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April 1978 5-a-day

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April 1978

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st April 1978State the difference between resolution and accuracy.
  2. 2nd April 1978An amylase reaction is complete after 200 seconds. Calculate the rate of reaction using rate = 1000 / time.
  3. 3rd April 1978How do bacteria make a person feel ill?
  4. 4th April 1978Name the three parts common to every homeostatic control system.
  5. 5th April 1978State one advantage and one disadvantage of selective breeding in farm animals.
  6. 6th April 1978An atom has atomic number 11 and mass number 23. State the number of protons.
  7. 7th April 1978On what property are elements ordered in the modern periodic table?
  8. 8th April 1978In the equation 2H2 + O2 gives 2H2O, how many moles of water are formed from 3 mol of hydrogen?
  9. 9th April 1978State whether the combustion of methane is exothermic or endothermic.
  10. 10th April 1978In the Haber process, N2(g) + 3H2(g) -> 2NH3(g), state the effect of decreasing the pressure on the position of equilibrium.
  11. 11th April 1978Why must dilute nitric acid be added before silver nitrate solution when testing for a halide ion?
  12. 12th April 1978State the equation for work done.
  13. 13th April 1978Two resistors are connected in parallel across a 12 V battery. State the potential difference across each resistor.
  14. 14th April 1978State the relationship between pressure and volume for a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature.
  15. 15th April 1978A train travels at a constant velocity of 40 m/s for 3 minutes. Calculate the distance it travels, in km.
  16. 16th April 1978A microwave oven uses electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of 0.12 m. Calculate the frequency of these waves (speed of light = 3 x 10^8 m/s).
  17. 17th April 1978Put the following in order of increasing distance from the Sun: Mars, Venus, Saturn, Earth.
  18. 18th April 1978Where in a plant are stem cells found?
  19. 19th April 1978Name the process by which dissolved sugars are transported in the phloem.
  20. 20th April 1978Why is photosynthesis described as endothermic?
  21. 21st April 1978Name the three-domain system of classification, and name the scientist most associated with proposing it.
  22. 22nd April 1978State one human activity that reduces the amount of land available for other organisms.
  23. 23rd April 1978State the two substances that must both be present for iron to rust.
  24. 24th April 1978State the size range of a nanoparticle.
  25. 25th April 1978Why is aluminium extracted by electrolysis rather than by reduction with carbon?
  26. 26th April 1978Explain, using collision theory, why increasing the concentration of a reactant in solution increases the rate of a reaction.
  27. 27th April 1978State the functional group found in all alcohols.
  28. 28th April 1978Explain why the natural greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth, rather than being a purely harmful process.
  29. 29th April 1978What happens to the energy described as 'wasted' in a transfer?
  30. 30th April 1978State the correct SI unit for density.