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Worksheets11k1 quiz
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Radiotherapy is
Irradiation
Contamination
Eating Radioactive material is
Irradiation
Contamination
Sterilizing surgical instruments is
Irradiation
Contamination
Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned when he drank tea containing Polonium-210. He was
Irradiated
Contaminated
Why might irradiation be hazardous?
Irradiated bodies will become radioactive.
Can cause damage to living cells
It kills bacteria and other organisms.
Why might contamination be hazardous?
You could become The Hulk.
Can cause damage to living cells by mutating them.
Can cause damage to living cells by ionising them.
How can people protect themselves from irradiation? (Choose as many as you believe to be correct)
Stand further away from the source.
Wear protective equipment.
Remove contamination.
Reduce the amount of time being irradiated.
How can people protect themselves from contamination? (Choose as many as you believe to be correct)
Stand further away from the source.
Wear protective equipment.
Remove contamination.
Reduce the amount of time being irradiated.
For the last ............. .......... ........... the proportion of gases in the atmosphere has been much the same
200 million years
800 million years
1 billion years
200 billion years
The current proportion of gases is approximately
20% nitrogen, 80% oxygen and small proportions of various other gases.
80% nitrogen, 20% oxygen and small proportions of various other gases.
70% nitrogen, 30% oxygen and small proportions of various other gases.
30% nitrogen, 70% oxygen and small proportions of various other gases.
The early atmosphere of Earth contained gases due to ...
Plant life
Algae
Volcanic activity
Dinosaurs
The Early atmosphere of Earth was similar to that of ................... .... .............. today
Mars and Venus
Neptune and Mercury
Uranus and Mars
Venus and Jupiter
What was the composition of Earth's early atmosphere?
Mostly methane, little to no carbon dioxide
Mostly oxygen, little to no carbon dioxide
Mostly nitrogen, some oxygen
Mostly carbon dioxide, little to no oxygen
True or false. Volcanoes produced carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane and ammonia.
True
False
Oceans could only form when............
the boiling point of water changed
the melting point of water changed
the Earth cooled enough
photosynthesis began
The carbon dioxide in the early atmosphere reduced due to it .........
dissolving in oceans
forming carbonates in water
forming sedimentary rocks such as limestone
photosynthesising plants
All of the previous points
Oxygen in the atmosphere increased due to .....
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Distillation
Evaporation
Which is the correct equation for photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide + oxygen → glucose + water
carbon dioxide + water→ glucose + oxygen
carbon dioxide + glucose → water + oxygen
How did the evolution of plants change the composition of the atmosphere?
Increase carbon dioxide and decrease oxygen
Decrease carbon dioxide and increase oxygen
Why are greenhouse gases important?
They maintain temperature to support life
They maintain atmospheric pressure to support life
They maintain oxygen concentration to support life
All of the previous answers.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
Water vapour, oxygen and methane.
Oxygen, carbon dioxide and methane.
Water vapour, carbon dioxide and oxygen.
Water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane.
As humans, we contribute to global warming by burning fossil fuels and deforestation which releases ..............
Carbon dioxide
Methane
As humans, we contribute to global warming by over farming cattle and growing rice in paddy fields which releases ..............
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Greenhouse gases warm up the lower atmosphere by.......
Absorbing infrared radiation
Reflecting infrared radiation into space
Passing radiation of almost all wavelengths down to Earth
Define carbon footprint.
The carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over a person's lifetime.
The carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over a company's lifetime.
The carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product, service or event.
What two products are produced in incomplete combustion but not complete combustion?
Water and carbon dioxide
Carbon and carbon monoxide
Water and carbon monoxide
Water and carbon
The element ............... can be found as an impurity in fuels which can contribute to acid rain.
Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Sulfur
Which of the following are properties of carbon monoxide?
Odourless, colourless and toxic
Odourless, black and toxic
Odourless, colourless and non-toxic
Odourless, black and non-toxic
Sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides
Cause respiratory problems
Cause acid rain
Both
Particulates cause ..............
Global warming
Global dimming
Global epidemics
What are the levels of living organisms from smallest to largest?
Tissue - Organ Systems - Cells - Organs - Organism
Cells - Tissue - Organs - Organ Systems - Organisms
Organs - Organ Systems - Organisms - Cells - Tissue
Cells - Tissue - Organisms - Organ Systems - Organs
Which part of the digestive system had a low pH to help the enzymes with low optimum pH level
Mouth
Large Intesine
Small Intestine
Stomach
Which one of these statements about enzymes isn't true.
The active site on the enzyme has a specfic shape to only fit one substrate.
When the temperature around the enzyme is above it's optimum temperature, the enzyme will start to denature.
