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1
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What are the components of a plant cell?

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Ribosomes
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria

Chloroplast
Cell wall
Vacuole

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Site of protein synthesis

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What are the components of an animal cell?

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Ribosomes
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria

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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Stores genetic material (DNA)
Controls the cell and cellular function

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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Site of respiration

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What is the function of the cytoplasm?

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Provides an aqueous environment for cellular reactions

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Separates the intracellular and extracellular environments and provides a selectively permeable barrier for molecules to move in and out of the cell

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Provides strength, structure and stability to the plant cell

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What is the function of the chloroplasts?

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Site of photosynthesis

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Where in the plant are chloroplasts found?

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Green parts of the plant, mostly the leaves/ stem

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What is the function of the vacuole?

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Maintains the water balance of the plant cell and provides turgor pressure to help maintain plant strength and shape

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What organelles are only found in plants?

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Vacuole
Cell wall
Chloroplasts

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Components of the cardiovascular system?

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Heart
Blood vessels; arteries, veins and capillaries

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What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

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Maintains and adequate and effective blood supply around the body to ensure oxygenated blood reaches metabolically active tissue

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Components of the digestive system?

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Pancreas, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, oesophagus, liver, mouth

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What is the function of the digestive system?

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To digest ingested food and absorb sufficient nutrients and excrete indigestible material

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What are the components of the endocrine system?

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Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Adrenal gland
Thyroid
Ovaries/ tetes

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What is the function of the endocrine system?

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Involved in hormonal response and feedback to normal body function

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What are the components of the
musculoskeletal system?

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The bones and muscles

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What is the function of the skeletal system?

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To stand upright and be able to move. To also carry out voluntary movements.

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What is the function of the respiratory system

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To allow ventilation and carry out gas exchange

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What are the components of the respiratory system?

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Lungs
Respiratory muscles
Rib cage
Air way

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What is the function of the reproductive system

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To produce viable gametes capable to produce offspring

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What is the function of the immune system?

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To defend against illnesses and fight against infections

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What are the components of the immune system?

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lymph nodes
Bone marrow
Spleen

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What is the function of the nervous system?

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To co ordinate neural activity from sensory organs
To effector organs.

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What are the components of the nervous system?

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Peripheral nerves
Brain
Spinal cord

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What is the function of a red blood cell?

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It carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to metabolically active tissue.

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What are the adaptations of a red blood cell?

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It does not have a nucleus. Packed with haemoglobin. It has a very small diameter.

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What is the function of a neuron?

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It carries electrical impulses to co-ordinate neural activity.

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29
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What is the lifespan of a red blood cell?

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120 days.

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30
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What is a control variable?

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variable that does not change.

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31
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What is an independant variable?

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a variable that can be changed or manipulated.

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What is a dependant variable?

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a variable that is being tested or measured.

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33
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Why do we need to breathe out?

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To release carbon dioxide.

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34
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Why do we need to breathe in?

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To take in oxygen.

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What is the definition of precise?

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How close the repeats are to each other.

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36
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What is the definition of accurate?

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How close your results are to the correct value.

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37
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What is diffusion?

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Movement of particles from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration. This movement is down a concentration gradient.

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What is osmosis?

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The movement of water from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration across a partially permeable membrane. Down a concentration gradient.

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What is active transport?

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Movement of particles to a lower region of particles to a higher concentration of particles. This against concentration gradient and requires energy from ATP.

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40
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What is the function of the bone marrow?

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Produces blood cells

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41
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What are the features of a good exchange surface?

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Good blood supply to maintain good diffusion gradient.
A short diffusion distance.
Large surface area.
Good ventilation to maintain diffusion gradient.

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42
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What is the function of a joint?

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Generates movement in certain planes and directions to allow purposeful movement.

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43
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What are the different types of joints?

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Hinge joints.
Fixed joints.
Ball and socket joints.
A pivot joint

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44
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What is a synovial joint?

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When the two ends of the bones are encased in a membrane and has a circulating fluid in the joint space.

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What is the function of synovial fluid?

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Act as lubricant for the joint to aid movement and reduce friction. Also nourishes the joint.

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46
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What is a ligament?

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A piece of tissue that holds two bones together.

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47
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What is a tendon?

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A piece of tissue that connects muscle to a bone.

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48
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What is the fomular to calculate the total magnification?

