Common Entrance Revision: 10 Easy and harder questions
KS3 Levels 4 and 5
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1. How many 'equinoxes' are there in a year?

4

12

2

52

2. Why are pan handles often covered in plastic( or wood)?

plastic is black

plastic is a good heat conductor

plastic is a good thermal insulator

plastic is cheap

3. What is a ZYGOTE?

A unit of measurement

A type of animal

A fertilized egg

A young plant

4. What is the heart for?

Adding oxygen to the blood

Storing urine

Pumping blood

Removing waste from the blood

5. Some copper foil is heated in a sealed test tube until the copper stops changing colour. What gas is the copper reacting with?

Oxygen

Nitrogen

The glass that the test tube is made from

Hydrogen

6. Which of the properties of metals listed below is not correct?

Metals are usually malleable

Metals are good thermal insulators

Metals are usually ductile

Metals are good electrical conductors

7. What kind of circuit is this?

a parallel circuit

an OR circuit

an AND circuit

A relay

8. The amount of matter in a substance is its

weight

density

mass

9. Which of the times below will produce the longest shadow?

Afternoon in the winter

Mid-day in the summer

Afternoon in the summer

Mid-day in the winter

10. What is the chemical formula for SALT (sodium chloride)?

CaCO3

HCl

NaCl

CH4

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