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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. A material that can be separated by physical means into two or more substances.
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Vacuole
Law of Acceleration
Mixture
2. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
Reflection of light
life cycle of a butterfly
major fault types
Steps for the Scientific Method
3. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction
characteristics of life?
Carbon 14
Weathering
Electrolysis
4. As temperature increases volume also increases
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5. Causes beneficial traits to be propagated and detrimental traits to be eliminated.
wedge
life cycle of a frog
Carbon 14
Natural selection
6. Force = Mass X Acceleration
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Commensalism
Metaphase
Law of Acceleration
7. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure
factors that cause a substance to change state
Matter
Tides
Conduction
8. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar.
Suspension
Protostar
Carbon
Compound
9. Unless an object is moving in a vacuum - the object causes...
Displacement
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
key stages of the water cycle
Neutrons
10. An atom that has a different number of neutrons than its normal amount.
Flowering plants
Doppler Effect
Isotope
Speed
11. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)
life cycle of a butterfly
Weathering
Radiation
forces that cause changes in motion
12. Our solar system is made up of numerous bodies which orbit the Sun due to...
How waves are created
50000
Centrifugal force
Sun (on HRD)
13. A bond in which on atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other gains an electron to form a negative ion - creating an electrostatic force which holds them together.
A balanced atom
forces that cause changes in motion
Ionic Bonds
Cell membrane
14. Calories
Electrolysis
How energy is measured
Radiation
eclipses
15. Has the same number of protons and neutrons
Doppler Effect
Carbon
Element
A balanced atom
16. Is a substance composed of two or more elements
Fulcrum
Compound
Protostar
Law of Reciprocal Actions
17. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.
Geotropism
major fault types
50000
Covalent Bonds
18. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
Atomic Number
Doppler Effect
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Newton's Laws of Motion
19. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
Atom composition
Geotropism
Geologic timescale
Chloroplast
20. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Protostar
pH
Lunar eclipse
21. Forms the key building block at an atomic level.
Carbon
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
50000
Lunar phases
22. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time
Ionic Bonds
Cell membrane
Speed
Quantum Theory states that
23. Causes salt to move across a permeable membrane from an area of greater salinity to an area of lesser salinity.
Osmosis
How energy is measured
Mitochondria
Seasons
24. Is a change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition.
Ion
Flowering plants
Physical Change
Steps for the Scientific Method
25. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.
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26. Is a change in velocity
Atomic Number
Chloroplast
Acceleration
Commensalism
27. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
Mitosis
Chloroplast
Atomic Mass
Commensalism
28. Energy in motion
Kinetic energy is
Boyle's Law
Acceleration
Experimental group
29. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
life cycle of a butterfly
Radiation
Conduction
30. Are huge clusters of billions of stars
Electrons
major fault types
Galaxies
Geologic timescale
31. Occurs when cooler portions of a liquid or gas flow in to take the place of hotter - rising portions.
Matter
Convection
wedge
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
32. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
energy
An atom with an imbalance charge
Catalyst
33. Occurs when heat is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Nucleus
Ion
major fault types
Radiation
34. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
Ribosomes
Element
Osmosis
Sun (on HRD)
35. 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.
Mitochondria
Sun (on HRD)
Prophase
Seasons
36. Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy
Centrifugal force
Chloroplast
Spring tides
Speed
37. Column
Law of Reciprocal Actions
life cycle of a frog
Catalyst
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
38. Is a homogeneous mixture in which one substance has dissolved into the other - example: salt water
Solution
Refraction of light
Sound waves
Atomic Number
39. That matter cannot be created or destroyed; it simply changes form.
Covalent Bonds
The law of Conservation of Matter
Centrifugal force
Nucleus
40. Illustrates the relationship between absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification and effective temperature of stars.
Characteristics of a mammal
Motion
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Prophase
41. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
Compound
Neutrons
A balanced atom
major types of rocks on the Earth?
42. Protects and supports the cell
Cell wall
Neutrons
Radiation
Solar eclipse
43. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit
energy
Mutualism
Atomic Mass
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
44. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.
Half life
Bonds
Doppler Effect
Convection
45. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.
Mutualism
Steps for the Scientific Method
Boyle's Law
life cycle of a butterfly
46. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.
Mitochondria
life cycle of a frog
Neap tides
Reflection of light
47. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary
Carbon 14
Prophase
Water
major types of rocks on the Earth?
48. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly
life cycle of a butterfly
Weathering
Experimental group
Krebb Cycle
49. Thin - flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Ribosomes
Cell membrane
factors that cause a substance to change state
Compound
50. A fairly typical main sequence star.
Sun (on HRD)
Ribosomes
Newton's Laws of Motion
Spring tides