NYSTCE Multi-Subject CST: Part 3,
Arts & Sciences
Altimeter - ANS-An instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the
height of an airplane.
Anemometer - ANS-An instrument to measure wind speed.
Angiosperm - ANS-A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary,
which may mature into a fruit.
Annuals - ANS-Plants that die after one growing season.
Asexual Reproduction - ANS-Reproduction involving ONE parent only.
Atmosphere - ANS-The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
- atmosphere extends to the surface of about 10km.
- stratosphere extends from 10km to 50km
- mesosphere extends from 50km to 80km
- thermosphere extends beyond 80km
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) - ANS-Light emission from the upper atmosphere that
appear in many shapes and colors.
Bacillus - ANS-a rod-shaped bacteria.
Blood - ANS-Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients
(usually oxygen).
Canopy - ANS-A layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the
ground.
Carbon Dioxide (C02) - ANS-A colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's
atmospheric greenhouse effect.
Carcinogen - ANS-A substance that can lead to cancer.
Carcinoma - ANS-A malignant (infectious) tumor, which forms in the skin and outside of
internal organs.
Carnivore - ANS-An organism that eats meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants.
, Ceilometer - ANS-An instrument that measures cloud height.
Cell - ANS-A fundamental unit of all light. The cell consists of an outer plasma
membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA).
Celsius - ANS-A temperature scale which freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100
degrees.
Chemical Properties - ANS-Properties that do change the chemical nature of matter.
- change results in an entirely different kind of matter.
- burning, tarnishing, rusting, decomposing
Chemotherapy - ANS-A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to malignant
(infected) cells.
Chinook Wind - ANS-A warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Chlorophyll - ANS-The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Chromosome - ANS-A single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled strand of DNA, condensed
into a compact structure.
Clone - ANS-An identical copy of an organism.
Cloud - ANS-A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Commensalism - ANS-A relationship between two organisms where one organism
benefits from the other without affecting it.
Continental Divide - ANS-In the United States, the part of the western mountains that
separates water flowing toward opposite side of the country.
Convection - ANS-The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture.
Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Core - ANS-The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle of the Earth's center.
Cross-Pollination - ANS-Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant.
Physical Properties - ANS-Properties that do not change the chemical nature of matter.
- color, size, texture, length, volume, density
Sonic Boom - ANS-A loud noise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the
speed of sound.
Arts & Sciences
Altimeter - ANS-An instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the
height of an airplane.
Anemometer - ANS-An instrument to measure wind speed.
Angiosperm - ANS-A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary,
which may mature into a fruit.
Annuals - ANS-Plants that die after one growing season.
Asexual Reproduction - ANS-Reproduction involving ONE parent only.
Atmosphere - ANS-The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
- atmosphere extends to the surface of about 10km.
- stratosphere extends from 10km to 50km
- mesosphere extends from 50km to 80km
- thermosphere extends beyond 80km
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) - ANS-Light emission from the upper atmosphere that
appear in many shapes and colors.
Bacillus - ANS-a rod-shaped bacteria.
Blood - ANS-Fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients
(usually oxygen).
Canopy - ANS-A layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the
ground.
Carbon Dioxide (C02) - ANS-A colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's
atmospheric greenhouse effect.
Carcinogen - ANS-A substance that can lead to cancer.
Carcinoma - ANS-A malignant (infectious) tumor, which forms in the skin and outside of
internal organs.
Carnivore - ANS-An organism that eats meat, which includes animals, fungi, and plants.
, Ceilometer - ANS-An instrument that measures cloud height.
Cell - ANS-A fundamental unit of all light. The cell consists of an outer plasma
membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA).
Celsius - ANS-A temperature scale which freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100
degrees.
Chemical Properties - ANS-Properties that do change the chemical nature of matter.
- change results in an entirely different kind of matter.
- burning, tarnishing, rusting, decomposing
Chemotherapy - ANS-A cancer treatment that includes chemicals toxic to malignant
(infected) cells.
Chinook Wind - ANS-A warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Chlorophyll - ANS-The green substance that absorbs light during photosynthesis.
Chromosome - ANS-A single DNA molecule, a tightly coiled strand of DNA, condensed
into a compact structure.
Clone - ANS-An identical copy of an organism.
Cloud - ANS-A visible group of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Commensalism - ANS-A relationship between two organisms where one organism
benefits from the other without affecting it.
Continental Divide - ANS-In the United States, the part of the western mountains that
separates water flowing toward opposite side of the country.
Convection - ANS-The movement up in the atmosphere of heated moisture.
Thunderstorms are often caused by convection.
Core - ANS-The portion of the Earth from beneath the mantle of the Earth's center.
Cross-Pollination - ANS-Fertilization of one plant by pollen from a different plant.
Physical Properties - ANS-Properties that do not change the chemical nature of matter.
- color, size, texture, length, volume, density
Sonic Boom - ANS-A loud noise caused by a shock wave when an object exceeds the
speed of sound.
