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 Get back on track
The COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive for students of all ages around the world. And if
you’re preparing for your GCSEs then it’s especially important that you catch up on any work you’ve
missed. This pack is designed to help you revise and practise any topics you might need a reminder
on, and stay on track for success in your Pearson Edexcel Combined Science GCSE course.

Time for a check-up

7
Take the Knowledge check diagnostic self-test to help
Pages 4–1
you identify which topics and skills you need to recap. The
questions in this test focus on key skills and core knowledge 16
Knowledge check

Genetically modified organisms

20

that you will need to know to succeed in the rest of your

Non-communicable diseases

What is used to join DNA in the process

of Which of the following is not a factor
genetic engineering? that affects
the risk of developing a communicable
A ligase disease?
B plasmid A age B body mass index
C restriction D vector
enzyme C inherited alleles D pathogens

GCSE course, and in your exams.

Revise pages 33, 34 Revise pages 45, 46, 48

17 Communicable diseases 21 Photosynthesis

Which of the following is a communicable Which one of these factors will not
disease limit the rate
that is spread by an airborne bacterial of photosynthesis?
pathogen?
A Chalara ash dieback A light intensity

B Cholera B carbon dioxide concentration of

air

You can mark your own work using the answers on the
C Ebola C oxygen concentration of air

D Tuberculosis D temperature

Revise pages 36, 37, 38 Revise pages 50, 51

back cover (page 24) of this booklet. If you struggle with

18 Human defences 22 Investigating photosynthesis

Which of these is a chemical defence A student places a bright lamp 50

of the body? cm from a
plant. The student then moves the
A mucus same lamp to
B lysozyme a distance of 25 cm from the plant.
C skin D cilia Which of the following describes the
change in
light intensity on the plant?

any of the questions, just add the Revision Guide page

Revise page 40
A 2 times less B 2 times more
C 4 times less D 4 times more
19 Medicines
Revise page 52

Which type of disease can be treated

with
antibiotics?

numbers for that question to your custom catch-up plan on

23 Transport in plants
Answer: ..............................................................
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Which tissue carries dissolved sucrose
Revise pages 43, 44
around a
plant?

Answer: ..............................................................
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page 18. Then you can revise and practise that topic and
Revise pages 53, 55

build your confidence.

Make a plan 19
Create your own custom Catch-up plan by entering Pages 18–
the page numbers you need to revise in this table.
You can use the tick boxes to track your progress,
and there is space to add any extra notes from your
teacher or tutor.

Stress-free studying
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Once you have identified your target topics and created your catch-up plan, it’s time to break
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Find your catch-up topics 21

If you know which topics you want to revise, you can use the Pages 20–
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Workbook pages. Your teacher or tutor might be able to tell

You can use this chart to help you choose
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Unit / topic Revision Guide / Revise?

Workbook pages
Biology

you which topics you missed, or you might recognise them

B1: Overarching concepts in Biology
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
B2: Cells and control
1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
B3: Genetics
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
B4: Natural selection and genetic modification
29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
B5: Health, disease and the development

from the work you did at home during lockdown.

of 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,
medicines
45, 46, 47, 48, 49
B6: Plant structures and their functions
50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
B7: Animal coordination, control and
homeostasis 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
B8: Exchange and transport in animals
66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74,
75
B9: Ecosystems and material cycles
76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,
85, 86
Chemistry

Tick the units or topics you want to revise, then add those page
C1: States of matter
112
C2: Methods of separating and purifying
substances 90, 113, 114, 115, 116,
117, 118,
119
C3: Atomic structure
91, 92
C4: The periodic table
87, 93, 94, 95

numbers to your catch-up plan on page 18.

