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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An ion






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






3. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.






4. A group of subjects upon which a hypothesis is tested.






5. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.






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






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






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






9. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU






10. The capacity to work






11. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.






12. Protects and supports the cell






13. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)






14. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.






15. Grain like organelles that produce proteins






16. Has the same number of protons and neutrons






17. Occurs when heat is transferred due to fast moving atoms and molecules colliding with slower ones in a neighboring region.






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






19. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






20. A fairly typical main sequence star.






21. 1. producer 2. primary consumer 3. secondary consumer 4. tertiary consumer 5. decomposer






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






23. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.






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






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






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






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






28. Anything that has mass and takes up space






29. Angiosperms






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






31. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time






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






33. Stored energy






34. Illustrates the relationship between absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification and effective temperature of stars.






35. Calories






36. Describes speed and direction






37. Plants response to gravity






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






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






40. 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.






41. The point around which a lever rotates






42. Spiral disk with several long arms.






43. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.






44. 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.






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






46. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.






47. Plants response to light






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






49. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.






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