NYSTCE CST 245 Arts and Science
Exam Questions and Answers(GRADED
A+)
Seasonal changes - ANSWER-moon orbits earth once per month
Yearly Changes - ANSWER-earth orbits around the moon one time per year
physical change - ANSWER-A change in a substance that does not change its identity
chemical change - ANSWER-charastics change in state or phase
transformation of energy examples - ANSWER-Chemical Energy is converted to
Electrical Energy (stove), Kinetic Energy (car), Electricity (power plant), and Mechanical
Energy (space shuttle). Electricity is converted to light (light bulb) and sound and light
(TV).
effects of common forces - ANSWER-accelerate in body is in motion if at rest
conservation of energy - ANSWER-Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it may be
transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes
nation-state - ANSWER-A country who's population share a common identity.
nationalism - ANSWER-Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
Fuedalism - ANSWER-political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and
vassals where the lords let them rent land for a price
resource - ANSWER-A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is
economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use.
, cultural diffusion - ANSWER-The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one
people to another
Ecology - ANSWER-The study of how living things interact with each other and their
environment
Six Elements of Geography - ANSWER-1. The World in Spatial Terms
2. Places and Regions
3. Physical Systems
4. Human Systems
5. Environment and Society
6. The Uses of Geography
Scarcity - ANSWER-Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
oppertunity cost - ANSWER-cost of the loss of the next most desireable good or service
that could have been produced with a recource
Checks and Balances - ANSWER-A system that allows each branch of government to
limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
democratic - ANSWER-ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect
representatives to make and carry out laws.
Authoritarian - ANSWER-A government in which one leader or group of people holds
absolute power.
Due Process - ANSWER-(law) the administration of justice according to established
rules and principles
Exam Questions and Answers(GRADED
A+)
Seasonal changes - ANSWER-moon orbits earth once per month
Yearly Changes - ANSWER-earth orbits around the moon one time per year
physical change - ANSWER-A change in a substance that does not change its identity
chemical change - ANSWER-charastics change in state or phase
transformation of energy examples - ANSWER-Chemical Energy is converted to
Electrical Energy (stove), Kinetic Energy (car), Electricity (power plant), and Mechanical
Energy (space shuttle). Electricity is converted to light (light bulb) and sound and light
(TV).
effects of common forces - ANSWER-accelerate in body is in motion if at rest
conservation of energy - ANSWER-Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it may be
transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes
nation-state - ANSWER-A country who's population share a common identity.
nationalism - ANSWER-Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
Fuedalism - ANSWER-political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and
vassals where the lords let them rent land for a price
resource - ANSWER-A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is
economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use.
, cultural diffusion - ANSWER-The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one
people to another
Ecology - ANSWER-The study of how living things interact with each other and their
environment
Six Elements of Geography - ANSWER-1. The World in Spatial Terms
2. Places and Regions
3. Physical Systems
4. Human Systems
5. Environment and Society
6. The Uses of Geography
Scarcity - ANSWER-Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
oppertunity cost - ANSWER-cost of the loss of the next most desireable good or service
that could have been produced with a recource
Checks and Balances - ANSWER-A system that allows each branch of government to
limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
democratic - ANSWER-ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect
representatives to make and carry out laws.
Authoritarian - ANSWER-A government in which one leader or group of people holds
absolute power.
Due Process - ANSWER-(law) the administration of justice according to established
rules and principles