Enzymes can speed up reactions. Examples can be breaking down molecules, or putting molecules together.
When a enzyme is in a pH that is not in it's optimum pH range, it will die.
Denaturing is when the enzyme, and it's active site, change shape.
Protease breaks down (a) molecules.
Lipase breaks down (a) molecules.
Amylase breaks down (a) molecules.
What does Bile do in digestion?
Protects the cells in the stomach lining from the acid inside it.
Allows the lock and key model of the enzymes to work more efficently.
Creates better conditions for good bacteria to grow in digestive system.
Emulsifise (break down) fats.
Bile is made in the ______ and released from the_____.
Liver, Gall Bladder
Kidneys, Small Intestine
Pancrease, Stomach
Saliva Glands, Mouth
The reagents for testing for the following food; Fats, Sugars, Proteins, Starch
Ethanol, Benedict's, Biuret, Iodine
Benedict's, Biuret, Iodine, Ethanol
Biuret, Iodine, Benedict's, Ethanol
Iodine, Benedict's, Ethanol, Biuret
What are the two different names of heart chambers?
Anodes
Atriums
Lumens
Ventricles
The Valves in the heart and veins prevent ________.
Forward Flow
Cardiac Flow
Lateral Flow
Back Flow
Why do arteries have very thick and elastic walls.
The protect the blood inside.
To prevent coronary heart disease,
So substance like oxygen can't move through the walls.
To withstand the large amount of pressure in the blood they carry.
Capillaries are really thin so substances like oxygen, carbon dioxide and glucose can move in and out of the vessel. How thick are they?
Roughly the same thickness of a hair
One cell thick
1 Micrometres
5 Micrometres
Which of these are not found in blood
Red Blood Cell
White Blood Cell
Bile
Platetes
Cornary heart disease (CHD) is when arteries on the heart become blocked with fatty deposits. What isn't a signifcant factor that increases the chance CHD.
Blood Chloesterol Levels
Genetics
Diet and Exercise
Testerone Levels
What treatment for Coronary Heart Disease does this picture show?
Stent
Statin
Heart Transplant
By-Pass
What part of the heart has been replaced in the picture?
Atrium
Ventricle
Valve
Septum
Algae can photosynthesise.
Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.
water + ______1._________ --------> ________2._______ + oxygen
1 Carbon Dioxide
1 Glucose
2 Carbon Dioxide
2 Glucose
What is the tiny openings that let in the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis?
stomata
xylem
phloem
chloroplast
The goal of mitosis is to
make a new parent cell
make two new daughter cells with the same DNA
make two new daughter cells with different DNA
to grow a larger toe
What are the names of the two types of WHITE BLOOD CELL we have learnt about:
phagocytes and lymphocytes
lymphocytes and platelets
platelets and phagocytes
phagocytes and plasma
What is on the surface of pathogens that allows white blood cells to detect and recognise them?
antibiotics
antigens
anticlockwise
antihistamine
What are produced by white blood cells to neutralise poisons released by pathogens?
antihystamines
antigens
antitoxins
antibiotics
What is the name of the proteins that are made to fight of pathogens. They can be produced quickly when the pathogen enters the body a second time.
antitoxins
antibiotics
antibodies
anticlockwise
What is the name of the process where white blood cells surround, engulf and digest pathogens?
protein synthesis
photosynthesis
vaccination
phagocytosis
What process is being shown shown in the diagram?
production of antibodies
production of antigens
phagocytosis
production of antitoxins
What process is being shown shown in the diagram?
production of antibodies
production of antigens
phagocytosis
production of antitoxins
What process is being shown shown in the diagram?
production of antibodies
production of antigens
phagocytosis
production of antitoxins
What is it called when a large proportion of the population are immune to a disease?
resistance
herd immunity
immunisation
peer review
Who invented the first vaccination?
Edward Jenner
Alexander Fleming
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
What is a vaccine?
when a live pathogen is injected into the body
when a medicine is injected into the body
when a dead or inactive pathogen is injected into the body
when a dead or inactive pathogen put on the skin
What do the white blood cells produce when a vaccine is given?
antibiotics
antitoxins
antibodies
antigens
How does a vaccine prevent getting a disease a second time and increase herd immunity?
Mosquitoes and houseflies are examples of organisms that can spread disease. These types of organisms are refereed to as?
Vectors
Fungi
Pathogens
What are two viral diseases that do have a vaccine?
Measles and typhoid
Measles and malaria
Measles and chicken pox
Which of the following is not caused by bacteria.
