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CSET Subtest II: Science -Chemistry - Physics - Astronomy
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1. The largest heavenly bodies that orbit the sun
Planets
Magnetism
Combustion
Physics
2. The study of energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter
Centrifugal
Work
Thermodynamics
Molecule
3. Any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singlely or in combination constitute all matter
Momentum
Element
Charted Elements
Hydrocarbons
4. The bending of a light wave at the coundary between two substances.
Alkali Metals
Refraction
Prism
Bonds
5. The simplest structural unit of an element or compound Composed of several bonded atoms.
Molecule
Solid
Potential Energy
Weighlessness
6. Kinetic Energy of molecular motion
Heat
Charles' Law
Water
Longitude
7. A measure of the intensity of heat in degrees - reflecting the average kinetic energy of the molecules.
Charles' Law
Temeprature
Mass
Watt
8. A concentration of Stars
Decomposition
Ptolemy
Thermal Energy
Cluster
9. The process of producing a chemical compound usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds.
Solvent
Temperature
Synthesis
Light
10. Compounds that reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
Bases (ALKALINE)
Distillation
Naturally Occuring Elements
Absolute Zero
11. The beginning of scientific wisdom. Can it be measured?
Law of Inertia
Measurement
Half - Life
Physics
12. Due to a body's position.
Potential Energy
Synthesis
Electricity
Nebula
13. 237000 miles
Fussion
Distance to the moon
Potential Energy
Velocity
14. The product of force and distance; it measures the action performed on an object.
Aristotle
The Scientific Method
Work
Compounds
15. The intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
Gravitation
Diffusion
Ions
Sublimination
16. Mass per unit volume
Volt
The moon
Work
Density
17. From a body's motion
Greenwich - England
Kinetic Energy
Hydrolysis
Light
18. A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Fission
Measurement
Relativity
Liter
19. The total range of frequencies for electromagnetic waves - including radio and light waves.
Bases (ALKALINE)
Planets
The electromagnetic Spectrum
Nuetral Atom
20. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere
Sunspot
Ions
Chemical Elements
A Unit
21. Compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water
Matter
Charted Elements
Acids
Decomposition
22. (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work
Molecule
Temeprature
Meteor
Energy
23. Substances that cannot be split into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
Nuetron
Chemical Elements
Longitude
The law of Conservation of mass
24. The elements of Group 1 of the periodic table - lithium - sodium - potassium - rubidium - cesium - and francium.
Organic Compound
Buoyancy
Alkali Metals
Relativity
25. A chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down into simpler compounds or elements.
Kilo
Measurement
Decomposition
Naturally Occuring Elements
26. In order of increasing atomic number in which a pattern of recurring physical and chemical properties is displayed.
Electrolysis
Solvent
Charted Elements
Solute
27. Protons - Neutrons - Electrons
Subatomic Particles
Phases of the Moon
Electricity
Catalyst
28. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Radioactivity
Compound
Alkali Metals
Boyles Law
29. German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)
Energy
Work
Periodic Table
Max Planck
30. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
Meter
Meteor
Hypothesis
Subatomic Particles
31. The distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year
Light Year
Fussion
Momentum
Frenchman Lavoisier
32. The transmission of heat or electricity or sound
Chemical Elements
Carbon Dioxide
Phases of the Moon
Conduction
33. An immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
Gravitation
Tide
Molecule
Nebula
34. Equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
Alloy
Volt
Atomic Number
Law of Gravity
35. A meteoroid that does not completely burn up in the atmosphere and strikes the surface of a moon or planet
Carbon Dioxide
Meteorite
Diatomic
Water
36. The science of the substances that make up our world.
Theory of Relativity
Momentum
Chemistry
Heat
37. A value that indicated the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a scale of 0-14 - based on the proportion of H+ ions. - p - otential of H- ydrogen
Newton's Laws
Quantum Theory
Asteroid
pH
38. The flow of electrons....Direct Current DC flows in one direction and Alternatin Current AC periodically reverses the direction of flow.
Electric Current
Litmus
Spectrum
Radioactivity
39. The lowest temperature theoretically attainable at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal 0 Kelvin or -273.15 Centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
Latitude
Absolute Zero
Globular Cluster
Meter
40. The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
Atomic Number
Calorie
Relativity
Atom
41. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Periodic Table
Solution
Kinetic Energy
The law of Conservation of mass
42. A huge ball of incandescent gases. - our closest star - has a life - span of 10 billion years
The Sun
Acceleration
Solution
Astronomy
43. Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
Copernicus
Atomic Number
Electric Current
Boyles Law
44. Earth's axis tilted - causes sunlight to hit at different angles - 21 March - 21 June - 21 September - 21 December
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45. A chemical process in which a compound is broken down and changed into other compounds by taking up the elements of water.
Photon
Quasar
Hydrolysis
Gravitation
46. Substances formed by the joining of elements through chemical bonding. every molecule of a compound is the same.
Hydrocarbons
Chemical Elements
Compounds
Quasar
47. Exists where the number of negative electrons does not precisely equal the number of positeve protons.
Kilo
Electricity
Sound
Atom
48. 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
Momentum
Isotope
Kilometer
Nuetral Atom
49. Mass per unit volume of a substance.
Atomic Number
Theory of Relativity
Catalyst
Density
50. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
The Chemical Nature of an Atom
Work
Electron
Asteroid