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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. Unless an object is moving in a vacuum - the object causes...
Geologic timescale
three states of matter
Electrons
Displacement
2. Pulls apart into two separate cells
Physical Change
life cycle of a frog
Lunar eclipse
Telophase
3. Because carbon bonds readily with a variety of different elements and compounds - making possible the great chemical complexity necessary for life.
major fault types
Why is carbon the building block of life?
the stages of mitosis?
Suspension
4. An atom with an imbalanced charge
How energy is measured
Ion
Atom composition
Protons
5. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.
pH
Atomic Mass
Chloroplast
shape of the Milky Way
6. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.
Temperature
Atom
Parasitism
Geologic timescale
7. Is a method of separating ions within a substance by passing electrical current through the substance
Refraction of light
Electrolysis
major types of rocks on the Earth?
Newton's Laws of Motion
8. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.
An atom with an imbalance charge
Isotope
Cell wall
Catalyst
9. Matter and energy have the properties of both particles and waves
Element
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
Metaphase
Quantum Theory states that
10. Converts energy from food to energy the cell can use
Law of Acceleration
Mitochondria
major fault types
Carbon 14
11. Occurs when light returns after bouncing off an object.
Reflection of light
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Characteristics of a mammal
Isotope
12. 1. egg 2. tadpole (breathes water) 3. metamorphosis 4. adult frog (breathes air)
layers of the Earth?
life cycle of a frog
eclipses
Cytoplasm
13. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)
Potential energy is
Law of Acceleration
Seasons
forces that cause changes in motion
14. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw
Osmosis
Male sex organ on a flower
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Solution
15. The types of organisms an ecosystem can support is primarily determined by the amount of...
the stages of mitosis?
Chloroplast
Cell wall
Water
16. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.
Physical Change
Sound waves
Lunar eclipse
major fault types
17. Protects and supports the cell
Atomic Number
Cytoplasm
Solar eclipse
Cell wall
18. The quantity of substance
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
DNA
Metaphase
Radiation
19. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
factors that cause a substance to change state
Atomic Number
Theory of Plate Tectonics
An atom with an imbalance charge
20. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
evidences for continental drift
Osmosis
Chloroplast
Tides
21. Is the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element.
Cell membrane
Velocity
A balanced atom
Atom
22. Cell begins to split
Carbon
shape of the Milky Way
Anaphase
Protostar
23. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.
Spring tides
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
50000
Commensalism
24. Are huge clusters of billions of stars
Galaxies
Conduction
Quantum Theory states that
Suspension
25. Calories
How energy is measured
major fault types
Law of Reciprocal Actions
Atom
26. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.
Atomic Number
Seasons
Parasitism
layers of the Earth?
27. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.
Half life
Neap tides
Metaphase
Galaxies
28. The point around which a lever rotates
Fulcrum
Half life
Most isotopes
Carbon
29. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.
Stars
Carbon
Seasons
Most isotopes
30. Thin - flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
How energy is measured
An atom with an imbalance charge
Male sex organ on a flower
Cell membrane
31. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.
Osmosis
Water
Covalent Bonds
characteristics of life?
32. Energy in motion
Sound waves
categories of taxonomy?
Kinetic energy is
pH
33. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.
Color
major fault types
Chloroplast
Matter
34. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.
Commensalism
Fulcrum
eclipses
Geologic timescale
35. Has the same number of protons and neutrons
How energy is measured
eclipses
Matter
A balanced atom
36. Deoxyribonucleic acid
Charles' Law
shape of the Milky Way
DNA
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
37. Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy
Chloroplast
Compound
Osmosis
Atom composition
38. 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.
Ionic Bonds
the stages of mitosis?
chemical reaction in photosynthesis
forces that cause changes in motion
39. Can occur by chemical means such as acid rain or physical means - such as wind - rain and ice.
A balanced atom
Natural selection
Weathering
Mutualism
40. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.
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41. Occur because the shadow of the Earth or the Moon is cast onto the other body.
Temperature
eclipses
Quantum Theory states that
Atomic Number
42. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Half life
Phototropism
Matter
Galaxies
43. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary
Solar eclipse
Acceleration
Atomic Mass
major types of rocks on the Earth?
44. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly
Electrolysis
On the Periodic Table chemical properties are loosely organized by
life cycle of a butterfly
The law of Conservation of Matter
45. Phase where spindle grows and which cuts the cell
Metaphase
Ionic Bonds
Isotope
Element
46. Occurs when cooler portions of a liquid or gas flow in to take the place of hotter - rising portions.
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Convection
Ionic Bonds
Atom composition
47. Control center of the cell
Nucleus
Displacement
Covalent Bonds
Flowering plants
48. A material that can be separated by physical means into two or more substances.
The law of Conservation of Matter
three states of matter
Mitosis
Mixture
49. Energy changes forms but is not created or destroyed.
Acceleration
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Boyle's Law
Galaxies
50. Is the process of storing energy through photosynthesis and later releasing it through respiration.
Krebb Cycle
Parasitism
pH
Ion