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December 1972 5-a-day

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December 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-8

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  1. 1st December 1972On a microscope, the eyepiece lens has a magnification of x10 and the objective lens in use has a magnification of x40. Calculate the total magnification.
  2. 2nd December 1972In the disappearing cross experiment, a student times how long it takes for a cross under the flask to disappear from view. Explain why a shorter time indicates a faster reaction.
  3. 3rd December 1972A car's velocity increases from 5 m/s to 17 m/s in 4 seconds. Use acceleration = change in velocity / time taken to calculate its acceleration.
  4. 4th December 1972Name the reaction type in which a fuel reacts with oxygen, releasing energy as heat and light.
  5. 5th December 1972A solid is heated until it turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first. Name this change of state.
  6. 6th December 1972State the approximate time it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.
  7. 7th December 1972Which punctuation mark is missing, and where, from this sentence: Bring your boots shin pads and water bottle to training.
  8. 8th December 1972A four-mark question asks you to explain the effect of the writer's language in one paragraph. Roughly how many separate points should your answer include?
  9. 9th December 1972A question asks you to "find and copy one word" meaning "silent." Which of these fits: "hushed", "loud", "busy" or "bright"?
  10. 10th December 1972Identify the four stages of a well-structured short narrative.
  11. 11th December 1972Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: dont go near the big wheel warned tom its not safe
  12. 12th December 1972A speaker opens with a short, true story about one shy pupil who became the club's best speaker. What is this technique called?
  13. 13th December 1972Name the persuasive technique used in this slogan: 'Save money. Save time. Save the planet.'
  14. 14th December 1972List all the factors of 30, and state the highest common factor (HCF) of 30 and 45.
  15. 15th December 1972The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Work out the size of the largest angle.
  16. 16th December 1972Simplify 7x - 3y + 2x + 8y.
  17. 17th December 1972A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of 7 cm and 24 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
  18. 18th December 1972A bag contains 9 red, 8 blue and 7 green counters only. A counter is picked at random. Work out the probability it is green, giving your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.
  19. 19th December 1972Work out 15% of 340 pounds.
  20. 20th December 1972Work out 8.3 x 5.2, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st December 1972Simplify the ratio 45:60.
  22. 22nd December 1972A netball team played 20 matches. The table shows goals scored per match. Goals: 0, 1, 2, 3. Frequency: 4, 7, 6, 3. Calculate the mean number of goals per match.
  23. 23rd December 1972A slice of toast contains 12 g of carbohydrate, 4 g of protein and 3 g of fat. Each gram of carbohydrate and each gram of protein provides 4 kcal of energy, and each gram of fat provides 9 kcal. Calculate the total energy content of the toast.
  24. 24th December 1972Name the technique used to separate sand from a mixture of sand and water.
  25. 25th December 1972Ben has a mass of 12 kg. Calculate his weight on Earth. Use weight = mass x gravitational field strength, with g = 10 N/kg.
  26. 26th December 1972State the name given to a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently used up itself.
  27. 27th December 1972State one advantage of using solar power to generate electricity, compared with burning fossil fuels.
  28. 28th December 1972State the name of the process by which oxygen moves from the air in the lungs into the blood.
  29. 29th December 1972A pupil wants to find out whether increasing the concentration of a salt solution affects the boiling point of water. Suggest one variable, other than salt concentration, that should be kept the same for this to be a fair test.
  30. 30th December 1972Rewrite this sentence, replacing the vague capitalised word with a more precise alternative, keeping the meaning: "The cellar was DARK."
  31. 31st December 1972Identify whether this sentence is simple, compound or complex: 'Although the fog was thick, the fishermen still set out.'