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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plants response to light






2. Column






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






4. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






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






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






7. Occurs when heat is transferred due to fast moving atoms and molecules colliding with slower ones in a neighboring region.






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






9. An isotope created in the earth's atmosphere by cosmic rays. All living things absorb carbon 14. When they die absorption stops and the organism's existing C14 begins to radioactively decay back to C12.






10. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism






11. 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.






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






13. 1. negative charge 2. located in the nucleus 3. mass is about 1/1836th of an AMU






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






15. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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






18. Deoxyribonucleic acid






19. Has the same number of protons and neutrons






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






21. As pressure increases volume decreases

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22. Cellular division to create sex cells called haploids.






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






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






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






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






27. An object in motion stays in motion along a straight path unless acted upon by a net external force.






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






29. H2O + CO2 --> CH2O + O2






30. Asserts that organisms have changed over time to adapt to the unique and varied demands of their changing environments.

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31. The number of protons a particular type of atom has. The atomic number defines the type of element.






32. Calories






33. 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.






34. 1. hair 2. warm - blooded 3. live birth 4. nurses their young






35. Pulls apart into two separate cells






36. Stored energy






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






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






39. 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.






40. Forms the key building block at an atomic level.






41. Force = Mass X Acceleration






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






43. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






44. 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.






45. 1. convergent 2. divergent 3. transform






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






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






48. Stamen






49. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.






50. Duplicates genetic material