C5: Ionic bonding
87, 96, 97, 98
C6: Covalent bonding
99
C7: Types of substance
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 111
C8: Acids
87, 88, 89, 90, 120, 121, 122,
123, 124, 125, 126, 127
C9: Calculations involving masses
105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
C10: Electrolytic processes
128, 129, 130, 131
C11: Obtaining and using metals
132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140

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A bit at a time
You can use the diagnostic self-test on the
next 14 pages to help you create your own There are 110 questions in this
customised catch-up plan. Each question knowledge check. Have a go at them
checks a different key skill or piece of core in chunks. When you have done a batch
knowledge from your GCSE course. If you of questions, check your answers
feel that you need more help with that topic on the back cover (page 24) of this
or skill, add the page numbers shown in the booklet. Then take a break or come
arrows to your catch-up plan. back and try some more in another
study session!

Biology

1 Cells 4 Transport

Which structure is found in plant and animal A piece of potato is placed in a solution with a
cells, but not in bacterial cells? higher solute concentration than the cytoplasm in
A cell membrane B nucleus its cells. Does its mass increase, decrease, or stay
the same?
C ribosome D vacuole
Answer: .....................................................................
Revise pages 1, 2

Revise pages 10, 11

2 Dealing with numbers 5 Mitosis

Write 2 µm in metres. Give your answer in In which part of the cell cycle does a new
standard form. nuclear membrane form around each group
of chromosomes?
A 2 × 10–2 m B 2 × 10–3 m
A anaphase B metaphase
C 2 × 10–6 m D 2 × 10–9 m
C prophase D telophase
Revise page 4
Revise page 13

6 Growth
3 Enzyme activity
The mass of a baby boy is at the 90th percentile.
Which part of an enzyme molecule is damaged Which of the following statements is true?
by extremes of temperature or pH, preventing the A 10% of baby boys are lighter than this baby.
enzyme from working properly?
B 90% of baby boys are heavier than this baby.
Answer: ..................................................................... C 90% of baby boys are lighter than this baby.
Revise pages 7, 8 D 90% of baby boys are the same weight as
this baby.
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7 Neurones 12 Inheritance

Which part of a neurone insulates it from other If R is the allele for red flowers and r is the allele
neurones? for white flowers, what colour will the flowers be
for a plant that is Rr?
Answer: .....................................................................
Answer: .....................................................................
Revise page 17
Revise pages 23, 24

8 Reflex arcs

In which direction do nerve impulses travel 13 Evolution

through neurones in a reflex arc?
A motor → relay → sensory What causes natural selection?
B relay → sensory → motor A humans choosing which organisms to breed
C sensory → motor → relay B evolution
D sensory → relay → motor
C variation in survival due to the environment
Revise page 18
D genetic variation between species
Revise pages 29, 30
9 Meiosis

In which cells does meiosis take place?

A all body cells B embryonic stem cells 14 Kingdoms and domains
C gametes D gamete-producing
cells What type of analysis led to the suggestion of
a classification system based on three domains,
Revise page 20
rather than five kingdoms?
A behavioural B genetic
10 DNA
C microscopic D phenotypic
What links the two strands in a molecule Revise page 31
of DNA?
A bonds between sugars on each strand
B bonds between phosphates on each strand
15 Selective breeding
C bonds between bases on each strand
D no bonds, the strands just coil together Which of the following is a feature of selective
Revise page 21
breeding of wheat?
A wheat plants evolve into new species

11 Genetic terms B desirable characteristics are inherited

C genetic engineering occurs
What word describes the entire DNA
of an organism? D new genes are introduced
Revise page 32
Answer: .....................................................................

Revise page 21
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16 Genetically modified organisms 20 Non-communicable diseases

What is used to join DNA in the process of Which of the following is not a factor that affects
genetic engineering? the risk of developing a communicable disease?
A ligase B plasmid A age B body mass index
C restriction D vector C inherited alleles D pathogens
enzyme
Revise pages 45, 46, 48
Revise pages 33, 34

21 Photosynthesis
17 Communicable diseases
Which one of these factors will not limit the rate
Which of the following is a communicable disease of photosynthesis?
that is spread by an airborne bacterial pathogen? A light intensity
A Chalara ash dieback
B carbon dioxide concentration of air
B Cholera
C oxygen concentration of air
C Ebola
D temperature
D Tuberculosis
Revise pages 50, 51
Revise pages 36, 37, 38

