This might be an interesting set of 160 questions to see where you are in the run up to CE. How many can you do?
I'll put the answers up after Christmas so keep an eye on the blog.
160 vital things to know for Common Entrance Science
Tests
1. Oxygen : a………………………….goes………………………….
2. Hydrogen : a
……………………………..goes…………………………………..
3. Water (chemical
test) turns ………………………from…………………..to…………
4. Carbon
Dioxide ………………………goes ………………………..
5. Starch …………………………goes from……………………to ………….
Percentages and uses of these gases in the air
6. Oxygen……………%…………… used for…………………………………..
7. Nitrogen………………%…………….used
for ………………………………
8. Carbon Dioxide
……………%……………used for ………………………………
9. Noble gases
e.g. Argon …………%…………used for…………………………….
Temperatures
10.Normal body……… 11. Boiling point
of water …………12. Normal room temp …
13. Melting point of
ice ……………….
Symbols
14. Battery of cells…………. 15. Filament lamp ………… 16. resistor
……………
17. Variable
resistor ………….. ..18. fuse ………………. 19. LDR ……………….
20. Switch
(spst) ……………21. Switch (SPDT …………..22.
Switch (button) …….
23.
LED……………………..24. Buzzer. ……………….. 25. Ammeter ………….
26. Reed relay
………………27. Motor ……………….
Word Equations
27. Burning a
metal (e.g. Magnesium)
……………………………………………………
28. Heating a
carbonate …………………………………………………………………..
29. Heating copper
sulphate ……………………………………………………………..
30. Heating a
hydrocarbon (e.g. Wax) …………………………………………………….
31. Neutralisation
…………………………………………………………………………..
32.
Respiration
…………………………………………………………………………….
33. Photosynthesis
…………………………………………………………………………
34. Displacement
(e.g. Copper sulphate + iron
=………………………………………….
35. Affinity (e.g.
Magnesium + zinc oxide = ……………………………………………..
Recognise, locate in correct place, and state function
of
36. liver found near……………………..functions ………………………………………
37. diaphragm near
…………………….function ……………………………………
38. lungs found
near……………………..job………………………………….
39. heart found
near ……………………….job …………………………………
40. kidneys found
near ………………………job………………………………
41. bladder found
…………………………job………………………………
42. gall bladder
found …………………………..job…………………………….
43. stomach found
…………………………..job ……………………………..
44. large
intestine found …………………….job ……………………………..
45. small
intestine found ………………………..job ……………………………
46. ovary found
…………………………… job …………………………….
47. Fallopian tube
found …………………….job ………………………………
48. uterus found
…………………… job …………………………………….
49. vagina found
………………………….job ………………………………
50. testis found
…………………………..job …………………………………..
51. scrotal sac
found …………………………job ………………………………
52. amnion found
……………………………. Job …………………………..
53. umbilical
cord found………………………… job ………………………….
54. placenta found
……………………………..jobs……………………………….
Examples of, and need for, in the diet
55 Carbohydrate found
in……………………………needed for…………………………
56. Protein found
in…………………………………..needed for ………………………
57. Fats found in……………………….needed
for ………………………
58. Vitamin e.g. (
) found in……………………needed for ………………………
59. Minerals (e.g.
) found in ………………………….needed for
…………………
60. Fibre found in ……………………………..needed for ………………………………
61. Water found in
…………………………needed for …………………………………
Be able to draw, label and state functions of Diagrams here
Animal Plant
62. Cell membrane
…………………………..
63.
Cytoplasm……………………………….
64. Nucleus
………………………………
65. Chloroplasts
………………………………
66. Cell
wall…………………………………..
67. Sap vacuole
……………………………..
Main features of
68.
Birds……………………………e.g…………………….
69. Mammals
…………………………..e.g. ………………………
70. Reptiles
……………………….e.g………………………….
71. Fish
……………………….e.g…………………………
72. Amphibia
……………………………e.g…………………………
73. Arthropods
………………………………..e.g…………………………..
