NYSTCE CST 245 /CST Exam Bundle

Altimeter - Answer- an instrument that uses air pressure to record height Anemometer - Answer- an instrument to measure wind speed Angiosperm - Answer- a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit Annuals - Answer- plants that die after one gro...

Scientific Inquiry - Answer- The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Features of Scientific Inquiry - Answer- 1. Learner engages in scientifically oriented questions 2. Learner gives priority to evidence...

Christopher Columbus - Answer- Italian explorer, sailed from Spain in 1492 and reached Americas, greatly increased European awareness of the North American Continent Why did English settles colonize America - Answer- 1- to make money. 2- to set up religious freedom. 3- to govern themselves. 4- be...

Prereading - Answer- All knowledge, skills and experience that come before conventional literacy. Students gain oral vocabulary, learn sentence structure, develop phonological awareness Running record - Answer- An assessment which measures a child' fluency during oral reading Phonological awa...

Abstract - Answer- Image that reduces a subject to its essential visual elements (lines, shapes, colors) Background - Answer- Portions or areas of composition that are behind the primary subject matter Balance - Answer- A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct propor...

cultural diffusion - Answer- the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another Authoritarian - Answer- to describe a way of governing that values order and control over personal freedom Separation of powers - Answer- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, an...

Therodynamics - Answer- The study of energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter. Heat is transferred between two objects to reach equilibrium 3 systems: Open - capable of interacting with a surrounding environments and can exchange heat, work and matter outside their system Cl...

Earth Science - Answer- Earth Science covers 4 categories which are air, water, land, and life. The basics start with air - Answer- -Air is a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide. -Humans breathe in oxygen and out carbon dioxide. -Animals like cows will release methane in the form of burping an...

Reading Comprehension - Answer- the ability to read text, process it, and understand its meaning Literacy - Answer- the ability to read and write Skills needed for Literacy - Answer- Phonemic Awareness Phonics Vocab Comprehension Fluency Phonemic Awareness - Answer- ...

Alphabet recognition - Answer- *Can identify the letters of the alphabet* both capital and lowercase when asked to do so Alphabetic principle - Answer- Written language is comprised of *letters (graphemes)* that represent *sounds (phonemes)* in spoken words Analogical representations - Answer-...

Prereading - Answer- All knowledge, skills and experience that come before conventional literacy. Students gain oral vocabulary, learn sentence structure, develop phonological awareness Running record - Answer- An assessment which measures a child' fluency during oral reading Balanced Literac...

Quadratic Formula - Answer- x=-b±[√b²-4ac]/2a Sin - Answer- opposite/hypotenuse Cos - Answer- adjacent/hypotenuse Tan - Answer- opposite/adjacent Law of Sines - Answer- a/sinA=b/sinB=c/sinC Law of Cosines - Answer- a²=b²+c²-2bcCosA Area of a Triangle TRIG - Answer- K=1/2abSi...

Cardinal numbers - Answer- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Ordinal numbers - Answer- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. Place value - Answer- Millions Hundred Thousands Ten Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones 3,579,410 (5 = 500,000); (9= 9,000) Exponents - Answer- 3^5 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 243 Multip...