22 Investigating photosynthesis
18 Human defences
A student places a bright lamp 50 cm from a
Which of these is a chemical defence of the body? plant. The student then moves the same lamp to
A mucus B lysozyme a distance of 25 cm from the plant.
C skin D cilia Which of the following describes the change in
light intensity on the plant?
Revise page 40
A 2 times less B 2 times more
C 4 times less D 4 times more
Revise page 52
19 Medicines

Which type of disease can be treated with

antibiotics? 23 Transport in plants

Answer: .....................................................................
Which tissue carries dissolved sucrose around a
Revise pages 43, 44 plant?

Answer: .....................................................................

Revise pages 53, 55

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24 Stomata 28 Causes of diabetes

Which of the following correctly describes the Calculate the BMI of a person who is 2.0 m tall
function of stomata? and weighs 80 kg.
A Guard cells gain or lose water by diffusion. Answer: ……………………
B Guard cells gain water and the stomata close. Revise page 64

C Guard cells lose water and the stomata open.

D Guard cells gain water and the stomata open. 29 Exchange surfaces

Revise pages 54, 56 In humans, which structure has a large surface

area for gas exchange between the air and blood?
25 Hormones and glands
Answer: .....................................................................

Where are the sex hormones LH and FSH Revise pages 66, 67
produced?
A ovaries B testes
30 The blood
C pituitary D thyroid
Which blood component is a major component
Revise page 58
of the immune system?
A plasma B platelets
26 Negative feedback
C red blood cells D white blood cells
Which of the following correctly describes a Revise page 68
process in the regulation of thyroxine levels?
A Low levels of thyroxine simulate TRH
production. 31 The circulatory system

B Normal levels of thyroxine stimulate the Which chamber of the heart has the thickest
release of TRH. muscular wall and pumps blood to most of
C TSH acts on the pituitary to release thyroxine. the body?
A left atrium B left ventricle
D TSH is released from the hypothalamus when
TRH levels rise. C right atrium D right ventricle
Revise page 59 Revise pages 69, 70

27 Blood glucose 32 Respiration

Which gland produces the hormones which What is the product of anaerobic respiration in
control blood glucose concentration? muscle cells?
A pancreas B thyroid
Answer: .....................................................................
C adrenal D pituitary
Revise pages 71, 72
Revise page 63

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33 Biotic and abiotic factors 35 Fieldwork techniques

Which one of the following is a biotic factor of A student uses a 0.25 m2 quadrat to estimate the
the environment? number of daisies in a 50 m2 field. The mean
A light sensitivity B competition number of daisies in a quadrat is 2. Estimate the
total number of daisies in the field.
C temperature D water availability
Answer: ……………………
Revise pages 76, 77
Revise pages 79, 80

34 Interdependence
36 Nutrient cycles

Which type of dependent relationship benefits Which group of organisms causes decay of dead
both partner species? plants and animals?
Answer: ..................................................................... A pathogens B decomposers
C parasites D animal vectors
Revise pages 77, 78
Revise pages 83, 84, 85

Chemistry

1 Formulae and equations 3 Atoms

Hydrogen and oxygen react to form water. What In a sample of bromine, 50% of the atoms are
is the balanced equation for this reaction? 79
Br and 50% are 81Br. What is the relative atomic
A 2H + O → H2O mass of bromine in this sample?
B H2 + O → H2O Answer: ……………………
C H2 + O2 → 2H2O Revise pages 91, 92
D 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O
Revise pages 87, 88 4 The periodic table

An element is placed in group 5, period 3

2 Ionic equations
of the periodic table. What is its electronic
configuration?
Silver nitrate solution reacts with sodium iodide
A 3.5 B 5.3
solution to form a precipitate of silver iodide
and sodium nitrate solution. What is the ionic C 2.8.5 D 2.3.5
equation for this reaction? Revise pages 94, 95
A AgNO3(aq) + NaI(aq) → AgI(s) + NaNO3(aq)
B Ag+(aq) + NaI(aq) → AgI(s) + Na+(aq)
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C Ag+(aq) + I–(aq) → AgI(s)
D Na+(aq) + NO3–(aq) → NaNO3(aq) The formula of an ammonium ion is NH4+ and
the formula of a sulfate ion is SO42–. What is the
Revise page 89
formula of ammonium sulfate?
Answer: ……………………
Revise pages 96, 97
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6 Ionic compounds 11 Reacting masses

When do ionic compounds conduct electricity? 80 g of calcium reacts with excess oxygen to
A in aqueous solution only produce calcium oxide:
B in the solid state only 2Ca + O2 → 2CaO
C in aqueous solution and when molten Calculate the mass of calcium oxide which forms.
D in the solid state and when molten (Relative atomic masses: O = 16, Ca = 40)

Revise page 98 Answer: …………………… g

Revise pages 107, 108

7 Simple molecules

12 Solutions
How many electrons are involved in one covalent
bond? A solution is made by dissolving 5.0 g of
Answer: …………………… potassium hydroxide in 100 cm3 of water.
Revise pages 99, 100 What is the concentration of the solution
formed in g/dm3?
A 0.50 B 20
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C 50 D 200
Diamond, graphite and graphene are forms of
Revise page 109
carbon. Which feature do they have in common?
A They are strong and flexible.
B They contain delocalised electrons. 13 Mole calculations

C They contain many strong covalent bonds. How many atoms are there in 0.5 mol of nitrogen
D They have a layered structure. gas, N2? (Avogadro’s constant = 6.02 × 1023)
Revise pages 101, 102
A 3.01 × 1023 B 6.02 × 1023
C 1.204 × 1024 D 2.408 × 1024
9 Relative formula mass Revise page 110

What is the relative formula mass of calcium

phosphate, Ca3(PO4)2? 14 Substances and states

(Relative atomic masses: O = 16, Ca = 40, P = 31)

Which of the following statements about pure
Answer: …………………… water is not correct?
A Energy is transferred to water molecules
Revise page 105
during boiling.
B It melts over a range of temperatures.
10 Empirical and molecular formulae
C It only contains water molecules.
The molecular formula of a compound is D Water particles are regularly arranged in the
C2H4O2. What is the empirical formula of this liquid state.
compound?
Answer: …………………… Revise pages 112, 113

Revise page 106

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15 Separation methods 19 Titrations

Which of the following is a method of preparing A student obtained the following titres during
pure salt from a mixture of sand and salty water? a titration: 24.10 cm3, 24.05 cm3, 24.30 cm3,
A distillation then filtration 24.15 cm3. Calculate the mean of the
concordant titres.
B crystallisation then simple distillation
Answer: ……………………
C filtration then crystallisation
Revise pages 123, 125
D fractional distillation then crystallisation
Revise pages 114, 115

20 Solubility rules

16 Investigating inks
Which of the following is an insoluble salt?
A ammonium nitrate
During paper chromatography, the solvent travels B barium sulfate
80 mm and a red spot travels 24 mm. Calculate
the Rf value of the red spot. C potassium chloride
Answer: …………………… D sodium carbonate
Revise pages 116, 117 Revise page 126

17 Acids 21 Electrolysis

The concentration of an aqueous solution of an What is produced at the anode during the
acid is decreased by a factor of 100. What is the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of sodium
change in pH of the solution? sulfate?
A decrease by 1 B decrease by 2 A hydrogen B oxygen
C increase by 1 D increase by 2 C sodium D sulfur
Revise pages 120, 121 Revise pages 128, 129

