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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. By wind which stirs the ocean's surface of great distances.






2. Anything that has mass and takes up space






3. Plants response to gravity






4. 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.






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






6. As temperature increases volume also increases

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






8. 1. the more massive either or both bodies are - the greater the gravitational force between them. 2. the further apart two bodies are - the lesser the gravitational force between them.






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






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






11. 1. temperature (think movement) 2. pressure






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






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






14. 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation 4. infiltration 5. runoff






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






16. Is the smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element.






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






18. 1. convergent 2. divergent 3. transform






19. Pulls apart into two separate cells






20. 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.






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






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






23. Causes salt to move across a permeable membrane from an area of greater salinity to an area of lesser salinity.






24. Describes speed and direction






25. Occur because the shadow of the Earth or the Moon is cast onto the other body.






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






27. Is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means






28. A bond formed when atoms share one or more of their valence electrons.






29. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.






30. Protects and supports the cell






31. Force = Mass X Acceleration






32. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






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






34. Control center of the cell






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






36. Is a change in velocity






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






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






39. Deoxyribonucleic acid






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. That space and time are relative - not absolute concepts






42. An ion






43. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2






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






45. Cell begins to split






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






47. Stores food and other materials needed by the cell






48. 1. positive charge 2. located in nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU






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






50. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit