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NYSTCE Multi-Subject CST | Part 3, Arts & Sciences Exam Study Guide With Complete Solution 2024
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Altimeter - Correct Answer-An instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the height of an airplane. Anemometer - Correct Answer-An instrument to measure wind speed. Angiosperm - Correct Answer-A group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit. Annuals - Correct Answer-Plants that die after one growing season. Asexual Reproduction - Correct Answer-Reproduction involving ONE parent only. Atmosphere - Correct Answer-The Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
Cell - Correct Answer-A fundamental unit of all light. The cell consists of an outer plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and genetic material (DNA). Celsius - Correct Answer-A temperature scale which freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. Chemical Properties - Correct Answer-Properties that do change the chemical nature of matter.
Isotope - Correct Answer-Atoms of the same chemical element with a DIFFERENT number of neutrons, but the SAME number of protons. Same atomic number, but may have a different mass. Jet Stream - Correct Answer-Strong upper wind currents in a narrow stream that flows west to east in the U.S. Weather patterns are related to the position of the jet stream, which changes often. Kelvin - Correct Answer-A temperature scale in which:
Neuron - Correct Answer-Cells that react to stimuli and transmits impulses consisting of a body with a nucleus and dendrites (extends) to receive and axons (projects) to transmit impulses. Nerve - Correct Answer-A bundle of neurons or nerve cells. Parasitism - Correct Answer-A relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits and the other does not die, even though the second organism may be harmed. Perennials - Correct Answer-Plants that live through more than one growing season. Phases of the Moon - Correct Answer-1) New Moon
Capitalism - Correct Answer-An economic system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are privately controlled, so that individual profit is obtained through labor and capital investment. Checks and Balances - Correct Answer-Extension of the separation of powers doctrine, under which each branch of a government can (if necessary) counter the actions or decisions of the other branches. Civil Rights - Correct Answer-The nonpolitical rights of citizens, such as liberty and equality. Civilization - Correct Answer-A complex society that possesses a degree of historical and cultural unity. Common Good - Correct Answer-Benefits, or beneficial conditions, for all members of a group. Communism - Correct Answer-Classless political system in which citizens gain control over the means of production, and goods are available to all as needed so that wealth becomes relatively evenly distributed. Culture - Correct Answer-Knowledge, beliefs, practices, and values shared by a society at a particular time. Democracy - Correct Answer-Political system based on self-rule, in which government consists of representatives freely elected by citizens. Federalism - Correct Answer-Political system in which authority is both central and localized.
Nation - Correct Answer-Group of people distinguished by common identity and government. Nation-State - Correct Answer-State that provides a sovereign territory for a single nation. Nationalism - Correct Answer-The belief that the activities and obligations of citizens should be defined in terms of a single national identity. Natural Rights - Correct Answer-Rights that are universal, an automatic for all humans that precede all other rights. Opportunity Cost - Correct Answer-A benefit, profit, or value of something that must be given up to acquire or achieve something else. Power - Correct Answer-Ability to influence the behaviors of others. Productivity - Correct Answer-A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs. Prejudice - Correct Answer-Negative attitudes towards members of a group, resulting from mirror membership in the group.