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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Isotope
Centrifugal force
Cytoplasm
2. Our solar system is made up of numerous bodies which orbit the Sun due to...
Centrifugal force
Neap tides
Seasons
Parasitism
3. By wind which stirs the ocean's surface of great distances.
How waves are created
the stages of mitosis?
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Lunar phases
4. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.
Osmosis
Half life
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Lunar eclipse
5. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2
Waves
Displacement
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Suspension
6. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.
Osmosis
Covalent Bonds
The Law of Gravity
Atomic Number
7. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase
characteristics of life?
Law of Reciprocal Actions
the stages of mitosis?
Acceleration
8. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit
Mutualism
key stages of the water cycle
Metaphase
Atom
9. An isotope created in the earth's atmosphere by cosmic rays. All living things absorb carbon 14. When they die absorption stops and the organism's existing C14 begins to radioactively decay back to C12.
Electrons
Commensalism
Carbon 14
Lunar phases
10. Caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis. As it revolves arond the Sun - the tilt causes each hemisphere to receive more direct exposure at certain times in its orbit.
Suspension
Seasons
Most isotopes
How energy is measured
11. Occurs when heat is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Ribosomes
Acceleration
The Theory of Relativity states
Radiation
12. The types of organisms an ecosystem can support is primarily determined by the amount of...
Meiosis
Radiation
Water
Stars
13. 1. egg 2. tadpole (breathes water) 3. metamorphosis 4. adult frog (breathes air)
A balanced atom
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
life cycle of a frog
Acceleration
14. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Diploid cell
Steps for the Scientific Method
Neutrons
Matter
15. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
Krebb Cycle
wedge
factors that cause a substance to change state
Atom composition
16. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
pH
Law of Acceleration
Protons
Krebb Cycle
17. A material that can be separated by physical means into two or more substances.
Commensalism
Mixture
Suspension
Cell membrane
18. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly
life cycle of a butterfly
categories of taxonomy?
50000
Solar eclipse
19. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time
Boyle's Law
Protostar
Physical Change
Most isotopes
20. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.
Physical Change
Lunar phases
Nucleus
Suspension
21. 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.
Element
major types of rocks on the Earth?
major fault types
Theory of Plate Tectonics
22. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
eclipses
the stages of mitosis?
23. Occurs when chemical composition of a substance is altered.
Speed
Chemical Change
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Neap tides
24. 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation 4. infiltration 5. runoff
Convection
Vacuole
Waves
key stages of the water cycle
25. Protects and supports the cell
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Flowering plants
Cell wall
Solar eclipse
26. Plants response to light
Phototropism
key stages of the water cycle
Lunar eclipse
DNA
27. A fairly typical main sequence star.
Spring tides
Kinetic energy is
Sun (on HRD)
Refraction of light
28. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance
Solar eclipse
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Electrolysis
DNA
29. Control center of the cell
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
energy
Color
Nucleus
30. That space and time are relative - not absolute concepts
The Theory of Relativity states
Quantum Theory states that
Newton's Laws of Motion
three states of matter
31. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
major fault types
Commensalism
Charles' Law
pH
32. Force = Mass X Acceleration
Nucleus
Charles' Law
Chloroplast
Law of Acceleration
33. Phase where spindle grows and which cuts the cell
Mitosis
The Law of Gravity
Acceleration
Metaphase
34. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar.
major fault types
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Protostar
Compound
35. Is a homogeneous mixture in which one substance has dissolved into the other - example: salt water
Solution
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Refraction of light
Lunar eclipse
36. Plants response to gravity
Displacement
types of symbiotic relationships
Geotropism
Ionic Bonds
37. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU
Color
Chemical Change
Electrons
Kinetic energy is
38. Pulls apart into two separate cells
Telophase
three states of matter
Osmosis
key stages of the water cycle
39. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw
Electrons
Meiosis
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Prophase
40. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.
Prophase
Metaphase
An atom with an imbalance charge
Law of Inertia
41. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.
Steps for the Scientific Method
Mitosis
Motion
Neutrons
42. The point around which a lever rotates
three states of matter
Newton's Laws of Motion
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Fulcrum
43. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time
Speed
Electrolysis
Commensalism
Suspension
44. A bond in which on atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other gains an electron to form a negative ion - creating an electrostatic force which holds them together.
Galaxies
Ionic Bonds
Motion
Bonds
45. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
wedge
factors that cause a substance to change state
Atomic Number
Isotope
46. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.
Diploid cell
Carbon
Waves
Stars
47. 1. hair 2. warm - blooded 3. live birth 4. nurses their young
Steps for the Scientific Method
Vacuole
Characteristics of a mammal
Newton's Laws of Motion
48. Matter and energy have the properties of both particles and waves
Atomic Number
Suspension
Quantum Theory states that
Meiosis
49. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
Ionic Bonds
Temperature
Geologic timescale
Boyle's Law
50. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.
Newton's Laws of Motion
Stars
Cell membrane
Doppler Effect