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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)






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






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






4. The measure of the kinetic energy in a substance's molecules. Simply - temperature is atomic motion.






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






6. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






7. 1. inner core 2. outer core 3. mantle 4. crust






8. Is a system in which small particles are kept dispersed by agitation or molecular motion in the surrounding medium - example: muddy freshwater






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. An atom that has a different number of neutrons than its normal amount.






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






21. 1. gravity 2. magnetism 3. friction (think of a falling sheet of paper vs. a falling book)






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. The amount of matter that makes up an atom. You can estimate an atom's atomic mass by adding up the total number of protons and neutrons.






27. Control center of the cell






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






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






30. Plants response to gravity






31. As temperature increases volume also increases

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32. Protects and supports the cell






33. Causes beneficial traits to be propagated and detrimental traits to be eliminated.






34. Describes speed and direction






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






36. 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.






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






38. The quantity of substance






39. Force = Mass X Acceleration






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






41. Is the measure of the presence of hydrogen ions in a substance.






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






43. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






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






45. Thin - flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell






46. Stamen






47. Plants response to light






48. Column






49. Duplicates genetic material






50. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.