Additional Science

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GCSE based questions on my Additional Science exams in June
Olivia Bamber
Quiz by Olivia Bamber, updated more than 1 year ago
Olivia Bamber
Created by Olivia Bamber almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

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What is the function of a cell's nucleus?
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  • To act as a brain
  • To control the movement of substances into and out of the cell
  • To control the activities of the cell

Question 2

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What is the function of the ribosomes?
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  • To absorb light energy for photosynthesis
  • To act as the site for protein synthesis
  • To release energy by respiration

Question 3

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Metal atoms form...
Answer
  • Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis. Mitochondria are the site of energy release by respiration
  • Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis. Mitochondria are the site of energy release by respiration.
  • Positive ions by losing electrons

Question 4

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Alveoli is another word for windpipe
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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In what period of its life is our Sun?
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  • Main sequence
  • Major sequence
  • Minor sequence

Question 6

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A very massive star may explode at the end of its life. This is a....
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  • Supernova
  • Neutron star
  • Black hole

Question 7

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Respiration is a chemical reaction that happens in your cells
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Why does sodium chloride have a lower melting point than magnesium chloride?
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  • Its positive ions are smaller and have a smaller charge
  • Its positive ions are larger but have a smaller charge
  • Its positive ions are smaller but have a larger charge

Question 9

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When the diaphragm contracts, it moves down and there is more room, so air rushes into the lungs.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Which salt is made when calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid?
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  • Sodium chloride
  • Calcium chloride
  • Calcium sulfate

Question 11

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The Alveoli are shaped like it is to increase the surface area
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Carbon Dioxide and Water are produced from Respiration
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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The symbol equation for neutralisation is:
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  • acid + alkali → salt + water
  • H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(aq)
  • H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l)

Question 14

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A suitcase travels on a conveyor belt. What happens to its momentum if the belt speeds up?
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  • It increases
  • It stays the same
  • It decreases

Question 15

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What happens to the suitcase's momentum if the conveyor belt goes round a corner?
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  • It stays the same
  • It changes
  • It is not possible to know

Question 16

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What happens to the total momentum of a firework when it explodes?
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  • It increases
  • It stays the same
  • It decreases

Question 17

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When acids and alkalis dissolve in water...
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  • Acids produce hydroxide ions and alkalis produce hydrogen ions
  • Acids produce hydrogen ions and alkalis produce hydroxide ions
  • Acids and alkalis produce hydrogen ions

Question 18

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Energy is released in stars by...
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  • Nuclear fusion
  • Nuclear fission
  • Gravitational attraction

Question 19

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Stars form from dust and gas due to...
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  • Nuclear fusion
  • Nuclear fission
  • Gravitational attraction

Question 20

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In around four billion years, what will our Sun become?
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  • A red dwarf
  • A red giant
  • A red super giant

Question 21

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Which of these is not a natural source of radiation?
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  • Food and drink
  • Medical x-rays
  • Cosmic rays

Question 22

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What do radiation badges do?
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  • They emit radiation for workers to use
  • They monitor the radiation dose a worker receives
  • They protect a worker from absorbing radiation

Question 23

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The half-life of an isotope is 1 hour. How long will it take for the count rate to fall to one-quarter of the starting rate?
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  • 1 hour
  • 2 hours
  • 4 hours

Question 24

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Atom X has 7 neutrons and 7 electrons. It decays to form atom Y with 5 neutrons and 5 protons...
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  • The decay was alpha decay
  • The decay was beta decay
  • The decay was gamma decay

Question 25

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Atom X has 7 neutrons and 7 electrons. It decays to form atom Z with 6 neutrons and 8 protons
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  • The decay was alpha decay
  • The decay was beta decay
  • The decay was gamma decay

Question 26

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Organisms such as bacteria and Amoeba are described as [blank_start]unicellular[blank_end] while larger organisms are multicellular
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  • unicellular
  • multicellular

Question 27

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The process of getting oxygen into your lung is [blank_start]breathing[blank_end]
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  • breathing

Question 28

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A chemical process in your cells is [blank_start]respiration[blank_end]
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  • respiration
  • breathing

Question 29

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Getting carbon dioxide out of your lungs through [blank_start]breathing[blank_end]
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  • breathing
  • respiration

Question 30

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[blank_start]Respiration[blank_end] takes place in mitochondria
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  • Respiration

Question 31

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[blank_start]Respiration[blank_end] is a process that releases energy
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  • Respiration

Question 32

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Respiration is the process that releases energy from food. Why is this done?
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  • In mammals - to maintain a constant body temperature
  • To allow molecules to diffuse through membranes
  • To enable muscles to contract
  • To build larger molecules from smaller ones
  • In plants - to build up sugars, nitrates and other nutrients into amino acids

Question 33

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Label the Animal Cell diagram
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  • Mitochondrion
  • Cell Membrane
  • Nucleus
  • Cyptoplasm
  • Nucleolus
  • Centrioles
  • Golgi Body
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • Ribosome
  • Microtubules
  • Lysosome
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