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August 1965 5-a-day

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August 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st August 1965State the type of force that always acts between an induced magnet and the magnet that induced it.
  2. 2nd August 1965Name the model of the origin of the universe that is supported by red-shift observations.
  3. 3rd August 1965Why does active transport require energy?
  4. 4th August 1965Explain why a small number of healthy volunteers are given a very low dose of a new drug in the first stage of a clinical trial.
  5. 5th August 1965Define oxygen debt.
  6. 6th August 1965Explain one benefit of the Human Genome Project.
  7. 7th August 1965Name one way to make a rate of reaction experiment more valid rather than simply more precise.
  8. 8th August 1965Define an isotope.
  9. 9th August 1965A sealed flask containing 12.0 g of reactants is shaken and a reaction occurs. What is the total mass afterwards?
  10. 10th August 1965Explain why solid sodium chloride does not conduct electricity, but molten sodium chloride does.
  11. 11th August 1965In the gas-volume required practical measuring how concentration affects rate, state one variable that should be controlled.
  12. 12th August 1965State the difference between a pure substance and a formulation.
  13. 13th August 1965Explain why burning a fuel can produce nitrogen oxides even if the fuel itself contains no nitrogen.
  14. 14th August 1965Name three renewable energy resources.
  15. 15th August 1965State the equation for density.
  16. 16th August 1965A cyclist rides 300 m north then 300 m back south to the start. State the total distance travelled and total displacement.
  17. 17th August 1965A wave travels from air into glass and slows down. State what happens to its direction, and explain why in terms of wavelength.
  18. 18th August 1965State what a nebula is, and explain its role in the life cycle of a star.
  19. 19th August 1965Why is a stain such as iodine used when preparing a slide?
  20. 20th August 1965Give two adaptations of a red blood cell.
  21. 21st August 1965A lamp is placed 10 cm from pondweed. Calculate the relative light intensity using relative light intensity = 1 / distance^2.
  22. 22nd August 1965Name the hormone released by the adrenal glands that prepares the body for fight or flight.
  23. 23rd August 1965Explain why a pyramid of biomass is never wider at the top than at the bottom.
  24. 24th August 1965Classify crude oil as finite or renewable, and justify your answer.
  25. 25th August 1965Define a covalent bond.
  26. 26th August 1965Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in 200 cm3 of a 0.500 mol/dm3 solution.
  27. 27th August 1965State the difference between a rechargeable cell and a non-rechargeable cell.
  28. 28th August 1965State the general formula of the alkenes.
  29. 29th August 1965Give two human activities that increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
  30. 30th August 1965A 5.0 kg object is lifted 3.0 m. Calculate its gain in gravitational potential energy (g = 9.8 N/kg).
  31. 31st August 1965Calculate the current drawn by a 1150 W kettle on a 230 V supply.