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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means






2. That matter cannot be created or destroyed; it simply changes form.






3. 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.






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






5. Anything that has mass and takes up space






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






7. Control center of the cell






8. An atom with an imbalanced charge






9. 1. by row 2. atomic number and mass increase as you move left to right and top to bottom






10. Plants response to gravity






11. Has a pair of chromosomes






12. Describes speed and direction






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






23. Deoxyribonucleic acid






24. A change in position






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






26. Is the process of storing energy through photosynthesis and later releasing it through respiration.






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






28. 1. kingdom 2. phylum 3. class 4. order 5. family 6. genus 7. species






29. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.






30. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism






31. Require a medium and travel much slower than light.






32. The point around which a lever rotates






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






34. Stores food and other materials needed by the cell






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






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






37. Is a change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition.






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






39. Duplicates genetic material






40. Stamen






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






42. Spiral disk with several long arms.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






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






50. Cell begins to split