Cholera
Typhoid
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Cocci bacteria are what shape?
rod
sphere
spiral
corkscrew
Bacteriaphages are ...
viruses that infect fungi
bacteria that infect viruses
viruses that infect bacteria
bacteria that duplicate
Transmission of pathogens between animals include ...
direct contact
inoculation (break in the skin)
droplet infection
ingestion
all of the above
Ring rot is caused by ...
bacteria
virus
fungi
Protista
TMV (tobacco mosaic virus) is caused by ....
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Potato blight is caused by ...
fungi
bacteria
fun guy
virus
Tuberculosis is caused by ...
bacteria
virus
fungi
Prostista
Black sigatoka is caused by ...
Protista
bacteria
fungi
virus
Communicable or Infectious Diseases are diseases that do not transfer from one person to another
True
False
Infectious Diseases are also called Communicable Diseases
True
False
Bacteria, Fungi & Virus are pathogens which causes diseases to the host.
True
False
The most common reservoir of pathogens is the human body.
True
False
The links of the chain of infection are cannot be broken
True
False
Coughing and sneezing are direct modes of transmission that causes infection
True
False
Tiredness, slight fever, and runny nose are some of the indications of Illness stage.
True
False
The diseases or infection is still communicable in the recovery stage.
True
False
COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which spreads between people, mainly when an infected person is in close contact with another person.
True
False
Some people can catch COVID-19 when the virus gets into their mouth, nose or eyes, which is more likely to happen when people are in direct or close contact (less than 1 metre apart) with an infected person.
True
False
Energy is measured in.....
kilograms
metres per second
Joules
metres
Which energy store is missing? Magnetic, electrostatic, nuclear, gravitational, elastic, thermal, chemical and....
heating
lighting
kinetic
sounding
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be _________ between the stores
removed
dissipated
transferred
stored
Which of these is NOT a store of energy?
Light
Elastic Potential
Nuclear
Chemical
A ball rolling down a hill is a good example of which energy transfer?
Elastic Potential to KE
Chemical to KE
KE to GPE
GPE to KE
Unit of Spring Constant:
N
N/m
N/m2
m
Using the equation for Gravitational potential energy, mass =
GPE/gh
GPE x gh
gh/GPE
What is the equation linking kinetic energy, mass and velocity?
Energy = mass x velocity2
Energy = mass / velocity
Energy = 0.5 x mass x velocity2
Energy = mass x velocity
What are the units for energy?
Joules (J)
Watts (W)
Kilograms (kg)
Newtons (N)
What are the units of mass?
Joules (J)
Watts (W)
Kilograms (kg)
Newtons (N)
What are the units for velocity?
mph
m/s
m/s2
km/h
What is the equation linking gravitational field strength, gravitational potential energy and height?
Gravitational field strength = mass x gravitational potential energy x height
Gravitational potential energy = mass x gravitational field strength x height
Height = mass x gravitational field strength
What are the units of gravitational field strength?
Newtons (N)
Kilograms (kg)
Kilograms per newton (kg/N)
Newtons per kilo (N/kg)
What is the equation linking energy transferred, power and time?
Power = energy x time
Power = energy / time
Energy = time / power
What are the units of work done?
Joules (J)
Watts (W)
Kilograms (kg)
Newtons (N)
Food, batteries, fuel and muscles store which energy type?
Elastic potential energy
Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
Chemical energy
Which energy store changes as height of an object changes?
Kinetic energy
Gravitational potential energy
Elastic potential energy
Sound energy
Which energy store is linked with springs and catapults?
Nuclear energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy
Elastic potential energy
Which two energy stores change depending on the position of an object?
Electrical energy
Elastic potential energy
Gravitational potential energy
Chemical energy
What is the specific heat capacity of a material?
The amount of energy required to heat up a material.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of material.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1⁰C.
Which equation is used to calculate specific heat capacity?
Change in thermal energy = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature
Change in temperature = mass x specific heat capacity x change in thermal energy
Change in thermal energy = mass x specific heat capacity x temperature of a material
Which type of energy is stored in an inflated balloon
Gravitational potential energy
Elastic potential energy
Strain energy
Chemical energy
When measuring the specific heat capacity of a metal block, how can we increase the accuracy of our results?
Insulate the metal block
Add water to the hole with the thermometer
Place the metal block on a heat proof mat
All of the above
Change in thermal energy = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature
Calculate the energy transferred to a metal block that has a specific heat capacity of 380J/kg⁰C, has a temperature change of 15⁰C and a mass of 2.7kg
68.4J
68,400J
15,390J
15.39J
What is the definition of efficiency?
A measure of how much energy is wasted by an appliance
A measure of how quickly energy is transferred to an appliance
A measure of the energy transferred usefully to an appliance
A measure of the energy given off to the surroundings by an appliance
What is the equation used to calculate efficiency?