74. Insects
……………………………e.g………………………………..
75.
Fungi……………………………e.g………………………………
Formulae for
76. Pressure 77. Density 78. Speed
79. Law of lever
Units of
79. Pressure……………..80.
Force ……………81. Density …………………
82. Energy
………………..83.Weight ……………….84. Current ……………
85. Temperature
……………….. 86. Mass …………………..
Causes of following forces
87. Gravity
………………………………………………………..
88. Electrostatic
…………………………………………….
89. Friction ………………………………………………
90. Upthrust
…………………………………………………..
Dangers of
91.
Smoking…………………………….
92. Alcohol………………………………
93. Too much fat
…………………………….
94. Too much sugar
……………………….
95. Drugs
……………………………
96. Too little
exercise …………………………..
Colours of
97. The spectrum
(in order) ………………………………………………
98. Copper
carbonate …………………99. Copper oxide ……………….
100. Copper
sulphate crystals………………anhydrous copper sulphate………………
101. U. Indicator
in pH of 1………. pH 7 ……………pH 14 ………..
Main functions of
102. Red blood cells……………………………..
103. White blood
cells ……………………………………………………………..
104.
Chlorophyll………………………………….
105. DNA
………………………..
106. Skin
………………………………………………………………………….
107. Bones
…………………………………………………………………………….
108. Alveoli
………………….. ……………………………………………..
109. Blood plasma
…………………………………………………………………..
110. root hairs
………………………………………111. nitrates ………………………
112. Decomposers
…………………………………..113. stigma ………………………
114. Stamen
………………………….115. Enzymes ……………………......................
Kind of Energy possessed by
116. Moving
bodies…………………… 117. Fuels/food …………………………
118. Bodies that
could fall ………………………119. Hot bodies…………………….
120. Bodies under
tension …………………………………
Differences between
121. Metals
………………………………………………………………………..and
Non metals ……………………………………………………………………..
122. Breathing
…………………………………………………….and
Respiration……………………………………………………………
123.
Excretion…………………………………………………………and
Egestion ……………………………………………………………………
124. Element
……………………………………………………………and
Compound ……………………………………………………………..
125. Solvent is
the……………….and Solute the………………..in a solution
126. Oxidation
………………………………and Reduction…………………………..
127. Amplitude
………………………………and Frequency …………………………
128. Star
………………………………..Planet………………………………….and
Moon ………………………………………………
129.
Mass……………………………………….and Weight ……………………………
130.
Gamete……………………and Zygote …………………………….. ……………
131. Fertilization
………………………………………………………………...and
Pollination………………………………………………………………………….
132.
Parallel………………………………and Series…………………………............
133.
Filtrate…………………………………………………………………….and
Residue ………………………………………………………………..
134. Melt…………………………and
Dissolve……………………………………
Main chemical causing
135. acid rain
………………………… 136. global
warming …………………………
137. thinning of ozone …………………. 138. eutrophication ………………………..
Explanation of following processes
139.
diffusion ……………………………………………………………..
140.
condensation ………………………………………………………………
141.
distillation
……………………………………………………………..
142.
sublimation
……………………………………………………….
143.
chromatography………………………………………………………..
144.
fractional
distillation …………………………………………………….
How to label diagrams of (draw on separate sheet and
check in your books afterwards)
145. Male and
female reproductive systems 146. A
flower. 147. A leaf section
148. Developing
baby in the womb. 149. Bunsen
flame(s) 150. Microscope
Draw and Label diagrams of
151. Particles in
a Solid, Liquid and Gas
152. Light passing
through a prism
153. Light passing
through a glass block
154. Light
reflected in a periscope
155. Apparatus to
collect a syringe of gas
156. Apparatus to
collect oxygen in a water bath
157. Apparatus to
make a chromatogram
158. Apparatus
needed for Distillation.
159. Eclipse of
sun and/or moon
Know
160. Law of
conservation of Energy………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
