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What is an Isotope

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  • It is where the atoms of an element have the same number of protons but different neutrons.
  • Isotopes have same atomic number different mass

eg carbon has three isotopes: carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14. Carbon-12 has 6 neutrons, carbon-13 has 7 neutrons, and carbon-14 has 8 neutrons, but all three isotopes have 6 protons in their nuclei, making them all carbon atoms.

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What is a molecule

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A collection of 2 or more atoms

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What is a Neutron

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Uncharged subatomic particle of an atom

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What observations when burn magnesium

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Gives off heat
Burns bright
White powder
Fast Reaction

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What is a valence electron

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They are the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom, determining its chemical properties and bonding behavior.

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What is metalic bonding

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  • Metallic bonding occurs when a group of metal atoms share valence electrons.
  • The electrons that can move freely between the metal ions.
  • These shared electron makes metals good conductors of electricity and heat
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What makes metal malleable

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  • Because electrons free to move
  • When a force is applied, the free electrons help the metal atoms slide past each other without breaking the bonds.
  • This allows the metal to change shape without fracturing,
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What is an Ion

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  • Ions are charged particles.
  • It is an atom that has lost or gained an electron
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Where are protons found?

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In the nucleus - they cannot be gained or lost

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What is a covalent bond

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  • A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond that forms when two non metal atoms share pairs of electron
  • Sharing of electrons creates a strong bond that holds the atoms together to form molecules.
  • They remain neutral
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What are cations

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  • Cations are positively charged ions formed when an atom loses one or more electrons.
  • This loss of electrons results in the atom having more protons than electrons, giving it a net positive charge.
  • Cations are typically formed by metals, which tend to lose electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration,
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What are anions

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  • Negative Ions

Examples include chloride ions (Cl⁻), oxide ions (O²⁻), and nitride ions (N³⁻).

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Where are metals and non-metals placed on the periodic table

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  • Metals on left
  • Non metals on right
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Why are metals good conductors of electricity?

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Because they have free-moving electrons that can carry electric charge easily.

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What 2 metals have most violent reaction?

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Potassium and Sodium

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What 3 metals do not react?

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Copper Silver Gold

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17
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In an atom what is uncharged?

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Neutron

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18
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How is the periodic table ordered?

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In order of atomic number and those with similar properties /reactivity properties

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19
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If the electron arrangement is 2,8 what is the symbol. And what is the characteristic of this element/

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Ne
Full outer shell of electrons

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20
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If you react magnesium with hydrochloric acid what gas will be collected

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Hydrogen

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21
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If you lit hydrogen - what would you expect to happen?

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Pop and red flash of light

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22
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How do you calculate the number of neutrons?

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  • You subtract the number of protons (which is the atomic number) from the mass number.
  • The mass number represents the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
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23
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Describe what makes something a living thing

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MRS GREN:

  • Movement
  • Reproduction
  • Sensitivity
  • Growth
  • Respiration
  • Excretion
  • Nutrition
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What is a Species?

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A group of organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring

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What is a population?

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It is a member of the same species living in the same geographical area

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What is a community?

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Interaction of populations of living things found in a habitat

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27
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What is an ecosystem?

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  • An ecosystem is all the living and non-living factors of an area and how they interact with each other.
  • They can be natural, such as the ocean.
  • Or man-made: eg a vegetable garden is an ecosystem!
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What is a biotic factor

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All living organisms in an ecosystem
eg tree, mouse

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29
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What is an abiotic factor

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All non living organisms in an ecosystem
eg rain, temperature

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30
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What is ecology?

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It is the study of living things, their interactions and their environment.

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31
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What are ecologists?

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People who study ecology

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32
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Where does all energy in the ecosystem come from?

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The sun

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33
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Describe how plants capture light energy

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Using photosynthesis they convert CO2, water sunlight into glucose

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34
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What is a food chain?

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  • Shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another.
  • Starting with plants
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In food chain what is a producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer and tertiary consumer

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  • A producer is an organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis eg plant
  • A primary consumer eats producers
  • A secondary consumer eats primary consumers
  • A tertiary consumer eats secondary consumers.
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36
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What is a trophic level in food chain?

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The levels of the food chain

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37
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What is symbiosis?

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  • The relationship between two species.
  • In symbiotic relationships, at least one of the species involved benefits from the relationship.
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38
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Mutualism

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Is where both species benefit

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39
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Commensalism

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Where one species benetifts and the other not harmed - eg barnicle on whale

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Paratism

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Where one harmed and the other benefits

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41
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How have humans impacted habitat destruction

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  • Clearing land for agriculture
  • Housing development
  • Pollution and mining,
  • These destroys the ecosystem of many plants and animals which alters the food web by changing species present
42
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What is Pollution?

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  • Pollution is when harmful substances get into the environment (air, water, or soil)
  • It causes damage to living things and ecosystems.
43
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Describe Biodegradable and Non Biodegradable pollutants

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  • Biodegradable pollutants are substances that can be broken down by living organisms into harmless substances over time - like food waste.
  • Non-biodegradable pollutants are substances that do not break down and stay for a long time, causing harm eg plastic.
44
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What is Eutrophication

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  • Eutrophication is when too many nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, enter water, usually from fertilizers or sewage.
  • This causes excessive growth of algae and plants, which cuts oxygen levels in the water, leading to death of aquatic life.
45
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What is biodiversity

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Biodiversity refers to the variety and number of living organisms populations in ecosystem including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms

46
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What is conservation

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  • It is the looking after the worlds biodiversity
  • This reducing the number of species becoming extinct
47
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What is biodiversity affected by

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Climate Change
Habitat destruction
Over harvesting
Pollution

48
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Why is carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increasing?

