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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. An atom that has a different number of neutrons than its normal amount.
Experimental group
Isotope
DNA
Lunar eclipse
2. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.
Chloroplast
Conduction
shape of the Milky Way
Parasitism
3. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw
the stages of mitosis?
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Most isotopes
Atomic Number
4. Is a change in velocity
Prophase
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Vacuole
Acceleration
5. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU
DNA
Doppler Effect
Seasons
Electrons
6. 1. prophase 2. metaphase 3. anaphase 4. telophase
the stages of mitosis?
Water
Metaphase
Radiation
7. By wind which stirs the ocean's surface of great distances.
How waves are created
Tides
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
types of symbiotic relationships
8. Cell begins to split
Convection
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
pH
Anaphase
9. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.
types of symbiotic relationships
Cell membrane
Refraction of light
Doppler Effect
10. Cellular division creating diploid cells which are typically capable of beginning the process again.
How energy is measured
Fulcrum
Mitosis
Natural selection
11. The quantity of substance
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Control group
major types of rocks on the Earth?
12. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
Reflection of light
Phototropism
Displacement
Mutualism
13. 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.
Ribosomes
Carbon 14
Commensalism
Why is carbon the building block of life?
14. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.
Atom composition
Sun (on HRD)
Catalyst
The Theory of Relativity states
15. Stored energy
Newton's Laws of Motion
Sun (on HRD)
Potential energy is
Catalyst
16. Plants response to light
Diploid cell
Phototropism
Boyle's Law
Atomic Number
17. A fairly typical main sequence star.
Potential energy is
Sun (on HRD)
Cell membrane
Carbon 14
18. A material that can be separated by physical means into two or more substances.
Atomic Number
shape of the Milky Way
Mixture
Law of Inertia
19. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
50000
Conduction
characteristics of life?
Geologic timescale
20. Deoxyribonucleic acid
50000
Parasitism
Suspension
DNA
21. 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
Why is carbon the building block of life?
Compound
A balanced atom
22. Causes beneficial traits to be propagated and detrimental traits to be eliminated.
Isotope
Natural selection
major fault types
categories of taxonomy?
23. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
Commensalism
Element
Centrifugal force
Control group
24. Is a change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition.
Protons
Physical Change
life cycle of a frog
Reflection of light
25. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
Lunar phases
Reflection of light
Sun (on HRD)
26. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
pH
Atom composition
Suspension
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
27. The capacity to work
A balanced atom
energy
Boyle's Law
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
28. Protects and supports the cell
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Atomic Number
Cell wall
Telophase
29. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
The Theory of Relativity states
Commensalism
Protons
Atomic Number
30. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.
Cytoplasm
Electrons
Lunar phases
How energy is measured
31. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
Matter
Doppler Effect
Tides
Control group
32. Occur because the shadow of the Earth or the Moon is cast onto the other body.
Motion
eclipses
Sun (on HRD)
Physical Change
33. 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.
Sun (on HRD)
Seasons
Steps for the Scientific Method
Ribosomes
34. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
Motion
Electrolysis
factors that cause a substance to change state
Steps for the Scientific Method
35. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Electrolysis
Natural selection
Neutrons
Lunar phases
36. Pulls apart into two separate cells
Radiation
Atom composition
Telophase
wedge
37. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.
Osmosis
Speed
Atomic Mass
Stars
38. Is the process of storing energy through photosynthesis and later releasing it through respiration.
Krebb Cycle
Electrons
A balanced atom
Anaphase
39. The time required by half the atoms of a particular substance to disintegrate
Half life
Speed
Doppler Effect
A balanced atom
40. Control center of the cell
wedge
Experimental group
Nucleus
Protons
41. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly
Theory of Plate Tectonics
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
life cycle of a butterfly
Speed
42. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism
Galaxies
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
three states of matter
types of symbiotic relationships
43. Is a homogeneous mixture in which one substance has dissolved into the other - example: salt water
Parasitism
Radiation
An atom with an imbalance charge
Solution
44. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Weathering
Experimental group
Electrolysis
45. Stamen
Male sex organ on a flower
life cycle of a butterfly
50000
Lunar eclipse
46. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
Solar eclipse
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
life cycle of a butterfly
Catalyst
47. Angiosperms
Flowering plants
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Meiosis
Telophase
48. An ion
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
Why is carbon the building block of life?
Protostar
An atom with an imbalance charge
49. That matter cannot be created or destroyed; it simply changes form.
Atomic Number
Reflection of light
The law of Conservation of Matter
three states of matter
50. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time
Stars
Mitochondria
Krebb Cycle
Speed