic energy is
Cytoplasm
38. An atom with an imbalanced charge
wedge
The Theory of Relativity states
Ion
Carbon
39. Duplicates genetic material
Prophase
Diploid cell
Convection
Ion
40. 1. egg 2. tadpole (breathes water) 3. metamorphosis 4. adult frog (breathes air)
life cycle of a frog
Water
wedge
Galaxies
41. Occurs when light is bent while passing from one medium into another.
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Refraction of light
Mitosis
Krebb Cycle
42. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
pH
Atomic Number
layers of the Earth?
Lunar eclipse
43. Causes salt to move across a permeable membrane from an area of greater salinity to an area of lesser salinity.
Galaxies
major fault types
Osmosis
energy
44. Material inside the cell membrane -- not including the nucleus
Seasons
Ion
Cytoplasm
Displacement
45. That matter cannot be created or destroyed; it simply changes form.
The Theory of Relativity states
Potential energy is
Protostar
The law of Conservation of Matter
46. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
Atomic Number
Ribosomes
Stars
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
47. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.
Electrons
Catalyst
Radiation
Experimental group
48. 1. the more massive either or both bodies are - the greater the gravitational force between them. 2. the further apart two bodies are - the lesser the gravitational force between them.
The Law of Gravity
key stages of the water cycle
categories of taxonomy?
Refraction of light
49. Energy changes forms but is not created or destroyed.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Electrolysis
Carbon
Metaphase
50. When the Moon and the Sun are in alignment we get more extreme tides.
Neap tides
Charles' Law
Parasitism
Spring tides