18 Reactions of acids 22 Metal reactivity

Which of the following reacts with dilute sulfuric When iron is added to copper sulfate solution,
acid to form magnesium sulfate and hydrogen? copper coats the iron. Which one of the following
A magnesium statements about this reaction is correct?
A Copper is more reactive than iron.
B magnesium carbonate
B Iron forms anions more readily than copper.
C magnesium hydroxide –
C The oxidation reaction is: Fe2+ + 2e → Fe
D magnesium oxide –
D The reduction reaction is: Cu2+ + 2e → Cu
Revise pages 122, 123
Revise pages 132, 133, 134

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23 Extracting metals 27 Displacement reactions

Which of the following statements about Chlorine displaces bromine from aqueous
extracting iron and aluminium is correct? potassium bromide. The half equations for
A Aluminium corrodes more easily than iron. this reaction are:
– –
Cl2(aq) + 2e → 2Cl (aq) and
B Aluminium is extracted by heating its oxide
with carbon. 2Br–(aq) → Br2(aq) + 2e–
Which species is oxidised?
C Iron is extracted from iron oxide by electrolysis. –
A Cl2 B Cl
D Metals are extracted by reducing their oxides. –
C Br D Br2
Revise pages 135, 136
Revise pages 145, 146

24 Using and disposing of materials

28 Group 0

What name is given to a ‘cradle-to-grave’ analysis

of the impact of a product on the environment? What do the group 0 elements all have in
common?
Answer: ..................................................................... A Their atoms have 8 electrons in their outer
shells.
Revise pages 138, 139
B They are less dense than air.

25 Equilibria C They are flammable.

D They have no tendency to transfer or share
Sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen to produce electrons.
sulfur trioxide: 2O2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO3(g)
Revise page 147
The forward reaction is exothermic. How can the
yield of sulfur trioxide be increased?
A add a suitable catalyst
29 Reaction rates

B reduce the oxygen concentration What change increases the energy and frequency
C increase the pressure of collisions between reactant particles?
A Increase in pressure.
D increase the temperature
B Increase in surface area to volume ratio.
Revise pages 141, 142
C Increase in temperature.

26 Groups 1 and 7 D Addition of a suitable catalyst.

Revise pages 149, 150
Which row correctly describes how reactivity
changes going down groups 1 and 7?
Group 1 Group 7 30 Catalysts

A decreases decreases
What effect does a catalyst have on the activation
B decreases increases energy for a reaction?
C increases decreases
D increases increases Answer: .....................................................................

Revise pages 143, 144 Revise pages 149, 153

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31 Energy changes 34 Combustion

Which of the following describes an exothermic Which two substances are produced during the
change? incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon, but are
Energy Temperature not produced during complete combustion?
A carbon dioxide and carbon
A given out decreases
B carbon dioxide and water vapour
B given out increases
C carbon monoxide and carbon
C taken in decreases
D carbon monoxide and water vapour
D taken in increases
Revise pages 157, 158
Revise page 152

35 Fuels
32 Calculating energy changes

Why is cracking carried out in oil refineries?

Hydrogen reacts with chlorine to form hydrogen
chloride: A It balances the supply of fractions with
demand.
H–H + Cl–Cl → 2(H–Cl)
B It produces larger alkanes which are useful
Calculate the energy change in this reaction. fuels.
(Bond energies in kJ mol–1: H–H = 436, C It produces polymers to make alkenes.
Cl–Cl = 243, H–Cl = 432)
D It produces shorter alkanes which make
A –185 kJ mol –1
B +185 kJ mol –1 polymers.

C –247 kJ mol–1 D +247 kJ mol–1 Revise pages 160, 161

Revise page 154

36 The Earth’s atmosphere

33 Hydrocarbons
Which of the following correctly describes
changes to the atmosphere over time?
Which of these formulae represents a
hydrocarbon? A The amount of carbon dioxide increased when
it dissolved in oceans.
A C3H8 B CH2Cl2
B Oceans formed when water vapour condensed.
C C2H6O D NaHCO3
C The amount of nitrogen decreased.
Revise pages 158, 160
D The amount of oxygen decreased because of
photosynthesis.
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Physics

1 Significant figures 6 Newton’s laws

What is 135.06 written to 2 significant figures? The engine of a 2000 kg car provides a forward
A 130 B 135 thrust of 2.5 kN. The drag on the car is 0.5 kN.
C 135.1 D 140 Calculate the acceleration of the car.
Revise page 166 A 0.25 m/s B 1 m/s2
C 1.25 m/s2 D 1.5 m/s2

2 Standard form Revise pages 172, 173

Write 0.00318 in standard form.