Efficiency = total energy input / total energy output
Efficiency = useful energy output / total energy input
Efficiency = useful energy input / useful energy output
Efficiency = total energy input / useful energy output
Which of the following can also be used to calculate efficiency?
Current
Voltage
Mass
Power
Which key term is used to describe energy being spread out or wasted?
Efficient
Deficient
Dissipate
Elevate
What term is used to describe a method for reducing unwanted energy transfers by reducing friction?
Insulation
Titration
Lubrication
Dissipation
What is a thermal insulator?
A non-conductive material
A conductive material
What is the name of the method of reducing unwanted energy transfers by the use of non-conductive materials?
Insulation
Titration
Lubrication
Dissipation
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy is created and transferred
Energy is created and stored
Energy is stored and destroyed
Energy is stored and transferred
How does thermal conductivity of a material affect the rate of conduction across that material?
The higher the conductivity, the faster the rate of conduction
The higher the conductivity, the slower the rate of conduction
The lower the conductivity the faster the rate of conduction
What are the units of power?
Joules (J)
Watts (W)
Kilograms (kg)
Newtons (N)
What is the definition of power?
How much electricity passes through an appliance
The amount of energy wasted by an appliance
The rate of energy transfer or the rate of doing work
The rate of electron transfer
What is the equation linking power, time and work done?
Power = work done / time
Power = work done x time
Work done = power / time
Which energy transfers relate to a vehicle accelerating?
Increase chemical, increase elastic, increase sound
Decrease chemical, decrease KE, increase thermal
Decrease chemical, increase KE, increase thermal
Which energy transfers relate to a vehicle decelerating?
Increase chemical, increase elastic, increase sound
Decrease chemical, decrease KE, increase thermal
Decrease chemical, increase KE, increase thermal
When investigating insulation properties of different materials the independent variable is:
Type of material
Temperature of water
Volume of water
Number of layers of material
Why do we use a digital stop clock to measure time?
To reduce random error
To increase repeatability
To reduce direct proportion
The digital stop clock measures to 1/100th of a second, a regular clock can only measure to the nearest 1 second. Which feature is better on the stop clock?
Repeatability
Resolution
Dissipation
Insulation
The digital stop clock measures to 1/100th of a second, a regular clock can only measure to the nearest 1 second. Does the stop clock have a higher or lower resolution?
Higher
Lower
Adding more layers of material to the beaker reduces which feature?
Thermal energy
Thermal insulation
Thermal conductivity
Thermal temperature
What is the Equation for Kinetic Energy?
Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass x Speed²
Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass² x Speed
Kinetic Energy = 0.5 x Mass² / Speed
The formula for calculating kinetic energy (Ek) is...
2 x speed x mass2
1/2 x speed x mass2
2 x mass x speed
1/2 x mass x velocity2
What is the formula for elastic potential energy?
Ee=1/2ke2
Ep=1/2ke2
Ee=2ke2
Ep=2ke2
substance that increases reaction rate by lowering the activation energy of a reaction
catalyst
molecule
endothermic
synthesis reaction
a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances
decomposition reaction
molecule
double replacement reaction
catalyst
a change to a substance that happens without forming a new substance
physical change
chemical change
double replacement reaction
combustion
A number in a chemical formula that tells the number of atoms in a molecule or the ratio of elements in a compound.
coefficient
molecule
subscript
reciprocal
Type of chemical reaction in which one element replaces another element in a compound. In this type of reaction an element and a compound react and form a different element and a different compound.
combustion reaction
double replacement reaction
single replacement reaction
sythesis reaction
a reaction in which the negative ions in 2 compounds switch places, forming 2 new compounds. (In this type of reaction two compounds react and form two new compounds.)
single replacement reaction
combustion reaction
synthesis reaction
double replacement reaction
more energy is required to break the bonds of the reactants than is released when the products form, so energy must be absorbed.
exothermic reaction
endothermic reaction
synthesis reaction
decomposition reaction
more energy is released when the products form than is required to break the bonds in the reactants. The overall reaction releases energy.
endothermic reaction
exothermic reaction
decomposition reaction
synthesis reaction
the minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction
catalyst
enzyme
activation energy
inhibitor
a change that alters the identity of a substance resulting in a new substance or substances with different properties.
physical change
chemical change
activation energy
catalyst
The total mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass of the products after the reaction, because matter cannot be created or destroyed
Law of Conservation of Mass
Law of Gravity
Newton's First Law
Chemical formula
A number placed in front of an element symbol or chemical formula in an equation. It tells how many of that molecule are needed.
Subscript
Coefficient
Inhibitor
Catalyst
starting substances in a chemical reaction (left side of arrow)
products
coefficients
reactants
enzymes
