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When light is reflected from a plane mirror, the angle of reflection
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A pencil standing in a glass of water looks bent at the surface. This is caused by
Question 3 of 50
Passengers lurch forward when a bus brakes suddenly. This is because of
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A runner covers 400 m in 80 s. What is the average speed?
Question 5 of 50
A NOT gate with an input of 0 gives an output of
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The passing of traits from parents to their offspring is called
Question 7 of 50
A gene that shows its effect even when only one copy is present is
Question 8 of 50
In humans, the sex chromosomes of a male are
Question 9 of 50
Which of these is a chemical change?
Question 10 of 50
Which method separates salt from salt solution?
Question 11 of 50
The smallest particle of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction is
Question 12 of 50
Which of these is a mixture?
Question 13 of 50
Iron filings can be separated from sulphur powder using
Question 14 of 50
The chemical symbol for potassium is
Question 15 of 50
In the water cycle, water vapour cooling to form clouds is
Question 16 of 50
In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is removed from the air mainly by
Question 17 of 50
The stages in the life cycle of a mosquito are
Question 18 of 50
Which organ pumps blood around the body?
Question 19 of 50
Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Question 20 of 50
Digestion of starch begins in the
Question 21 of 50
Which part of a flower receives pollen?
Question 22 of 50
The function of red blood cells is to
Question 23 of 50
A torch changes chemical energy in its battery into
Question 24 of 50
What is the speed of a car that travels 300 m in 15 s?
Question 25 of 50
Which simple machine is a seesaw?
Question 26 of 50
Pressure is greatest when a force acts on
Question 27 of 50
Which form of energy does a stretched catapult store?
Question 28 of 50
Which is an organic manure?
Question 29 of 50
White light splits into colours when it passes through a prism. This is
Question 30 of 50
A car increases its speed from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 s. What is its acceleration?
Question 31 of 50
A force of 20 N acts on a 4 kg mass. What is the acceleration?
Question 32 of 50
An OR gate gives an output of 1 when
Question 33 of 50
A NAND gate gives an output of 0 only when
Question 34 of 50
An organism's observable characteristics, such as height or eye colour, make up its
Question 35 of 50
Bacteria in the root nodules of legumes convert atmospheric nitrogen into compounds plants can use. This is
Question 36 of 50
Kenkey production involves fermenting maize dough mainly by
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25 cm³ of 0.2 mol/dm³ HCl is neutralised by NaOH. The moles of NaOH needed are
Question 38 of 50
A household uses a 2 kW heater for 3 h and five 100 W bulbs for 4 h daily. Daily energy is
Question 39 of 50
In palm-wine fermentation, the gas produced is
Question 40 of 50
When air is passed over heated copper, the copper turns black because it reacts with
Question 41 of 50
A person with damage to the cerebellum would most likely have problems with
Question 42 of 50
The power of a converging lens of focal length 25 cm is
Question 43 of 50
A trolley of mass 2 kg is pulled by a net force of 10 N for 3 s from rest. Its final speed is
Question 44 of 50
Two parents with sickle cell trait (AS) have a child. The probability the child is AS is
Question 45 of 50
The pH of a solution with [H⁺] = 10⁻⁴ mol/dm³ is
Question 46 of 50
Three 12 Ω bulbs are connected in parallel to a 6 V supply. The total current is
Question 47 of 50
A ship of mass 2,000 tonnes floats in sea water (density 1,025 kg/m³). The volume of water it displaces is about
Question 48 of 50
In the experiment where 100 cm³ of air passes over heated copper until no further change, the volume remaining is about
Question 49 of 50
An object 20 cm from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm forms an image
Question 50 of 50
A test cross is used to determine whether an organism showing a dominant trait is
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