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Eyepiece lense ×objective lense

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49
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Why do we need the stain samples to view them under a microscope?

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Because cell samples are colorless and by staining them, they are become visable

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50
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What is the main hormone responsible adolescence in females?

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Oestrogen

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51
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What is the main hormone responsible adolescence in males?

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Testosterone

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52
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What changes do females undergo during puberty?

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Breasts develop
ovaries start to release egg cells
periods start
hips widen
pubic hair starts to grow
underarm hair

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53
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What changes do men undergo during Puberty in males?

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voice breaks
testes and penis get bigger
testes start to produce sperm
shoulders widen
facial hair grows

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54
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What does universal indicator show:

a)How strongly acidic or alkaline a solution is?
b) Whether a solution is acidic or alkaline?
c) how much water a solution has?

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B.) w

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55
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What range of value on universal indicator, indicate acidic solution?

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0-7

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56
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What range of value on universal indicator, indicate alkaline solution?

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7-14

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57
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What range of value on universal indicator, indicate neutral solution?

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7

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What condition is needed to measure the pH of a substance?

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it must be dissolved in water

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59
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what is neutralisation?

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It is when an acid and an alkaline react to form water

60
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what is seen when red litmus paper is dipped in an acidic solution?

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it stays red

61
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what is seen when red litmus paper is dipped in an alkaline solution?

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it turns blue

62
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what is seen when blue litmus paper is dipped in an acidic solution?

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it turns red

63
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what is seen when blue litmus paper is dipped in an alkaline solution?

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it stays blue

64
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What is an acid?

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it is a solution with a pH below 7, and all of their molecules can release hydrogen ions.

65
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What are some examples of acids?

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Hydrochloric acid, citric acid, carbonated drinks, vinegar

66
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What is an alkali?

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it is a base that dissolves in water and has a pH above 7

67
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what are examples of alkalis?

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soap, toothpaste, bleach, sodium hydroxide

68
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What are the danger properties of acids?

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They are corrosive, flamable, causes burns and can be a skin irritant

69
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what are the useful purposes of neutralization?

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Neutralisation of acidic soil, taking indigestion tablets for too much acid in the stomach, in lakes and ponds to neutralise water.

70
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What is produced when an acid reacts with a metal?

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it will produce salt and hydrogen.

71
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What is produced an alkali/base reacts with an acid?

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it produces salt and water

72
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What is produced when an acid reacts with a carbonate?

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salt, water and carbon dioxde

73
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How long does it take for the earth to complete a full orbit around the sun?

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365 days and 6 hours

74
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Is the sun a star or a planet?

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It is a star

75
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What is the definition of a solar system?

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a sun and all the objects that orbit it

76
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what is the solar system?

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a star and all the objects that orbit it

77
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what are the components of the solar system?

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Stars , galaxies, planets, moons, satalittes ,asteroids , comets, dust and gas

78
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What planets make up our solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

79
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what are terrestrial planets and examples of these?

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planets that re made up of mostly rock and metal and have a solid surface and these are Mercury , Earth, Venus and Mars

80
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which planet is the hottest planet in the solar system?

81
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what is a gas giant planet and some examples?

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it is a massive planet that is made up of hydrogen and helium gas ,they are also surrounded by rings and moons. Jupiter
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

82
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What is an Asteroid?

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They are large piece of rock that orbit the sun.

83
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Where is the Asteroid belt found?

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It is found between mars and Jupiter

84
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What is a dwarf planet?

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They are planets that are too small to be considered to be a planet

85
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How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system?

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There are 5

86
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What is a comet?

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They are things in the solar system that are made up of rock and ice

87
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What is an orbit?

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an orbit is a path followed by an object in space?

88
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How long is one day?

89
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What happens in one day?

A

The earth complete one rotation on its’ axis

90
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what happens when we experience day time?

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The earth’s face is pointing towards the sun

91
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what happens when we experience nightime?

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The earth is facing away from the sun

92
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what happens in the time of a year?

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the earth completes one full orbit around the sun.

93
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Why do we have seasons?

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Because the earth is tillted on an axis

94
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What is the size of the Earths’ tilt?

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23 degrees

95
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What are the four seasons?

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spring, summer, autumn and winter

96
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What is a month?

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It is the time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth once, 29.5 calendar days

97
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What is a force?

