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May 1964 5-a-day

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May 1964

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st May 1964State two ways that bile aids the digestion of fats.
  2. 2nd May 1964Define a communicable disease.
  3. 3rd May 1964State what is meant by negative feedback.
  4. 4th May 1964Name the scientist who proposed the three-domain system of classification, and name the three domains.
  5. 5th May 1964State the relative charge of a neutron.
  6. 6th May 1964Explain why potassium is more reactive than sodium.
  7. 7th May 1964Calculate the number of moles in 88 g of carbon dioxide. (Mr = 44)
  8. 8th May 1964A reaction profile shows the reactants at 150 kJ and the peak (activation energy point) at 195 kJ. Calculate the activation energy.
  9. 9th May 1964State the effect of increasing the temperature on the position of equilibrium of a reaction whose forward reaction is exothermic.
  10. 10th May 1964A solution gives a cream precipitate when acidified with dilute nitric acid and then treated with silver nitrate solution. Name the halide ion present.
  11. 11th May 1964A device transfers 4500 J in 90 s. Calculate its power.
  12. 12th May 1964A component has a current of 5.0 A and a resistance of 8.0 ohm. Calculate the power dissipated using P = I^2 x R.
  13. 13th May 1964Why does a bicycle pump get warm when used?
  14. 14th May 1964A car's velocity increases from 8 m/s to 20 m/s over 4 seconds. Calculate its acceleration.
  15. 15th May 1964State one medical use of X-rays and one safety precaution taken when X-rays are used in a hospital.
  16. 16th May 1964State two uses of artificial satellites.
  17. 17th May 1964What happens to the DNA before mitosis begins?
  18. 18th May 1964State two conditions that increase the rate of transpiration.
  19. 19th May 1964A lamp is moved from 15 cm to 30 cm away. What happens to the light intensity?
  20. 20th May 1964State one difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering.
  21. 21st May 1964Name the biological process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into carbon compounds in a plant.
  22. 22nd May 1964State one environmental benefit of recycling aluminium cans rather than making new aluminium from ore.
  23. 23rd May 1964Explain why graphite conducts electricity but diamond does not.
  24. 24th May 1964State what is observed when magnesium ribbon is added to copper sulfate solution.
  25. 25th May 1964State the equation for the mean rate of a reaction in terms of the quantity of reactant used.
  26. 26th May 1964State the functional group found in all carboxylic acids.
  27. 27th May 1964Name the two gases produced by photosynthesis and the substance it consumes alongside carbon dioxide.
  28. 28th May 1964Calculate the kinetic energy of a 0.5 kg ball moving at 6 m/s.
  29. 29th May 1964Name the change of state when a liquid becomes a gas throughout the liquid, at its boiling point.
  30. 30th May 1964Explain why americium-241, an alpha emitter, is suitable for use in a smoke detector.
  31. 31st May 1964State the speed at which all electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum.