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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.


2. Anything that has mass and takes up space






3. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly






4. Calories






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.






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






11. As temperature increases volume also increases


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






13. A change in position






14. Control center of the cell






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






16. Stores food and other materials needed by the cell






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






18. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






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






20. Deoxyribonucleic acid






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






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






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






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






25. 1. egg 2. tadpole (breathes water) 3. metamorphosis 4. adult frog (breathes air)






26. Describes speed and direction






27. Is a substance composed of two or more elements






28. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time






29. Plants response to gravity






30. States that all of the Earth's continents at one time were joined as a single 'super - continent' called Pangaea. Over time - the continents drifted apart.






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






32. 1. Law of Inertia 2. Law of Acceleration 3. Law of Reciprocal Actions


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






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






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






36. Angiosperms






37. Has the same number of protons and neutrons






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






39. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU






40. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






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






42. Grain like organelles that produce proteins






43. Energy in motion






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






45. Unless an object is moving in a vacuum - the object causes...






46. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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






49. Protects and supports the cell






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