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it is a push or pull acting on an object due to its interaction in another object.

98
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what is the unit of a force ?

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it is measured in Newtons

99
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what are examples of contact forces?

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Friction, tension, air-resitance , up-trust
normal reaction force.

100
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what are examples of non-contact forces?

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magnetic force, electrostatic force and gravitational force

101
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what is tension?

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it is a pulling force exerted by an object,
by a string.

102
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what is friction?

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when two objects slide past eachother, they exert frictional force.

103
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what is up-trust?

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An upward force an object experiences when submerged in a fluid.

104
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what is air-resistance?

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it is the force and object experiences as it moves through air.

105
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what is a normal reaction force?

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The forces acting between an object and a surface.

106
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what is a magnetic force?

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the forces experienced by a magnetic material when placed in a magnetic field.

107
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what is an electrostatic force?

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it is the force experienced by a charge particle in an electric field.

108
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what is a gravitational force?

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a force experienced by an object with mass when it is suficiently close to another object with mass

109
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what effect can a force have on an object?

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it can change the speed of a moving object, change the direction and change the shape.

110
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what is Hooke’s law?

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when the force applied to an elastic object is directly proportional to the extention, provided the limit of proportion is not exceeded.

111
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What is the difference between a transparent and translucent material?

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when a material is translucent- allows light to pass through but causes it to diffuse.
when a material is transparent - it allows objects to transmit light fully

112
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What is the law of reflection?

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it is when the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

113
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what is a light year?

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The distance traveled by light in the space of one year

114
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what is specular reflection?

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when light is reflected from a smooth surface

115
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what is diffuse scattering?

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when light is reflected off a rough surface

116
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what does a lens do to light?

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refracts the light wave as it passes through causing it to change direction and speed

117
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List the planets in the solar system, in size order starting with the smallest to the biggest

A

Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter

118
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What is the evidence for the Earth spinning on it’s axis?

A

Because we have day and night

119
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what are the phases of the moon?

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new moon
cresent
first quarter
gibbous
full moon
gibbous
third quarter
cresent

120
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What is the function of a stop clock?

A

A device used to measure the time taken

121
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What is the function of a measuring cylinder?

A

To measure the volume of a liquid

122
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What is the function of a weighing scale?

A

To measure the mass of a substance

123
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What is the difference of a test tube and a boiling tube?

A

A boiling tube is wider and bigger than a test tube

124
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What is a gas syringe used for?

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it is used to measure the volume of a gas produced in a reaction

125
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What is an atom?

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It is the smallest component that can take part in a chemical reaction

126
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What are the components of an atom?

A

Proton, neutron and electron

127
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What is the charge on a proton?

A

it is positive

128
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what is the charge on an electron?

A

it is negative

129
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what is the charge on a neutron?

A

it is neutral

130
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what components of an atom are found in the nucleus?

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protons and neutrons

131
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What is an element?

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it is a chemical substance made of only one type of atom

132
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What is a compound?

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it is a chemical substance made up of two or more different elements that are chemically bonded together

133
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what is the periodic table?

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it is an internationally recognised organisation of elements

134
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what are the two types of waves?

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longitudinal and transverse

135
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what are three properties of a wave?

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amplitude, frequency and wavelength

136
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What is the definition of amplitude?

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it is the furthest displacement of the wave from the mean position

137
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what is the frequency of a wave?

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it is the number of oscillations per unit time

138
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what is the wavelength?

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it is the distance between two identical points on two consecutive waves

139
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what property of waves determines volume of sound?

A

it is the amplitude

140
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what property of waves determines the pitch of sound?

A

it is the frequency

141
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what type of wave is sound?

A

longitudinal

142
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what is the definition of a transverse wave?

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it is a wave with oscillations perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

143
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what is the definition of a longitudinal wave?

A

it is a wave with oscillations parallel to the direction of energy transfer

144
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what are examples of chemical alkalis?

A

ammonia, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide

145
Q

What is a group on a periodic table?

A

is is the vertical column which corresponds to the number of electrons of the outer shells of the element

146
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what is a period on the periodic table?

A

it is the horizontal rows which corresponds to the number electron shells in the atom

147
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what is the property of all group 8 elements?

A

they are inert and do not react

148
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What is the boiling point of water?

A

it is 100 degrees celcius

149
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what is the melting point of water?

A

0 degrees celcius

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