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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.






2. As pressure increases volume decreases

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3. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.






4. Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy






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






6. Duplicates genetic material






7. The quantity of substance






8. 1. convergent 2. divergent 3. transform






9. 1. by row 2. atomic number and mass increase as you move left to right and top to bottom






10. Has the same number of protons and neutrons






11. Pulls apart into two separate cells






12. Occurs when light is bent while passing from one medium into another.






13. The capacity to work






14. Calories






15. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






16. Cellular division creating diploid cells which are typically capable of beginning the process again.






17. An ion






18. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2






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






20. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.






21. Material inside the cell membrane -- not including the nucleus






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






23. Plants response to light






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






25. 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.






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






27. Stamen






28. Our solar system is made up of numerous bodies which orbit the Sun due to...






29. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase






30. Force = Mass X Acceleration






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






32. 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.






33. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.






34. The time required by half the atoms of a particular substance to disintegrate






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






36. Energy in motion






37. By wind which stirs the ocean's surface of great distances.






38. Causes salt to move across a permeable membrane from an area of greater salinity to an area of lesser salinity.






39. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw






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






41. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.






42. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time






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






44. Spiral disk with several long arms.






45. The types of organisms an ecosystem can support is primarily determined by the amount of...






46. Is a substance composed of two or more elements






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






48. Control center of the cell






49. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.






50. Has a pair of chromosomes