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August 1968 5-a-day

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August 1968

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  1. 1st August 1968Why does the national grid transmit electricity at a very high potential difference?
  2. 2nd August 1968Why is the atomic model a good example of how scientific models change?
  3. 3rd August 1968State the name of the upward force acting on an object placed in a fluid.
  4. 4th August 1968A 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.
  5. 5th August 1968Define the independent variable.
  6. 6th August 1968Name the organ system responsible for breaking food down into small, soluble molecules.
  7. 7th August 1968Name the type of pathogen that causes malaria.
  8. 8th August 1968State one difference between nervous and hormonal coordination.
  9. 9th August 1968State what is meant by a selection pressure.
  10. 10th August 1968An atom has atomic number 9 and mass number 19. Calculate the number of neutrons.
  11. 11th August 1968Why are the noble gases unreactive?
  12. 12th August 1968How many atoms are there in 0.5 mol of helium?
  13. 13th August 1968Give one everyday example of an endothermic process.
  14. 14th August 1968State Le Chatelier's principle in your own words.
  15. 15th August 1968Describe the test, and the positive result, for ammonium ions.
  16. 16th August 1968Convert 3.5 kJ into joules.
  17. 17th August 1968A current of 2.0 A flows through a resistor for 30 s. Calculate the charge that flows. Use Q = I x t.
  18. 18th August 1968How is the temperature of a gas related to the motion of its molecules?
  19. 19th August 1968On a velocity-time graph, what does the area between the line and the time axis represent?
  20. 20th August 1968State the speed of all electromagnetic waves travelling through a vacuum.
  21. 21st August 1968State the name of the force that keeps a satellite in orbit around the Earth.
  22. 22nd August 1968How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human body cell?
  23. 23rd August 1968Where are most stomata found on a typical leaf, and why?
  24. 24th August 1968Name four limiting factors of photosynthesis.
  25. 25th August 1968A 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.
  26. 26th August 1968State what is meant by the term biodiversity.
  27. 27th August 1968Give one reason a manufacturer's own life cycle assessment of its product might not be fully objective.
  28. 28th August 1968Give one use of nanoparticles and one associated risk.
  29. 29th August 1968Give the ionic equation for neutralisation.
  30. 30th August 1968State what is shown on a rate graph when the line for the volume of gas produced becomes horizontal (flat).
  31. 31st August 1968Name the small molecule typically released as a by-product during condensation polymerisation.