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July 1979 5-a-day

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July 1979

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  1. 1st July 1979State the difference between irradiation and contamination.
  2. 2nd July 1979Calculate the momentum of a 1200 kg car travelling at 18 m/s.
  3. 3rd July 1979Explain why a compass needle placed just outside one end of a current-carrying solenoid lines up parallel to the solenoid's axis.
  4. 4th July 1979Name the second major piece of observational evidence, besides red-shift, that supports the Big Bang model.
  5. 5th July 1979Name the process that moves substances against a concentration gradient.
  6. 6th July 1979Which type of pathogen causes athlete's foot, a fungal skin infection?
  7. 7th July 1979A student counts 19 pulse beats in 10 seconds immediately after running. Calculate her heart rate in beats per minute.
  8. 8th July 1979State how many chromosomes are found in a normal human body cell, and how they are arranged.
  9. 9th July 1979Why is the burette rinsed with the solution it is going to contain rather than with water?
  10. 10th July 1979State the relative mass and relative charge of a neutron.
  11. 11th July 1979Calculate the Mr of Ca(OH)2. (Ca = 40, O = 16, H = 1)
  12. 12th July 1979In the industrial extraction of aluminium, explain why the carbon anodes need to be replaced regularly.
  13. 13th July 1979State the condition, in terms of energy, that colliding particles must meet for a reaction to occur.
  14. 14th July 1979Which reagent is added, and in what colour change, to test for chlorine gas?
  15. 15th July 1979Explain how solid carbon particulates released by combustion can cause global dimming.
  16. 16th July 1979A lamp is supplied with 60 J and transfers 6 J as light. Calculate its efficiency as a percentage.
  17. 17th July 1979Define specific latent heat of fusion.
  18. 18th July 1979A box has a driving force of 250 N forward and friction of 180 N backward. Calculate the resultant force, including its direction.
  19. 19th July 1979A wave has a period of 0.005 s. Calculate its frequency.
  20. 20th July 1979State the difference between a natural satellite and an artificial satellite, and give one example of each.
  21. 21st July 1979Give the equation linking magnification, image size and real size.
  22. 22nd July 1979Give one advantage and one disadvantage of a stent.
  23. 23rd July 1979Explain why anaerobic respiration releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.
  24. 24th July 1979Name the hormone that causes the liver to convert stored glycogen back into glucose.
  25. 25th July 1979State what is meant by the term ecosystem.
  26. 26th July 1979State what is meant by sustainable development.
  27. 27th July 1979Describe metallic bonding.
  28. 28th July 1979State the pH value of a neutral solution.
  29. 29th July 1979State whether breaking a chemical bond requires energy or releases energy.
  30. 30th July 1979State the type of reaction that occurs when bromine adds across the double bond of an alkene.
  31. 31st July 1979Explain, in terms of infrared radiation, how greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm.