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September 1969 5-a-day

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September 1969

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st September 1969Explain, in terms of particle motion, why a wave can transfer energy without transferring matter.
  2. 2nd September 1969Name the region of the Solar System where most asteroids are found.
  3. 3rd September 1969State the function of the mitochondria.
  4. 4th September 1969Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide, urea and hormones?
  5. 5th September 1969A lamp is placed 10 cm from pondweed. Calculate the relative light intensity using relative light intensity = 1 / distance^2.
  6. 6th September 1969A person's blood glucose concentration is 4.8 mmol/dm^3 before breakfast and 7.2 mmol/dm^3 after breakfast. Calculate the increase in blood glucose concentration.
  7. 7th September 1969A student places ten 1 m x 1 m quadrats at random across a school field of area 3000 m2 and counts a total of 45 dandelions across all ten quadrats. Estimate the total number of dandelions on the field.
  8. 8th September 1969Classify crude oil as finite or renewable, and justify your answer.
  9. 9th September 1969Why can metals conduct electricity when solid?
  10. 10th September 1969Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in 200 cm3 of a 0.500 mol/dm3 solution.
  11. 11th September 1969State whether forming a new chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
  12. 12th September 1969Propene (C3H6) reacts with steam in the presence of a catalyst. Name the catalyst, and name the type of compound formed.
  13. 13th September 1969Give two human activities that increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
  14. 14th September 1969A 5.0 kg object is lifted 3.0 m. Calculate its gain in gravitational potential energy (g = 9.8 N/kg).
  15. 15th September 1969What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
  16. 16th September 1969What observation showed that the atom is mostly empty space?
  17. 17th September 1969State two factors, other than depth, that affect the pressure at a given point in a liquid.
  18. 18th September 1969State the name of the rule used to find the direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field, and name the three quantities it relates.
  19. 19th September 1969In the microbiology practical, why are agar plates incubated at 25 degrees Celsius in schools rather than at 37 degrees Celsius?
  20. 20th September 1969State two ways that bile aids the digestion of fats.
  21. 21st September 1969Why can HIV not be treated with antibiotics?
  22. 22nd September 1969State what is meant by negative feedback.
  23. 23rd September 1969Name the scientist who proposed the three-domain system of classification, and name the three domains.
  24. 24th September 1969State the relative charge of a neutron.
  25. 25th September 1969State the trend in reactivity down group 7 and name the most reactive halogen listed on the periodic table.
  26. 26th September 1969Define the limiting reactant.
  27. 27th September 1969A reaction profile shows the reactants at 150 kJ and the peak (activation energy point) at 195 kJ. Calculate the activation energy.
  28. 28th September 1969State the effect of increasing the temperature on the position of equilibrium of a reaction whose forward reaction is exothermic.
  29. 29th September 1969Explain how the sodium hydroxide test distinguishes aluminium ions from calcium ions, given that both give a white precipitate.
  30. 30th September 1969Why should you write down the equation even if you cannot finish the calculation?