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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occurs when heat is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves.






2. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.






3. 1. puzzle piece argument 2. sea floor spreading 3. fossil records






4. Forms the key building block at an atomic level.






5. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.






6. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.






7. Is the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element.






8. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.






9. 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation 4. infiltration 5. runoff






10. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU






11. Stores food and other materials needed by the cell






12. As temperature increases volume also increases

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13. Plants response to gravity






14. The point around which a lever rotates






15. Matter and energy have the properties of both particles and waves






16. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.






17. Illustrates the relationship between absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification and effective temperature of stars.






18. That space and time are relative - not absolute concepts






19. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.






20. Occur because the shadow of the Earth or the Moon is cast onto the other body.






21. Occurs when cooler portions of a liquid or gas flow in to take the place of hotter - rising portions.






22. A material that can be separated by physical means into two or more substances.






23. Require a medium and travel much slower than light.






24. Stamen






25. Subatomic particles including: 1. protons 2. neutrons 3. electrons






26. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance






27. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.






28. Energy changes forms but is not created or destroyed.






29. That matter cannot be created or destroyed; it simply changes form.






30. The capacity to work






31. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.






32. Column






33. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.






34. Anything that has mass and takes up space






35. 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.






36. Thin - flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell






37. Stored energy






38. An atom with an imbalanced charge






39. 1. producer 2. primary consumer 3. secondary consumer 4. tertiary consumer 5. decomposer






40. Is a system in which small particles are kept dispersed by agitation or molecular motion in the surrounding medium - example: muddy freshwater






41. 1. inner core 2. outer core 3. mantle 4. crust






42. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means






43. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)






44. 1. hair 2. warm - blooded 3. live birth 4. nurses their young






45. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure






46. Grain like organelles that produce proteins






47. Is a homogeneous mixture in which one substance has dissolved into the other - example: salt water






48. Spiral disk with several long arms.






49. Because carbon bonds readily with a variety of different elements and compounds - making possible the great chemical complexity necessary for life.






50. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2






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