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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. Occurs when chemical composition of a substance is altered.
Chemical Change
Vacuole
Lunar eclipse
Bonds
2. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase
the stages of mitosis?
Mixture
Prophase
Ionic Bonds
3. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
pH
Steps for the Scientific Method
Stars
three states of matter
4. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU
Electrons
Law of Acceleration
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Geotropism
5. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.
Kinetic energy is
life cycle of a butterfly
Quantum Theory states that
Stars
6. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.
Law of Inertia
Metaphase
life cycle of a butterfly
pH
7. The capacity to work
energy
Flowering plants
Atomic Number
Kinetic energy is
8. Protects and supports the cell
Centrifugal force
categories of taxonomy?
Cell wall
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
9. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
Doppler Effect
Commensalism
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Steps for the Scientific Method
10. An atom that has a different number of neutrons than its normal amount.
life cycle of a frog
Bonds
Isotope
Covalent Bonds
11. Within compounds - the various atoms making up molecules are held together by...
Bonds
Mutualism
Metaphase
wedge
12. 1. inner core 2. outer core 3. mantle 4. crust
Tides
Suspension
layers of the Earth?
Experimental group
13. Forms the key building block at an atomic level.
Carbon
wedge
Atomic Number
Temperature
14. A fairly typical main sequence star.
Sun (on HRD)
Mitosis
three states of matter
Nucleus
15. The time required by half the atoms of a particular substance to disintegrate
Water
Half life
characteristics of life?
Meiosis
16. An ion
The Law of Gravity
Acceleration
An atom with an imbalance charge
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
17. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.
Covalent Bonds
Phototropism
Cell wall
Half life
18. Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy
Chloroplast
Atomic Number
Neutrons
Commensalism
19. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Element
Conduction
Cell wall
20. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
Element
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Mitosis
Geologic timescale
21. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Protostar
Catalyst
Matter
Cytoplasm
22. States that all of the Earth's continents at one time were joined as a single 'super - continent' called Pangaea. Over time - the continents drifted apart.
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Reflection of light
Atomic Mass
Flowering plants
23. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Protons
Neutrons
Geotropism
24. Is a homogeneous mixture in which one substance has dissolved into the other - example: salt water
Acceleration
energy
Solution
How energy is measured
25. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary
Male sex organ on a flower
Color
How energy is measured
major types of rocks on the Earth?
26. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
Diploid cell
Bonds
Parasitism
factors that cause a substance to change state
27. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction
characteristics of life?
Speed
Catalyst
major types of rocks on the Earth?
28. Occurs when heat is transferred due to fast moving atoms and molecules colliding with slower ones in a neighboring region.
Isotope
Ribosomes
Conduction
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
29. Is a substance composed of two or more elements
Phototropism
Convection
Compound
Weathering
30. Pulls apart into two separate cells
Velocity
Telophase
Why is carbon the building block of life?
Water
31. 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation 4. infiltration 5. runoff
Geologic timescale
Theory of Plate Tectonics
evidences for continental drift
key stages of the water cycle
32. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.
characteristics of life?
Meiosis
Theory of Plate Tectonics
categories of taxonomy?
33. 1. by row 2. atomic number and mass increase as you move left to right and top to bottom
energy
evidences for continental drift
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
An atom with an imbalance charge
34. Deoxyribonucleic acid
life cycle of a frog
Stars
DNA
Osmosis
35. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
types of symbiotic relationships
Tides
Ionic Bonds
Commensalism
36. 1. convergent 2. divergent 3. transform
life cycle of a butterfly
Cytoplasm
major fault types
categories of taxonomy?
37. When the Moon and the Sun are in alignment we get more extreme tides.
Telophase
Flowering plants
Spring tides
characteristics of life?
38. 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
Quantum Theory states that
Ribosomes
wedge
39. A change in position
Boyle's Law
Motion
Galaxies
wedge
40. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.
Chloroplast
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Doppler Effect
Sun (on HRD)
41. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance
Acceleration
Electrolysis
Charles' Law
The Law of Gravity
42. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.
Waves
Steps for the Scientific Method
Ion
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
43. A group which resembles the experimental group in all other ways - but on which the hypothesis is not tested. In some clinical trials the control group is given a placebo.
Temperature
Control group
The law of Conservation of Matter
Electrolysis
44. Subatomic particles including: 1. protons 2. neutrons 3. electrons
Atom composition
three states of matter
Cytoplasm
life cycle of a frog
45. Illustrates the relationship between absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification and effective temperature of stars.
Natural selection
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Sound waves
50000
46. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.
Lunar phases
The Law of Gravity
wedge
Theory of Plate Tectonics
47. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)
Ion
Sound waves
An atom with an imbalance charge
Waves
48. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.
Centrifugal force
Temperature
Kinetic energy is
Motion
49. Stored energy
Solar eclipse
categories of taxonomy?
Potential energy is
Mitochondria
50. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.
types of symbiotic relationships
Vacuole
Parasitism
Chemical Change