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100

What is negative feedback? 

A response that triggers the stimulus to stop 

100

What is common between all elements in group 14? 

They have 4 valence electrons

100

In sound 1 there are three waves per meter.
In sound 2 there are 2 waves per meter. 

Which sound has a larger wavelength

Sound 2

100
What is the order of neurons in responding to a stimuli

sensory-inter-motor

100

Who won the state of Origin last night

UP THE MAROOONS

200

What happens to the body after vasodilation (expansion of capillaries) 

The body cools down - heat escapes through skin

200

My reactants weigh 42g and produce two products. If I have 32g of Product 1, how much of product 2 is there? 

10g because conservation of mass

200

What form of heat transfer occurs in liquids and gasses circulating

convection

200

How does a fibre optic cable work?

total internal reflection transmitting light long distances. 2 substances of different n values

200

What is the color associated with pentacost

Red

300

The part of the body acting as the effector in a reflex arc after touching a hot plate

muscles

300

The word equation for combustion of Copper

Copper + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water


300

Define critical angle

The angle in which no light will be refracted and all will be internally reflected

300

What does a convering lens do?

focuses light on one specific spot

300

To the nearest 10000, what is canberras population

400,000

400

List two ways the CNS differs from endocrine? 

. CNS uses electric signals vs chemical

. CNS is rapid, Endocrine is slow. 

. CNS neurons, Endocrine organs

400

Upon mixing two substances I notice a significant decrease in temperature. What does this tell me about the reaction AND the energy levels of products vs reactants. 

Endothermic - the reactants have more energy thus required energy to be put into the reaction

400

What is the second most energetic classification of waves in the EMS 

X-Ray

400

The order of the EMS

Radio-micro-infrared-visbile-UV-X-ray-gamma

400

What animal is Macropus rufus

Red Kangaroo

500

Which type of neuron is non-myelinated 

interneuron

500

Carbonate (CO2) (neg 3 charge) ionically binds to Magnesium (+2) charge.
What will the ionic formula be? 

Mg3(CO2)2

500

 If sound travels 1600 metres in 5 seconds. What is the speed of that sound

320m/s

500
Explain the processes that heat is transferred from the sun into the air of a really hot car interior

Radiation through space, convection in atomosphere, atmosphere, radiation + conduction roof to car interior 

500

In what year was Canberra named the capital + the foundation stone laid?

1913