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January 1956 5-a-day

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January 1956

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  1. 1st January 1956State whether breaking a chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
  2. 2nd January 1956Describe the colour change seen when an alkene is shaken with bromine water.
  3. 3rd January 1956Name three greenhouse gases.
  4. 4th January 1956A kettle transfers 360000 J of energy in 150 s. Calculate its power in watts.
  5. 5th January 1956Why does the national grid transmit electricity at a very high potential difference?
  6. 6th January 1956Why is the atomic model a good example of how scientific models change?
  7. 7th January 1956State the name of the upward force acting on an object placed in a fluid.
  8. 8th January 1956A current-carrying wire experiences a force of 1.2 N when placed at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 0.40 T, carrying a current of 6.0 A. Calculate the length of wire in the field.
  9. 9th January 1956Define the independent variable.
  10. 10th January 1956Name the plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves.
  11. 11th January 1956Name the type of pathogen that causes malaria.
  12. 12th January 1956State one difference between nervous and hormonal coordination.
  13. 13th January 1956State what is meant by a selection pressure.
  14. 14th January 1956Explain, in terms of electrons, why reactivity decreases going down Group 7.
  15. 15th January 1956Why are the noble gases unreactive?
  16. 16th January 1956How many atoms are there in 0.5 mol of helium?
  17. 17th January 1956Explain, in terms of bonds, why breaking bonds is an endothermic process.
  18. 18th January 1956State Le Chatelier's principle in your own words.
  19. 19th January 1956Describe the test, and the positive result, for ammonium ions.
  20. 20th January 1956Convert 3.5 kJ into joules.
  21. 21st January 1956In a series circuit, the current through one lamp is 0.30 A. State the current through a second lamp in the same circuit.
  22. 22nd January 1956How is the temperature of a gas related to the motion of its molecules?
  23. 23rd January 1956On a velocity-time graph, what does the area between the line and the time axis represent?
  24. 24th January 1956State the speed of all electromagnetic waves travelling through a vacuum.
  25. 25th January 1956State the name of the force that keeps a satellite in orbit around the Earth.
  26. 26th January 1956How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human body cell?
  27. 27th January 1956Where are most stomata found on a typical leaf, and why?
  28. 28th January 1956Name four limiting factors of photosynthesis.
  29. 29th January 1956A plant grown in the shade is shorter than a genetically identical plant of the same species grown in full sunlight. State whether this difference is genetic variation, environmental variation, or both.
  30. 30th January 1956State what is meant by the term biodiversity.
  31. 31st January 1956Give one reason a manufacturer's own life cycle assessment of its product might not be fully objective.