Answer: ……………………
Revise page 166 7 Momentum

A 5 kg object is travelling at a velocity of 15 m/s.

3 Units It is acted upon by a single constant force, which
causes it to come to rest in 3 seconds. Calculate
What is 76 A converted to mA? the size of the force.
A 0.076 mA B 7.6 mA (mv – mu)
Use the equation F = t
C 7600 mA D 76 000 mA
Revise page 166 Answer: …………………… N
Revise pages 177, 178

4 Speed and velocity

A cyclist travelled 0.9 km in 3 minutes. Which of

the following statements must be correct? 8 Reaction times
A The average speed was 3 m/s.
B The average speed was 5 m/s. Which equation is correct?
C The average velocity was 0 m/s. A braking distance = thinking distance +
stopping distance
D The average velocity was 5 m/s.
B stopping distance = thinking distance +
Revise pages 167, 168
braking distance
C thinking distance = braking distance +
5 Equations of motion stopping distance
D stopping distance = braking distance –
A coin is dropped down a 45 m well. It accelerates
thinking distance
in free fall from rest. Calculate the velocity of the
coin when it hits the bottom of the well. Revise pages 179, 180
Use the equation v2 – u2 = 2 × a × x

Answer: …………………… m/s

Revise pages 169, 174

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9 Energy transfers and efficiency 13 Wave calculations

100 kJ is transferred by electricity to an electric Some water waves travel at 1.5 m/s. Their
motor, which transfers 45 kJ to move a lift to the frequency is 0.2 Hz. Calculate their wavelength.
next floor. Which of the following statements
about this process is correct? Answer: …………………… m
A Efficiency is greatly increased by insulating the Revise pages 189, 190, 192
lift.
B The efficiency of the process is 45%.
C The efficiency of the process is 55%.
14 Refraction
D The motor transfers energy to the lift by
electricity. What happens when waves pass from air into
Revise pages 182, 183
water at an angle other than the normal?
A Their direction changes but not their speed.

10 Energy resources B Their speed and direction both change.

C Their speed and direction do not change.
Which of the following is an example of a non-
renewable energy resource? D Their speed changes but not their direction.

A bio-fuel B hydroelectricity Revise pages 191, 195

C nuclear fuel D tidal power

Revise pages 184, 185
15 Electromagnetic spectrum

11 Kinetic energy
Which of the following types of electromagnetic
radiation has the lowest frequency?
A bus with a mass of 7000 kg travels at 10 m/s.
Calculate its kinetic energy in kJ. A gamma rays B microwaves
C radio waves D X-rays
Answer: …………………… kJ
Revise pages 194, 197
Revise page 186

12 Types of wave
16 Using electromagnetic radiation
Which of the following gives two examples of
transverse waves? Which of the following types of electromagnetic
A electromagnetic waves and seismic P waves radiation is used to disinfect water but can
damage eyes and skin cells?
B sound waves and electromagnetic waves
A infrared B microwaves
C sound waves and seismic P waves
C ultraviolet D visible light
D water surface waves and seismic S waves
Revise pages 196, 197
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17 Changes in atoms and nuclei 21 Decay

When an electron in an atom emits This nuclear equation is incomplete:

electromagnetic radiation, does it move into a 20
N → 208O + .........
7
higher energy level or into a lower energy level?
Name the type of radiation that will complete
Answer: ..................................................................... and balance this equation.

Revise pages 198, 202, 206 Answer: .....................................................................

