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CSET Subject 2: Science

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stored energy






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






3. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction






4. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.






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






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






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






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






9. Control center of the cell






10. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar.






11. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.






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






13. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.






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






15. Column






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






17. Occurs when heat is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves.






18. 1. solid 2. liquid 3. gas






19. Is a change in velocity






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






21. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.






22. Within compounds - the various atoms making up molecules are held together by...






23. Grain like organelles that produce proteins






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






25. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.






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






27. Plants response to gravity






28. A group of subjects upon which a hypothesis is tested.






29. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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






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. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.






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






35. The quantity of substance






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






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






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






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






40. Converts energy from food to energy the cell can use






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






42. Describes speed and direction






43. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2






44. Protects and supports the cell






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






46. Pulls apart into two separate cells






47. Occurs when chemical composition of a substance is altered.






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






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






50. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.