NYSTCE CST ARTS & SCIENCES EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS WITH PICTORIALS LATEST 2025
altimeter
an instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the height of a plane
Feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe (middle ages), in which lords granted
land to vassals in exchange for military assistance. The network of relationships that
grew out of these exchanges strongly shaped the economic and political development
of Europe during the Middle Ages.
influence of west african music on jazz
Musical traditions from West Africa have had a major influence on jazz, including
an emphasis on improvisation, drumming, percussive sounds, and complex
rhythms.
An important feature of West African music is known as call and response in which a
solo singer is repeatedly answered by a chorus. In jazz, call and response occurs when
a voice is answered by an instrument, or when one instrument or group of instruments
is answered by another instrument or group of instruments.
the real meaning of a musical note
pitch, sounds, and the duration of that sound
Iroquois
-five nation of tribes founded in the 1400s or earlier
-the very first democracy in the Americas
what percent of seawater is salt
3.5%
what happens when light strikes a flat mirror
the light reflects back from the mirrors at the same angle it strikes
"angle of incidence=angle of reflection"
anemometer
an instrument to measure wind speed
,angiosperm
a group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a
fruit
annuals
plants that die after one growing season
asexual reproduction
reproduction involving only one parent
atmosphere
the Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere extends from
the surface to about 10 km; the stratosphere from 10 km to 50 km; the mesosphere
from 50 km to 80 km; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.
aurora borealis (northern lights)
light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors
bacillus
, a rod-shaped bacteria
blood
fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients, and usually
oxygen
canopy
a layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the ground
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
an colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse
effect.
Frozen CO2 is dry ice.
carcinogen
a substance that can lead to cancer
carcinoma
a malignant (cancerous) tumor, which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs,
most common type of cancer
ANSWERS WITH PICTORIALS LATEST 2025
altimeter
an instrument that uses air pressure to record height, such as the height of a plane
Feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe (middle ages), in which lords granted
land to vassals in exchange for military assistance. The network of relationships that
grew out of these exchanges strongly shaped the economic and political development
of Europe during the Middle Ages.
influence of west african music on jazz
Musical traditions from West Africa have had a major influence on jazz, including
an emphasis on improvisation, drumming, percussive sounds, and complex
rhythms.
An important feature of West African music is known as call and response in which a
solo singer is repeatedly answered by a chorus. In jazz, call and response occurs when
a voice is answered by an instrument, or when one instrument or group of instruments
is answered by another instrument or group of instruments.
the real meaning of a musical note
pitch, sounds, and the duration of that sound
Iroquois
-five nation of tribes founded in the 1400s or earlier
-the very first democracy in the Americas
what percent of seawater is salt
3.5%
what happens when light strikes a flat mirror
the light reflects back from the mirrors at the same angle it strikes
"angle of incidence=angle of reflection"
anemometer
an instrument to measure wind speed
,angiosperm
a group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a
fruit
annuals
plants that die after one growing season
asexual reproduction
reproduction involving only one parent
atmosphere
the Earth's atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere extends from
the surface to about 10 km; the stratosphere from 10 km to 50 km; the mesosphere
from 50 km to 80 km; and the thermosphere is the atmosphere beyond 80 km.
aurora borealis (northern lights)
light emission from the upper atmosphere that appear in many shapes and colors
bacillus
, a rod-shaped bacteria
blood
fluid that circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients, and usually
oxygen
canopy
a layer of tree branches and other vegetation elevated above the ground
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
an colorless, odorless gas that is important in the Earth's atmospheric greenhouse
effect.
Frozen CO2 is dry ice.
carcinogen
a substance that can lead to cancer
carcinoma
a malignant (cancerous) tumor, which forms in the skin and outside of internal organs,
most common type of cancer
