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100

Define osmosis.

The movement of water from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration across a partially permeable membrane.

100

What charge does a Nitrogen ion form if it is in group 5?

3-

100

Which energy stores are missing from this list?


Electrostatic, gravitational potential, thermal, kinetic, elastic potential, nuclear

Chemical and magnetic

100

What is the smallest unit of life?

Cell

100

What noise does Prince make every time he enters the classroom?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

200

Name the blood vessel that carries blood from the lungs to the heart.

Pulmonary vein

200

Who discovered the neutrons? (First and Last name)

James Chadwick
200

What distance does a football travel if it is kicked with a force of 0.2 kN and the work done is 500 J? (give units)

2.5m

200

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Gravity

200

Who has the highest attendance in our class? (2 students)

Miriam and Rehuel

300

What is the site of protein synthesis in a cell?

Ribosomes

300

What are the forces between ions called in ionic bonding and between molecules in covalent bonding?

Electrostatic forces of attraction and intermolecular forces.

300

What type of energy store does a bungee cord have when a bungee jumper jumps off a cliff?

Elastic potential energy.

300

What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

Carbon dioxide

300

What does Mr. Johns do every Friday P5 during the lesson?

Sleep

400

What is the real size of a leaf cell in micrometres if the image size is 30mm with a magnification of x250.

120 micrometres.

400

Why is diamond the hardest structure on Earth?

Each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 others.

400

What is the new mass number and atomic number of an unstable nucleus of Plutonium (239 and 94) undergoing radioactive ALPHA decay?

235 and 92

400

Name all the differences between plant and animal cells.

Chloroplasts, cell wall, vacuole

400

Who always taps, talks, makes noises, rocks his chair, gets up, moves, sings, mumbles, plays the drums... is generally the most annoying student in the whole universe?

Rehuel

500

Why does the spongy mesophyll layer in a leaf cell have air gaps in it?

To increase surface area for gas exchange.

500

What is the relative atomic mass of Fe if it consists of the following isotopes and their abundancies:

Fe-55.93 with an abundance of 91.75%

Fe-57.93 with an abundance of 0.27%

Fe-56.94 with an abundance of 2.13%

Fe-53.94 with an abundance of 5.85%

55.84

500

How is a BETA particle formed?

A neutron will break down into a proton and an electron.

500

What causes the seasons on Earth?

The tilt on Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun

500

Who is your favourite teacher?

Mr Bouros

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