CSET SUBTEST II CERTIFICATION EXAM with 169 Questions
and Correct Answers
1. Water cycle?:
Condensation
2. Rain drop and gravity- which direction will it fall?: irectio
slight right d n
3.what makes grass green or gives it a green color
ANS Chlorophyll (chlorophyll absorbs blue light and red light, but
reflects the green light)
4.Why is it colder in the central valley in the winter than on the coast in CA?
ANS It is warmer at the central coast
5.Why does the ocean not freeze as fast as a lake?
ANS Sea water freezes at lower temperatures, then something about
the ice crystals in the fresh-water) 6/4 confirm on ice crystals wording
6.What would happen if a plant was watered with ocean or salt water
ANS If a plant is watered with saltwater it will wilt, if too much water is
lost during osmosis the plant will die.
7.From the Northern Hemisphere, what place would experience the longest
amount of daylight? Or the question was, day experi-
where was the longest enced or the sun the
longest-June Solstice?
ANS Anchorage, Alaska
,8.What instrument is used to measure air pressure
ANS Air pressure, atmospheric pressure-use a barometer
9.What are mutations
ANS Genetic mutations-variety
10.What does mutation do .. Options were all about how mutations give you
advantages
ANS Retry A change in a gene (DNA), results in a mutation. There are
beneficial mutations that help an organism (think about a white fur
gene for a rabbit living in the arctic). There are also mutations that
harm and can kill an organism (think about diseases like Sickle Cell
Anemia). Remember, for evolution to work you need mutations. The
white fur mutation for the rabbit helps it to survive in the snow of the
Arctic because it is camouflaged. answer
They are beneficial to survive or create variations within genes of
populations
11.Polaris View
ANS North Star, the Earth is pointed directly at it, stars circle around it,
it does not move, northern direction, Earth rotates
12.Compared to the waters of the continental shelf, the surface waters of
the open ocean are generally much less productive in because they?
ANS Lack nutrients derived from the land or ocean sediment on the
seabed
,13.Natural selection has to do with variations, overpopulation, competitor
and reproduction. Adaptations/variations to the environment is crucial for
survival,
cannot recall the question but it was multiple choice and the options were
animals I believe .
ANS A process that causes populations to change over time
14.Northern hemisphere and winter, I cannot recall the exact estion (Po-
qu sition of Polaris in the northern hemisphere during the olstice: SOL-
winter s STICES sun are
ANS The days that one of the Earth's poles is most tilted
away the SOLSTICES.
15.Physical Weathering- best example
ANS frost
16.Function of a cell. A question about what is produced in the nucleus
ANS the RNA is replicated by the DNA template
17.what does photosynthesis do? Process of photosynthesis
ANS glucose (sugar) and oxygen
18.Photosynthesis question about what does X represent
ANS condensatio
n
19.Science question about; if a student created a model of methanol repre-
senting an atomic*** structure what is the model representing?
ANS neutrons and protons are in the nucleus
, 20.Question about a little boy making a model of an atom, what would be
the most accurate?
l of
ANS having the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
2.3)
(middle)
21.Which of the following is the most acidic?
ANS lemonade (ph leve
22.Which of the following is the best refraction of light waves?
ANS Light passing through raindrops produces a rainbow
23.During the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989, homes located near San
Francisco Bay generally sustained worse damage than similar homes
further from the bay. The severity of the damage sustained by homes
nearest to the bay is most likely due to the
ANS Existence of sediments and fill near the shoreline.
24.El Nino's effects on seagulls/fish/fisheries
ANS It disrupts the whole food chain.
25.What is the equation for cellular respiration?balanced chemical eq
ANS 6CO2
26.In the Northern Hemisphere, on a day in the winter solstice,
which place experiences the longest amount of sunlight? ntarctica
(24
ANS a. Ross Ice Shelf, A
hours)
and Correct Answers
1. Water cycle?:
Condensation
2. Rain drop and gravity- which direction will it fall?: irectio
slight right d n
3.what makes grass green or gives it a green color
ANS Chlorophyll (chlorophyll absorbs blue light and red light, but
reflects the green light)
4.Why is it colder in the central valley in the winter than on the coast in CA?
ANS It is warmer at the central coast
5.Why does the ocean not freeze as fast as a lake?
ANS Sea water freezes at lower temperatures, then something about
the ice crystals in the fresh-water) 6/4 confirm on ice crystals wording
6.What would happen if a plant was watered with ocean or salt water
ANS If a plant is watered with saltwater it will wilt, if too much water is
lost during osmosis the plant will die.
7.From the Northern Hemisphere, what place would experience the longest
amount of daylight? Or the question was, day experi-
where was the longest enced or the sun the
longest-June Solstice?
ANS Anchorage, Alaska
,8.What instrument is used to measure air pressure
ANS Air pressure, atmospheric pressure-use a barometer
9.What are mutations
ANS Genetic mutations-variety
10.What does mutation do .. Options were all about how mutations give you
advantages
ANS Retry A change in a gene (DNA), results in a mutation. There are
beneficial mutations that help an organism (think about a white fur
gene for a rabbit living in the arctic). There are also mutations that
harm and can kill an organism (think about diseases like Sickle Cell
Anemia). Remember, for evolution to work you need mutations. The
white fur mutation for the rabbit helps it to survive in the snow of the
Arctic because it is camouflaged. answer
They are beneficial to survive or create variations within genes of
populations
11.Polaris View
ANS North Star, the Earth is pointed directly at it, stars circle around it,
it does not move, northern direction, Earth rotates
12.Compared to the waters of the continental shelf, the surface waters of
the open ocean are generally much less productive in because they?
ANS Lack nutrients derived from the land or ocean sediment on the
seabed
,13.Natural selection has to do with variations, overpopulation, competitor
and reproduction. Adaptations/variations to the environment is crucial for
survival,
cannot recall the question but it was multiple choice and the options were
animals I believe .
ANS A process that causes populations to change over time
14.Northern hemisphere and winter, I cannot recall the exact estion (Po-
qu sition of Polaris in the northern hemisphere during the olstice: SOL-
winter s STICES sun are
ANS The days that one of the Earth's poles is most tilted
away the SOLSTICES.
15.Physical Weathering- best example
ANS frost
16.Function of a cell. A question about what is produced in the nucleus
ANS the RNA is replicated by the DNA template
17.what does photosynthesis do? Process of photosynthesis
ANS glucose (sugar) and oxygen
18.Photosynthesis question about what does X represent
ANS condensatio
n
19.Science question about; if a student created a model of methanol repre-
senting an atomic*** structure what is the model representing?
ANS neutrons and protons are in the nucleus
, 20.Question about a little boy making a model of an atom, what would be
the most accurate?
l of
ANS having the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
2.3)
(middle)
21.Which of the following is the most acidic?
ANS lemonade (ph leve
22.Which of the following is the best refraction of light waves?
ANS Light passing through raindrops produces a rainbow
23.During the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989, homes located near San
Francisco Bay generally sustained worse damage than similar homes
further from the bay. The severity of the damage sustained by homes
nearest to the bay is most likely due to the
ANS Existence of sediments and fill near the shoreline.
24.El Nino's effects on seagulls/fish/fisheries
ANS It disrupts the whole food chain.
25.What is the equation for cellular respiration?balanced chemical eq
ANS 6CO2
26.In the Northern Hemisphere, on a day in the winter solstice,
which place experiences the longest amount of sunlight? ntarctica
(24
ANS a. Ross Ice Shelf, A
hours)