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Burning fossil fuels
Large scale forestry

49
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What is the effect of increasing carbon dioxide?

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Global Warming
Respiratory disease

50
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What happens when a primary consumer (rabbit) is eliminated from an ecosystem?

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  • When a primary consumer is eliminated it disrupts the food chain
  • Eg if rabbits (primary consumers) die, grass will increase because there are no rabbits eating it.
  • The animals that eat rabbits will have less food, which could see thier population decrease.
  • It has a chain reaction that can affect many different animals
51
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What is an element

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A substance with only one type of atom

52
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How do the phyiscal properties of elements differ?

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Boiling point, heat, electrical conductivity, solid, liquid, gas

53
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How is Periodic Table organised

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Smallest to biggest

54
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What is atomic number

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The smallest number in atom box and = the number of protons

55
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How do you calculate neutrons

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Take away Protons (the atomic number) with the mass

56
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What does Mass number represent?

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Protons and neutrons in that element

57
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What does diatomic mean and what are the 7 elements

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  • Diatomic simply means that a molecule is made up of two atoms of the same element bonded together
  • They never want to be alone
  1. Hydrogen (H2)
  2. Nitrogen (N2)
  3. Fluorine (F2)
  4. Oxygen (O2)
  5. Iodine (I2)
  6. Chlorine (Cl2)
  7. Bromine (Br2)
58
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What a the qualities of a metal?

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Shiny
High melting points
Good conductors of electricity
Good conductors of heat
High density
Malleable

59
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Why would you repeat an experiment three times?

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To have more reliable results

60
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What is an independent variable?

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Is something in an experiment that changes on purpose in an experiment to see what effect it has on dependent variable

61
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What is a dependent variable?

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  • It is what is being measured or observed in an experiment;
  • it changes dependent on the independent variable.
62
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What is a controlled variable?

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  • The variable that kept constant or unchanged
  • To ensure that any effects are due to the independent variable and not other factors.
63
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What is pressure?

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Force per unit area

64
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What are Pressure, Force and Area measured in?

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  • P Pressure - Pa Pascal
  • F Force - N Newton
  • A Area - m² Metres squared
65
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How do you calculate density?

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Density= Volume/Mass
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66
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What is the unit of density?

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grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³).

67
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What does density mean?

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  • How closely packed particles are in a solid, liquid and a gas.
68
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What is symbol for Potassium

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K

69
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What is symbol for Sodium

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Na

70
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What is symbol for Copper

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Cu

71
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What is symbol for Iron

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Fe

72
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What is symbol for Silver

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Ag

73
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What is symbol for Mercury

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Hg

74
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What is chemical formula for Sodium Chloride

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NaCl

75
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What is chemical formula for Hydrogen Peroxide

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H2O2
Hydrogen peroxide is a compound consisting of two hydrogen atoms bonded to two oxygen atoms.

76
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On a line graph where does the independent variable go?

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Horizontal - X axis

77
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Always start numbeing axis from?

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Zero

78
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What does the line graph need to have on it?

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Title, best fit line, label axis, axes even steps, circle error points, graph should cover half of page

79
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In a line graph what order should the title be?

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Vertical then Horizontal

80
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Where should change variable go on the graph?

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Horizontal line

81
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What do primary consumers eat?

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Plants - Herbivores

82
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What do secondary consumers eat

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Animals - Carnivores

83
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What is velocity?

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Velocity is the rate of change of distance with time it is measured as metres per second.

84
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What is weight, how do you calculate

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F= M x G
Unit is N (newton)
The weight of an object is defined as the force of gravity on the object and may be calculated as the mass times the acceleration of gravity.

85
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How to calculate Pressure

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Pressure = Force/Area
Unit is Pascal
In Physics, pressure is a measure of how much force is acting on a certain area.
Solids, liquids and gases can all exert pressure

86
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Why does weight change depending on where you are?

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The weight of an object is not the same everywhere because the size of the force of gravity is not the same everywhere – the force of gravity is less on the moon than on the Earth, so, the weight of the object is less on the moon than on the Earth.

87
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What is Mass?

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Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.

88
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Is Mass the same everywhere in the universe?

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YES.
Mass is the same everywhere in the universe.

89
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Can you change density of a gas?

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Yes
This is because the particles can be different distances apart. This means you can change the volume without changing the mass.

90
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Can you change the density of a solid or a liquid?

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No
You cannot change the density of a liquid or solid.

This is because the mass and volume are linked: to increase the volume you have to increase the mass by the same amount.

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92
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What is Force?

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A force is a push or a pull.
Eg, when you push open a door you must apply a force to the door. You also must apply a force to pull open a drawer.

93
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Explain why snow shoes work.

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Snow shoes have a much large surface area than say a sneaker.
This spreads spread the force over a larger area and reduce the pressure on the snow - this stops people sinking into the snow.

94
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Explain why tractor tyres work

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Tractor tyres are wide - this reduces the pressure they exert and are less likely to sink in to wet ground

95
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Define Pressure

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Pressure is force per unit area.

96
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Why is a sharp knife easier to cut with

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When using a sharp knife, the small area of the blade creates a large pressure, making cutting easier.

97
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What is friction

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Friction is a force that always opposes motion.
It acts in the opposite direction to the one in which the box is moving.

98
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What is an example of a non contact force

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Non-contact forces are forces that act between two objects that are not physically touching each other.

Example: Magnetic force, gravity

99
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What is a contact force?

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Forces that act between two objects which are physically touching each other.

Example: friction

100
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What happens with non balanced forces

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When the forces acting on an object do not balance, the resultant force causes the object to accelerate in the direction of the resultant force.

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