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CSET Subtest II: Science -Chemistry - Physics - Astronomy
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CSET Subtest II: Science -Chemistry - Physics - Astronomy
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1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe

2. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding

3. (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.

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

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

6. In order of increasing atomic number in which a pattern of recurring physical and chemical properties is displayed.

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

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

9. The transmission of heat or electricity or sound

10. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

11. A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations

12. A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy

13. The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

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

15. A condition where accelerating forces precisely offset one another.

16. Occurs when the Moon happens to lie exactly between the Earth and the Sun - or when the Earth lies exactly between the Sun and the Moon so that all three bodies lie on a straight line.

17. (physics) a rate of change of velocity

18. 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)

19. A negatively charged sub atomic particle; located outside the atomic nucleus Forms a cloud around the atomic nucleus. Electron movement constitutes electrical current.

20. The science of matter and energy and their interactions.

21. The spontaneous decay of an atomic nucleus with the emmission of alpha particles - beta particles - or gamma rays.

22. Mass per unit volume

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

24. Going from gas to solid Example: dry ice= carbon dioxide Going from solid phase to gas phase

25. Measurement