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CSET Subject 2: Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1. by row 2. atomic number and mass increase as you move left to right and top to bottom






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






3. Begin as huge clouds of dust and other particles called nebulas.






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






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






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






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






8. Both members of a symbiotic relationship benefit






9. As pressure increases volume decreases

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10. Angiosperms






11. The point around which a lever rotates






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






13. 1. igneous 2. metamorphic 3. sedimentary






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






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






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






17. 1. homeostasis 2. organization 3. metabolism 4. growth 5. adaptation 6. response to stimuli 7. reproduction






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






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






20. 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.






21. The capacity to work






22. Grain like organelles that produce proteins






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






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






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






26. A fairly typical main sequence star.






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






28. As temperature increases volume also increases

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29. Protects and supports the cell






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






31. Occurs when light is bent while passing from one medium into another.






32. Are a progressive disturbance propagated from point to point (with regularity between points)






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






34. When the Moon or the Sun are pulling at perpendicular angles we get less extreme tides.






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






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






37. Are huge clusters of billions of stars






38. Is an object's rate of motion = Distance/Time






39. Calories






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






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






42. Stamen






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






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






45. One member of a symbiotic relationship benefit.






46. Cell begins to split






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






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






49. As a nebula contracts - the particles collide with colossal force igniting a nuclear reaction and forming a protostar.






50. Force = Mass X Acceleration