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CSET Subtest II: Science -Chemistry - Physics - Astronomy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tending to move away from a center toward the perimeter
Conduction
Longitude
Mass
Centrifugal
2. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
Ions
Kilo
Thermodynamics
Meteor
3. Protons - Neutrons - Electrons
Sublimination
The electromagnetic Spectrum
Subatomic Particles
Buoyancy
4. The law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant pressure - the volume of the gas increases as the temperature of the gas increases and the volume of the gas decreases as the temperature of the gas decreases
5. In order of increasing atomic number in which a pattern of recurring physical and chemical properties is displayed.
Newton's Laws
Organic Compound
Aristotle
Charted Elements
6. A unit of measure of electrical potential;
Ptolemy
Volt
Cluster
Diatomic
7. 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
pH
Energy
Velocity
Naturally Occuring Elements
8. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Nuetral Atom
Law of Reaction
Proton
Parts of an Atom
9. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Weighlessness
Compound
Nuetral Atom
Matter
10. Substances formed by the joining of elements through chemical bonding. every molecule of a compound is the same.
Compounds
Charles' Law
Aristotle
Organic Compound
11. All objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force. Size of force depends on mass and distance
The Scientific Method
Law of Gravity
Electricity
Gas
12. A unit of measurement of electrical power - the rate at which electrical energy is dissipated.
Sunspot
The Scientific Method
Work
Watt
13. Organic molecules that are composed of only carbon and hydrogen
Relativity
Light Year
Proton
Hydrocarbons
14. Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature
Saturated
Law of Gravity
Diatomic
Comet
15. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
Chemical Reaction
Charted Elements
Millimeter
Mendeleev
16. How bright a star will be in relation to the sun if all star were the same distance from the observer
Nuetron
Luminosity
Solvent
Electron
17. An paper indicator that is red in an acid and blue in a alkaline base
Potential Energy
Litmus
Solvent
Hypothesis
18. A huge ball of incandescent gases. - our closest star - has a life - span of 10 billion years
Stars
Meteor
Nova
The Sun
19. The visable specturem is the band of colors fromthe dispersal of white light.
Spectrum
Longitude
Periodic Table
Nuetron
20. From a body's motion
The law of Conservation of mass
Molecule
Heat
Kinetic Energy
21. A triangular piece of glass used to disperse white light into a spectrum.
Prism
State of Matter
Density
Measurement
22. Nucleus: a very small region near the center of an atom. It contains protons and neutrons - Electrons: negatively charged particles surrounding the nucleus
Conservation of Energy
Parts of an Atom
Inertia
Element
23. Conjectured that heavenly bodies were affixed to crystalline spheres concentric about the earth.
Meteor
Aristotle
Liquid
Mixture
24. The product of force and distance; it measures the action performed on an object.
Nebula
The Earth's Seasons
Electrolysis
Work
25. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances - CO2
Fussion
Carbon Dioxide
Prism
Nuetron
26. The spontaneous decay of an atomic nucleus with the emmission of alpha particles - beta particles - or gamma rays.
Radioactivity
Hydrolysis
Pitch
Inertia
27. The simplest structural unit of an element or compound Composed of several bonded atoms.
Saturated
Velocity
Physics
Molecule
28. The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
Decomposition
Meteorite
Prism
Distillation
29. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
Astronomy
Globular Cluster
John Dalton
Evaporation
30. The ability to perform work - to move objects.
Centripetal
Energy
Sublimination
Organic Compound
31. 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
Element
Chemical Reaction
Nuclear Energy
Inertia
32. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Latitude
Litmus
Nuclear Energy
Bonds
33. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Mixture
Saturated
Nine Major Planets
Radioactivity
34. A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to release heat and light
The Atomic Theory
Solvent
Combustion
Nuetral Atom
35. A huge group of single stars - star systems - star clusters - dust - and gas bound together by gravity
Galaxies
Frenchman Lavoisier
Comet
Subatomic Particles
36. Compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water
Longitude
Mass
Water
Acids
37. The progression of changes in the moon's appearance during the month - New Moon - Waxing Crescent - First Quarter - Waxing Gibbous - Full Moon - Waning Gibbous - Third Quarter - Waning Crescent
Atomic Number
Sunspot
Decomposition
Phases of the Moon
38. Unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Gas
Comet
Light Year
Calorie
39. Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)
Law of Reaction
Comet
Copernicus
The Sun
40. The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus
Solute
Nuclear Energy
Buoyancy
Hypothesis
41. The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed. The retain their shape.
Solid
Chemical Elements
Latitude
Charles' Law
42. A condition where accelerating forces precisely offset one another.
Weighlessness
Frenchman Lavoisier
Chemistry
Proton
43. A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Hydrocarbons
Gram
Refraction
Mass
44. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
Temperature
Doppler Effect
Catalyst
Weighlessness
45. Nuclear reaction - small element atom fuses to form element with large atoms releasing large amounts of energy - elements coming together to make bigger atoms
The Chemical Nature of an Atom
Freezing Point
Organic Compound
Fussion
46. Law stating that objects at rest remain at rest and objects in motion continue in a straight line unless acted upon by a net external force.
Luminosity
Alkali Metals
Boyles Law
Law of Inertia
47. Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Centripetal
Solution
Tide
Organic Compound
48. The largest heavenly bodies that orbit the sun
Planets
Atomic Number
Kinetic Energy
Stars
49. The temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
Freezing Point
Electricity
Star
Luminosity
50. 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
Acceleration
Stars
Boyles Law
Carbon Dioxide