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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. 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.
forces that cause changes in motion
Ionic Bonds
Stars
Catalyst
2. Plants response to gravity
Half life
Centrifugal force
Mixture
Geotropism
3. Is a change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition.
Ribosomes
Physical Change
Anaphase
Stars
4. 1. by row 2. atomic number and mass increase as you move left to right and top to bottom
Tides
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
DNA
Law of Acceleration
5. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.
Potential energy is
Kinetic energy is
Mixture
Parasitism
6. 1. inner core 2. outer core 3. mantle 4. crust
layers of the Earth?
Ionic Bonds
Lunar phases
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
7. An atom that has a different number of neutrons than its normal amount.
Isotope
Displacement
Commensalism
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
8. 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.
Atomic Mass
Conduction
Anaphase
Ion
9. Protects and supports the cell
Cell wall
Mutualism
Chloroplast
The Theory of Relativity states
10. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
Reflection of light
50000
Nucleus
categories of taxonomy?
11. Plants response to light
The law of Conservation of Matter
Convection
50000
Phototropism
12. Because carbon bonds readily with a variety of different elements and compounds - making possible the great chemical complexity necessary for life.
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Why is carbon the building block of life?
Physical Change
Catalyst
13. 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.
Metaphase
Carbon
Centrifugal force
Seasons
14. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.
50000
Isotope
Atomic Number
Lunar phases
15. Calories
How energy is measured
key stages of the water cycle
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
Seasons
16. Is a change in velocity
How energy is measured
Acceleration
Flowering plants
Ionic Bonds
17. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
Atomic Number
Color
forces that cause changes in motion
Waves
18. Within compounds - the various atoms making up molecules are held together by...
Bonds
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Conduction
Atomic Mass
19. Control center of the cell
Krebb Cycle
three states of matter
life cycle of a butterfly
Nucleus
20. 1. puzzle piece argument 2. sea floor spreading 3. fossil records
Carbon 14
Osmosis
evidences for continental drift
energy
21. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.
forces that cause changes in motion
Catalyst
Doppler Effect
Bonds
22. Is the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element.
Atom
Suspension
Krebb Cycle
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
23. That space and time are relative - not absolute concepts
The Theory of Relativity states
Most isotopes
Potential energy is
Charles' Law
24. 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.
Physical Change
Vacuole
The Law of Gravity
Law of Inertia
25. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Speed
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Covalent Bonds
26. Occurs when heat is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
layers of the Earth?
Galaxies
Law of Reciprocal Actions
27. 1. egg 2. tadpole (breathes water) 3. metamorphosis 4. adult frog (breathes air)
shape of the Milky Way
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Control group
life cycle of a frog
28. Occurs when cooler portions of a liquid or gas flow in to take the place of hotter - rising portions.
types of symbiotic relationships
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
The Law of Gravity
Convection
29. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.
Stars
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
eclipses
Meiosis
30. A change in position
Half life
Diploid cell
Waves
Motion
31. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time
Physical Change
Speed
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Bonds
32. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
Conduction
Geologic timescale
Sun (on HRD)
Vacuole
33. 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.
Control group
Flowering plants
major fault types
Electrolysis
34. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Ion
Matter
Most isotopes
35. Angiosperms
Characteristics of a mammal
Catalyst
Flowering plants
Half life
36. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.
three states of matter
Refraction of light
Steps for the Scientific Method
Carbon
37. Subatomic particles including: 1. protons 2. neutrons 3. electrons
Characteristics of a mammal
50000
Why is carbon the building block of life?
Atom composition
38. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
life cycle of a frog
Tides
Quantum Theory states that
39. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Seasons
Commensalism
Neutrons
Conduction
40. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
Neap tides
Quantum Theory states that
Doppler Effect
factors that cause a substance to change state
41. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction
Boyle's Law
Diploid cell
characteristics of life?
Galaxies
42. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)
forces that cause changes in motion
Color
Natural selection
Catalyst
43. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.
forces that cause changes in motion
Sun (on HRD)
Temperature
How energy is measured
44. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Atom composition
Color
Solution
45. 1. kingdom 2. phylum 3. class 4. order 5. family 6. genus 7. species
Color
Atom
Convection
categories of taxonomy?
46. Occurs when light is bent while passing from one medium into another.
Cell wall
Centrifugal force
Refraction of light
Carbon
47. An ion
An atom with an imbalance charge
eclipses
Diploid cell
Electrolysis
48. Material inside the cell membrane -- not including the nucleus
life cycle of a butterfly
Cytoplasm
evidences for continental drift
The Law of Gravity
49. Grain like organelles that produce proteins
Cytoplasm
Color
Ribosomes
Refraction of light
50. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase
The Theory of Relativity states
The law of Conservation of Matter
Lunar eclipse
the stages of mitosis?