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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occurs when heat is transferred due to fast moving atoms and molecules colliding with slower ones in a neighboring region.






2. The capacity to work






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






4. One member benefits - the other is unaffected.






5. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






6. 1. State the problem. 2. Form a hypothesis. 3. Observe and experiment. 4. Interpret the data. 5. Draw conclusions.






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






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






9. Is something that starts a chemical reaction - such as a spark.






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






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






12. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism






13. When the Moon and the Sun are in alignment we get more extreme tides.






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






15. A group which resembles the experimental group in all other ways - but on which the hypothesis is not tested. In some clinical trials the control group is given a placebo.






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






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






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






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






20. Phase where spindle grows and which cuts the cell






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






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






23. Material inside the cell membrane -- not including the nucleus






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






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






26. Has the same number of protons and neutrons






27. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






28. The time required by half the atoms of a particular substance to disintegrate






29. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2






30. It spreads the work over a greater distance along the planes of the wedge.






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






32. A fairly typical main sequence star.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Deoxyribonucleic acid






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






41. Calories






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






43. Is a substance composed of two or more elements






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






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






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

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






48. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






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






50. The quantity of substance