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CSET Subject 2: Science

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Phase where spindle grows and which cuts the cell






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






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






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






5. A change in position






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






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






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






9. As pressure increases volume decreases

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






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






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






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






14. Pulls apart into two separate cells






15. Plants response to gravity






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. Energy in motion






22. Calories






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






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






25. Grain like organelles that produce proteins






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






27. Is the particular wavelength of light we observe that is not absorbed by an object.






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






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






30. Can occur by chemical means such as acid rain or physical means - such as wind - rain and ice.






31. The quantity of substance






32. Has the same number of protons and neutrons






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






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






35. Plants response to light






36. Radioactively decay back into their 'normal' forms over time






37. The point around which a lever rotates






38. Stored energy






39. Spiral disk with several long arms.






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






41. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






42. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






43. Is a change in velocity






44. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism






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






46. Is a substance composed of two or more elements






47. An atom with an imbalanced charge






48. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






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






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