Module 1
A student knows the experiment must be designed to ensure that fertiliser concentrations are the only factor affecting plant growth. What variable is the most critical to keep the same to ensure this?
Amount of water the plant is given
Who devised the theory of plate tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
What are the headings for a risk Assessment Table?
Identify the Risk
Manage the Risk
Assess the Risk
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
Which artist released the 2025 hit song Ordinary?
Alex Warren
True or False?
True
Vines and Matthews were scientists who contributed to our understanding of plate tectonics.
What was the research of Vine and Matthews focussed on?
Magnetic Reversal
What happens when particles are heated?
They gain energy and move faster (move further apart)
What type of plate boundary is most commonly associated with earthquakes and volcanoes?
Convergent plate boundaries
Which female artist continued the highest-grossing tour in history into 2025?
Taylor Swift
Name three pieces of evidence used to determine the age of the Earth?
Formation and age of zircon crystals
Radioactive techniques
Meteorite evidence
What type of fault can be found at a convergent boundary?
Reverse fault
Name 3 components of the water cycle which is powered by the sun. Use scientific terms.
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
What happens to the wavelength of light as it moves from red light to violet light in the visible spectrum?
The wavelength decreases
What is the name of the music award presented annually by the Recording Academy in the United States?
The Grammy Awards
A mining company is looking for a new iron deposit. What exploration technique should they use?
Gravity survey
How is the age of sea floor rocks used as evidence for plate tectonics?
The youngest rocks are closest to the boundary and get older further away from the bounday
What forces are believed to cause tectonic plate movement?
Ridge Push (10-20%)
Slab Pull (80 - 90%)
Convection Currents (negligible)
What is the pH of a neutral solution at 25°C?
7
No. 1 hit of 2025 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100?
Die with a Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.
Calculate the volume of a rock with a mass of 8.4 g and a density of 5.1 g/cm3.
1.65 cm3
Which boundary do Volcanic Island Arcs occur?
oceanic–oceanic convergent boundaries
what is Isostasy?
scientific principle that explains how the Earth's crust floats in gravitational balance on the more fluid-like upper mantle (asthenosphere)
What type of electromagnetic radiation has a shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than X-rays?
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
Which band is the best-selling music artist of all time
Beatles