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CSET Subject 2: Science
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1. An ion
An atom with an imbalance charge
Centrifugal force
Vacuole
Element
2. Our solar system is made up of numerous bodies which orbit the Sun due to...
factors that cause a substance to change state
Centrifugal force
characteristics of life?
Refraction of light
3. C14 dating only works on organisms that died less than _____ years ago.
Law of Reciprocal Actions
A balanced atom
50000
Bonds
4. A group of subjects upon which a hypothesis is tested.
Convection
Half life
Experimental group
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
5. Are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth.
Chemical Change
Tides
Refraction of light
Radiation
6. Require a medium and travel much slower than light.
Sound waves
types of symbiotic relationships
Spring tides
Motion
7. 1. kingdom 2. phylum 3. class 4. order 5. family 6. genus 7. species
Carbon 14
categories of taxonomy?
Electrons
energy
8. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.
Meiosis
Lunar eclipse
Neap tides
Element
9. 1. neutral charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is 1 AMU
key stages of the water cycle
How atomic particles on the Periodic Table are organized:
Neutrons
Centrifugal force
10. The capacity to work
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Chemical Change
Diploid cell
energy
11. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.
Law of Inertia
Half life
Vacuole
Radiation
12. Protects and supports the cell
Protostar
Krebb Cycle
Color
Cell wall
13. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)
Waves
Catalyst
The Theory of Relativity states
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
14. The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.
Color
Compound
Element
Lunar eclipse
15. Grain like organelles that produce proteins
Doppler Effect
Ribosomes
Natural selection
Spring tides
16. Has the same number of protons and neutrons
A balanced atom
DNA
Electrons
The Law of Gravity
17. Occurs when heat is transferred due to fast moving atoms and molecules colliding with slower ones in a neighboring region.
Reflection of light
Conduction
Law of Inertia
Carbon 14
18. 1. egg 2. larvae 3. pupae/crysalis 4. imago/adult butterfly
characteristics of life?
life cycle of a butterfly
Sound waves
Atomic Mass
19. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit
Mutualism
Ionic Bonds
Newton's Laws of Motion
key stages of the water cycle
20. A fairly typical main sequence star.
energy
Catalyst
Sun (on HRD)
Chemical Change
21. 1. producer 2. primary consumer 3. secondary consumer 4. tertiary consumer 5. decomposer
Radiation
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
Motion
Ion
22. Energy changes forms but is not created or destroyed.
Commensalism
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
Boyle's Law
Law of Inertia
23. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.
Atomic Number
Anaphase
Metaphase
Telophase
24. Is the process of storing energy through photosynthesis and later releasing it through respiration.
Newton's Laws of Motion
Radiation
Krebb Cycle
Temperature
25. Are affected by the angle from which we view the moon.
Experimental group
Lunar phases
Diploid cell
Ribosomes
26. That space and time are relative - not absolute concepts
Steps for the Scientific Method
The Theory of Relativity states
Metaphase
Nucleus
27. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time
Vacuole
Sound waves
How waves are created
Most isotopes
28. Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
the stages of mitosis?
Prophase
Carbon
29. Angiosperms
Weathering
Flowering plants
Speed
forces that cause changes in motion
30. Refers to the vast periods of time over which the Earth changes.
key stages of the water cycle
Waves
Geologic timescale
factors that cause a substance to change state
31. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time
Speed
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
layers of the Earth?
32. 1. incline plane2. wheel and axle 3. lever 4. pulley 5. wedge 6. screw
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Anaphase
Physical Change
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
33. Stored energy
Potential energy is
factors that cause a substance to change state
The Theory of Relativity states
Velocity
34. Illustrates the relationship between absolute magnitude - luminosity - classification and effective temperature of stars.
Sound waves
major fault types
Law of Inertia
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
35. Calories
factors that cause a substance to change state
life cycle of a butterfly
How energy is measured
Carbon 14
36. Describes speed and direction
Steps for the Scientific Method
Velocity
DNA
major types of rocks on the Earth?
37. Plants response to gravity
Natural selection
Metaphase
Ionic Bonds
Geotropism
38. Is a homogeneous mixture in which one substance has dissolved into the other - example: salt water
Solution
Compound
Chemical Change
Protons
39. The types of organisms an ecosystem can support is primarily determined by the amount of...
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Water
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Catalyst
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.
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Hertzsprung - Russel diagram (HRD) of spectral class
Lunar eclipse
Control group
41. The point around which a lever rotates
Tides
Isotope
Solution
Fulcrum
42. Spiral disk with several long arms.
Characteristics of a mammal
Boyle's Law
Diploid cell
shape of the Milky Way
43. This is the motion of objects emitting or reflecting sound waves changing their frequency.
Unlike temperature - the amount of thermal energy depends on
Sun (on HRD)
Doppler Effect
Reflection of light
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.
Electrons
Meiosis
Seasons
Waves
45. Unless an object is moving in a vacuum - the object causes...
Displacement
Atomic Mass
characteristics of life?
Water
46. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
Reflection of light
Six Simple Machines that reduce effort
Solar eclipse
Matter
47. Plants response to light
Characteristics of a mammal
Law of Inertia
Cell membrane
Phototropism
48. Cellular division creating diploid cells which are typically capable of beginning the process again.
Ion
Mitosis
the hierarchy within an ecosystem
life cycle of a frog
49. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.
Color
key stages of the water cycle
Characteristics of a mammal
Centrifugal force
50. Within compounds - the various atoms making up molecules are held together by...
Bonds
Reflection of light
Law of Inertia
Phototropism