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CSET Science Vocab 2
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1. A cell with two copies of each chromosome.

2. The tissue in plants that conducts nutrients.

3. The part of Earth located between the crust and the core.

4. The study of what causes motion.

5. The tissues aquatic animals use to breath in water.

6. The flow of a charge.

7. The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture. Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.

8. A warm - dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.

9. The digestive tract between the stomach and anus where most nutrients are absorbed.

10. An organellein a cell that contains chromosomes.

11. Light refracted through raindrops to form colors of a spectrum from red to blue.

12. A protein that aids biochemical reactions.

13. A solute that accepts protons.

14. Long term patterns of temperature - humidity and amount of sunshine.

15. A place whjere frsh water and seawater mix.

16. The part of the gut that connects the pharynx and stomach.

17. When the sun is directly over the equator. This date usually occurs on March 20.

18. The fundamental unit of all life. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane - the cytoplasm - and the genetic material (DNA).

19. Atoms of the same chemical element with a different number of neurons but the same number of protons. Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but may not have the same mass.

20. A solute the denotes protons.

21. The rate of change of an objects velocity.

22. The framework for the attatchment of skeletal muscles in vertebrates that also protect vital organs.

23. When the sun is highest in the sky and directly above the Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2 degrees North Latitude. This date usually falls on June 22.

24. A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.

25. The combined cooling effect of wind and temperature. Higher wind chills indicate that a body will cool more quickly to the air temperature.