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January 1977 5-a-day

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January 1977

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st January 1977Name the group of organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning mineral ions to the soil.
  2. 2nd January 1977State one benefit of recycling metal rather than extracting new metal from its ore.
  3. 3rd January 1977Name the three types of strong chemical bonding.
  4. 4th January 1977Calculate the concentration in moles per cubic decimetre of a solution containing 0.5 mol in 250 cubic centimetres.
  5. 5th January 1977State the energy transfer that occurs during an endothermic reaction.
  6. 6th January 1977Hexadecane (C16H34) is cracked to produce dodecane (C12H26) and one other product. Calculate the molecular formula of the other product.
  7. 7th January 1977A sample produces only one spot when run in three different solvents. What does this suggest about the sample?
  8. 8th January 1977Why should a line of best fit be drawn rather than joining the plotted points?
  9. 9th January 1977In a parallel circuit, how do the branch currents relate to the total current?
  10. 10th January 1977State the approximate radius of an atom.
  11. 11th January 1977A resultant force of 60 N acts on a wheelbarrow of mass 15 kg. Calculate its acceleration.
  12. 12th January 1977State the difference between a permanent magnet and an induced magnet.
  13. 13th January 1977State whether a galaxy moving towards Earth would show a red-shift or a blue-shift in its light.
  14. 14th January 1977Give one adaptation of a root hair cell for absorbing mineral ions.
  15. 15th January 1977State one way that pathogens can be spread from person to person.
  16. 16th January 1977State two things excess glucose can be converted into for storage in the human body.
  17. 17th January 1977Define homozygous.
  18. 18th January 1977Why is a polystyrene cup with a lid used in energy-change experiments?
  19. 19th January 1977Write the electronic structure of a magnesium atom (12 electrons).
  20. 20th January 1977A student measures the mass of a beaker of hydrochloric acid and marble chips as they react and finds it falls. Explain why.
  21. 21st January 1977Molten zinc chloride, ZnCl2, is electrolysed using inert electrodes. Write the half equation for the reaction at (a) the cathode, and (b) the anode.
  22. 22nd January 1977A tangent drawn to a volume-time graph at 15 seconds passes through the points (5 s, 6 cm3) and (25 s, 66 cm3). Calculate the rate of reaction at 15 seconds.
  23. 23rd January 1977Name the gas that relights a glowing splint.
  24. 24th January 1977Name two gases that dissolve in atmospheric water droplets to cause acid rain.
  25. 25th January 1977Define power and give its unit.
  26. 26th January 1977Convert a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre into kilograms per cubic metre.
  27. 27th January 1977State whether friction is a contact force or a non-contact force.
  28. 28th January 1977State the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.
  29. 29th January 1977Name the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
  30. 30th January 1977Give one advantage of a light microscope over an electron microscope.
  31. 31st January 1977Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.