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CSET Subject 2: Science
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
Law of Inertia
Speed
Solar eclipse
major fault types
2. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
major fault types
Atomic Number
Chemical Change
life cycle of a butterfly
3. Can occur by chemical means such as acid rain or physical means - such as wind - rain and ice.
Natural selection
Weathering
Male sex organ on a flower
Solar eclipse
4. As temperature increases volume also increases
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5. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Motion
Chemical Change
layers of the Earth?
6. An isotope created in the earth's atmosphere by cosmic rays. All living things absorb carbon 14. When they die absorption stops and the organism's existing C14 begins to radioactively decay back to C12.
Anaphase
Lunar phases
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Carbon 14
7. Occurs when cooler portions of a liquid or gas flow in to take the place of hotter - rising portions.
Solution
Reflection of light
Convection
A balanced atom
8. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU
The law of Conservation of Matter
Lunar eclipse
Anaphase
Electrons
9. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.
Weathering
Meiosis
Potential energy is
eclipses
10. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit
Mutualism
Geologic timescale
Cell wall
Tides
11. Duplicates genetic material
Characteristics of a mammal
Prophase
The law of Conservation of Matter
major fault types
12. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.
key stages of the water cycle
Lunar eclipse
Suspension
Sun (on HRD)
13. 1. Law of Inertia 2. Law of Acceleration 3. Law of Reciprocal Actions
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14. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.
Isotope
The Theory of Relativity states
Matter
Parasitism
15. It spreads the work over a greater distance along the planes of the wedge.
wedge
Law of Inertia
Lunar eclipse
Charles' Law
16. Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy
Chloroplast
Mutualism
layers of the Earth?
Ion
17. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
key stages of the water cycle
Centrifugal force
types of symbiotic relationships
18. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance
major fault types
wedge
Metaphase
Electrolysis
19. The point around which a lever rotates
Fulcrum
Element
Refraction of light
three states of matter
20. 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation 4. infiltration 5. runoff
key stages of the water cycle
Protons
major fault types
types of symbiotic relationships
21. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase
Steps for the Scientific Method
the stages of mitosis?
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
three states of matter
22. Because carbon bonds readily with a variety of different elements and compounds - making possible the great chemical complexity necessary for life.
the stages of mitosis?
Mutualism
Diploid cell
Why is carbon the building block of life?
23. 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.
Law of Inertia
Osmosis
Nucleus
Atomic Mass
24. Causes salt to move across a permeable membrane from an area of greater salinity to an area of lesser salinity.
Lunar phases
Osmosis
Diploid cell
three states of matter
25. As pressure increases volume decreases
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26. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
pH
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Charles' Law
Nucleus
27. Pulls apart into two separate cells
major fault types
Displacement
Control group
Telophase
28. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.
Lunar phases
factors that cause a substance to change state
key stages of the water cycle
Color
29. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
factors that cause a substance to change state
Electrolysis
An atom with an imbalance charge
life cycle of a frog
30. Energy changes forms but is not created or destroyed.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Chloroplast
Osmosis
Carbon 14
31. 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.
Motion
Commensalism
Seasons
A balanced atom
32. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
Protostar
Physical Change
major fault types
Commensalism
33. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Mutualism
Matter
Tides
major fault types
34. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time
The Theory of Relativity states
Most isotopes
How energy is measured
Atomic Number
35. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Atom composition
50000
Law of Reciprocal Actions
36. The types of organisms an ecosystem can support is primarily determined by the amount of...
Waves
Compound
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Water
37. Protects and supports the cell
Carbon
categories of taxonomy?
Cell wall
Parasitism
38. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)
Anaphase
forces that cause changes in motion
Reflection of light
A balanced atom
39. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Neap tides
Seasons
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
40. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.
Steps for the Scientific Method
Cell membrane
Law of Inertia
Charles' Law
41. 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
Male sex organ on a flower
Bonds
The Law of Gravity
42. Is a change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition.
Atomic Mass
eclipses
Physical Change
Weathering
43. 1. inner core 2. outer core 3. mantle 4. crust
Refraction of light
layers of the Earth?
Bonds
Potential energy is
44. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.
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45. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism
types of symbiotic relationships
Weathering
Catalyst
major types of rocks on the Earth?
46. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
the stages of mitosis?
Electrolysis
Atomic Mass
Reflection of light
47. Control center of the cell
eclipses
evidences for continental drift
The Theory of Relativity states
Nucleus
48. 1. producer 2. primary consumer 3. secondary consumer 4. tertiary consumer 5. decomposer
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
Element
eclipses
life cycle of a frog
49. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.
50000
Kinetic energy is
Fulcrum
major types of rocks on the Earth?
50. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction
Commensalism
characteristics of life?
Nucleus
An atom with an imbalance charge