Science B Revision Unit 1 Theme 1

Question 1

The nearest planet to our Sun is

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Mercury

Question 2

During a chemical reaction, there is a law that mass is

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conserved

Question 3

The furthest (official) planet from the Sun in our Solar System is

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Neptune

Question 4

The Earth's early atmosphere was mainly

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carbon dioxide

Question 5

At the centre of our solar system is

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The Sun

Question 6

Over millions of years plants and algae produced what gas?

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oxygen

Question 7

Movement of tectonic plates can cause

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Earthquakes, Volcanoes

Question 8

The atomic number of an element is the number of

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protons

Question 9

The process of extracting useful substances from crude oil is called

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fractional distillation

Question 10

Useful materials can be extracted from the ground by

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quarrying, mining

Question 11

A substance with only one type of atom is called

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an element

Question 12

When writing a chemical equation in symbols, it is important that the equation is

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balanced

Question 13

Hydrocarbon fuels only contain

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hydrogen and carbon

Question 14

Planet Earth is between which two planets?

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Venus and Mars

Question 15

The hard rocky surface of the Earth is called the

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crust

Question 16

The movement of tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents in the mantle

Question 17

We can tell galaxies are moving away from us by something called

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Red shift

Question 18

Metals more reactive than carbon can be extracted from their ores by using

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electrolysis

Question 19

The age of the earth is approximately how many years old?

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4.5 billion

Question 20

The best way to observe the solar system is using a

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telescope

Question 21

Red Shift helps to support the theory called the

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Big Bang

Question 22

The large sections of the Earth's crust are called

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tectonic plates

Question 23

When a making a new product it is important to consider

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the energy used, the safety, the cost, the amounts needed

Question 24

The section of the Earth that is liquid is called the

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mantle

Question 25

The centre of the Earth is called the

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core

Science B Revision Unit 1 Theme 1

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