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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. It spreads the work over a greater distance along the planes of the wedge.
An atom with an imbalance charge
wedge
three states of matter
shape of the Milky Way
2. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU
forces that cause changes in motion
eclipses
Electrons
Acceleration
3. The types of organisms an ecosystem can support is primarily determined by the amount of...
Protons
Solution
Water
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
4. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly
life cycle of a butterfly
Temperature
Water
Steps for the Scientific Method
5. A group of subjects upon which a hypothesis is tested.
Bonds
Natural selection
Experimental group
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
6. 1. kingdom 2. phylum 3. class 4. order 5. family 6. genus 7. species
Reflection of light
categories of taxonomy?
Natural selection
Geotropism
7. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)
Male sex organ on a flower
forces that cause changes in motion
Metaphase
Theory of Plate Tectonics
8. Has a pair of chromosomes
Reflection of light
Neap tides
Diploid cell
Ribosomes
9. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.
Lunar eclipse
An atom with an imbalance charge
A balanced atom
Weathering
10. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw
Matter
Mutualism
energy
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
11. The capacity to work
energy
A balanced atom
How waves are created
Kinetic energy is
12. Energy changes forms but is not created or destroyed.
Catalyst
How waves are created
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
13. 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.
Nucleus
Sound waves
Atomic Mass
Natural selection
14. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Half life
Commensalism
Waves
15. 1. Law of Inertia 2. Law of Acceleration 3. Law of Reciprocal Actions
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16. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
Isotope
Catalyst
factors that cause a substance to change state
Speed
17. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
Reflection of light
Nucleus
Chemical Change
Carbon 14
18. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase
the stages of mitosis?
Fulcrum
Neap tides
Newton's Laws of Motion
19. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time
Speed
Matter
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Cytoplasm
20. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Protons
Neutrons
Element
Mitosis
21. By wind which stirs the ocean's surface of great distances.
Mutualism
How waves are created
pH
Compound
22. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.
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23. Calories
Half life
Fulcrum
Refraction of light
How energy is measured
24. Can occur by chemical means such as acid rain or physical means - such as wind - rain and ice.
Matter
Steps for the Scientific Method
Solar eclipse
Weathering
25. Spiral disk with several long arms.
Motion
Tides
Why is carbon the building block of life?
shape of the Milky Way
26. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.
Experimental group
Prophase
Neap tides
Vacuole
27. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance
Galaxies
Electrolysis
Spring tides
Seasons
28. The point around which a lever rotates
Fulcrum
Potential energy is
Acceleration
Phototropism
29. 1. inner core 2. outer core 3. mantle 4. crust
life cycle of a frog
Electrons
Physical Change
layers of the Earth?
30. Occur because the shadow of the Earth or the Moon is cast onto the other body.
eclipses
Tides
Cell membrane
life cycle of a butterfly
31. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.
Solar eclipse
Element
Stars
Refraction of light
32. Illustrates the relationship between absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification and effective temperature of stars.
Carbon 14
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Chloroplast
Displacement
33. 1. puzzle piece argument 2. sea floor spreading 3. fossil records
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
evidences for continental drift
Sound waves
A balanced atom
34. Is a system in which small particles are kept dispersed by agitation or molecular motion in the surrounding medium - example: muddy freshwater
Suspension
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Weathering
shape of the Milky Way
35. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
Experimental group
Tides
Neap tides
Lunar eclipse
36. Describes speed and direction
Potential energy is
Velocity
Telophase
shape of the Milky Way
37. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
Water
Geologic timescale
50000
Atomic Number
38. Forms the key building block at an atomic level.
Atom composition
Carbon
Acceleration
Half life
39. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
Sun (on HRD)
pH
Weathering
Atomic Mass
40. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.
Conduction
Protostar
life cycle of a butterfly
Temperature
41. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Meiosis
Male sex organ on a flower
Neap tides
42. Cellular division creating diploid cells which are typically capable of beginning the process again.
Steps for the Scientific Method
Chemical Change
Mutualism
Mitosis
43. 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation 4. infiltration 5. runoff
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Conduction
forces that cause changes in motion
key stages of the water cycle
44. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.
Neutrons
key stages of the water cycle
Doppler Effect
Matter
45. Occurs when light is bent while passing from one medium into another.
Quantum Theory states that
life cycle of a frog
Refraction of light
How waves are created
46. 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.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
characteristics of life?
Control group
DNA
47. Column
Covalent Bonds
Protostar
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
The law of Conservation of Matter
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.
Atomic Mass
Law of Acceleration
The Law of Gravity
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
49. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
Covalent Bonds
How energy is measured
Commensalism
Electrons
50. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.
Osmosis
Covalent Bonds
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Experimental group