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CSET Subtest II: Science -Chemistry - Physics - Astronomy

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere






2. The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors






3. A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances






4. Substances formed by the joining of elements through chemical bonding. every molecule of a compound is the same.






5. A unit of measurement of electrical power - the rate at which electrical energy is dissipated.






6. Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature






7. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)






8. German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)






9. An arrangement of the elements in order of their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties fall in the same column - or group






10. (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work






11. The city inwhich the prime meridian runs through is at 0 degrees longitude






12. Occurs whent the fission on one atom causes the fission of other atoms






13. A particle of light energy






14. Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night






15. The elements of Group 1 of the periodic table - lithium - sodium - potassium - rubidium - cesium - and francium.






16. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed. The retain their shape.






17. Compounds that reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution






18. A tight group of stars that looks like a ball and contains up to 1 million stars






19. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter






20. The most familiar of all liquids.






21. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation






22. The largest heavenly bodies that orbit the sun






23. An paper indicator that is red in an acid and blue in a alkaline base






24. Equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element






25. The mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion






26. Earth's axis tilted - causes sunlight to hit at different angles - 21 March - 21 June - 21 September - 21 December


27. The forces that hold molecules together. Can be covalent - ionic - hydrogen - etc.






28. Of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms






29. A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)






30. A small particle in the nucleus of an atom - with no electrical charge






31. (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit It glows with a prominent tail when its orbit brings it near the sun.






32. The law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature - the volume of the gas increases as the pressure of the gas decreases and the volume of the gas decreases as the pressure of the gas increases






33. The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus






34. States that mass is neither created nor destroyed during ordinary chemical reactions or physical changes.






35. The simplest structural unit of an element or compound Composed of several bonded atoms.






36. The study of energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter






37. Nuetral charge and equal number of protons and electrons






38. Kinetic Energy of molecular motion






39. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected






40. The name of our galaxy - a spiral galaxy that contains about 400 billion stars






41. A huge group of single stars - star systems - star clusters - dust - and gas bound together by gravity






42. Mass per unit volume






43. The bending of a light wave at the coundary between two substances.






44. Nucleus: a very small region near the center of an atom. It contains protons and neutrons - Electrons: negatively charged particles surrounding the nucleus






45. An atom that has the same number of protons (or the same atomic number) as other atoms of the same element do but that has a different number of neutrons (and thus a different atomic mass) Stable or Radioactive






46. The beginning of scientific wisdom. Can it be measured?






47. An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator






48. A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy






49. English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures






50. The quantity of matter; the measure of inertia