Revise pages 207, 208

18 Subatomic particles

22 Half-life
Which of the following particles has a charge of
1 ?
+1 and a relative mass of ___ The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. How long
18 40
A electron B neutron will it take for the activity of this isotope to
decrease from 80 Bq to 5 Bq?
C positron D proton
A 16 days B 24 days
Revise pages 200, 203
C 32 days D 40 days
Revise page 209

19 Atoms

The symbol for a certain atomic nucleus is 15

32
P. 23 Work, energy and power
What does this information tell you?
A The nucleus contains 17 neutrons. A constant force of 10 N moves a box a distance
of 4 m across the floor in 5 s. Calculate the power
B The nucleus contains 32 protons. transferred.
C The atomic number is 32. A 0.5 W B 12.5 W
D The nucleon number is 15. C 2W D 8W
Revise page 201 Revise page 213

20 Types of radiation
24 Forces

Which of the following types of radiation consists A 5 N force and a 12 N force act at right angles
of particles and is the most ionising? to each other. Calculate the size of the resultant
force.
A alpha B beta
Answer: …………………… N
C gamma D neutron
Revise pages 216, 217
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25 Circuit symbols 28 Resistance

A current of 0.4 A flows when a potential

difference of 4.0 V is applied across two
identical resistors connected in parallel.
Calculate the resistance of each resistor.
A
A 0.1 Ω B 0.2 Ω
V C 10 Ω D 5Ω
Revise pages 223, 224
Name the two components that are connected in
parallel in this circuit.
A resistor and voltmeter 29 Circuit components

B variable resister and ammeter

Which statement about the resistance of LDRs
C thermistor and voltmeter and thermistors is correct?
D variable resistor and filament lamp A It does not depend on the temperature of a
thermistor.
Revise pages 219, 223
B It decreases in an LDR as the light intensity
increases.
C It increases in a thermistor as the temperature
26 Current and potential difference increases.
D It increases in an LDR as the light intensity
What would you connect to a circuit to find the increases.
resistance of a component?
Revise pages 225, 226, 227
A An ammeter and a voltmeter in parallel with
the component.
B An ammeter and a voltmeter in series with the 30 Energy and power
component.
C An ammeter in parallel and a voltmeter in A 2.3 kW electric kettle is plugged into the mains
series with the component. electricity supply and works at its maximum
power. Which of the following statements about
D An ammeter in series and a voltmeter in
this kettle is correct?
parallel with the component.
A The resistance of the kettle is 23 Ω.
Revise pages 220, 221, 224
B The resistance of the kettle is 230 kΩ.
C A current of 0.01 A flows.
27 Energy and charge D A current of 3.2 A flows.
Revise pages 228, 229
Calculate the amount of energy transferred
when 0.25 C of charge flows through a potential
difference of 6.0 V.
Answer: …………………… J
Answers to the Knowle
Revise page 222 dge check
are on the back cover
(page 24) of
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31 Mains electricity 35 Density

Which of the following correctly describes two A 7.85 kg cube of steel has side length 10 cm.
features of the UK mains electricity supply? Calculate its density in kg/m3.
A It is a.c. at 230 Hz. Answer: …………………… kg/m3
B It is d.c. at 50 Hz. Revise pages 241, 242, 246
C It is supplied at 230 Hz and 50 V.
D It is supplied at 50 Hz and 230 V.
36 Temperature scales
Revise pages 230, 231
Convert 25 °C to Kelvin.
32 Magnetism Answer: …………………… K
Revise page 245
Which statement about magnetic fields is correct?
A They are circular around straight current-
carrying wires. 37 Energy and matter

B They are represented by field lines going

from S to N. The specific heat capacity of gold is 130 J/kg °C
C They are stronger outside a solenoid than inside. and its specific latent heat of fusion is 63 000 J/kg.
Which of the following statements about 100 g
D They are uniform around bar magnets.
of gold is correct?
Revise pages 233, 234 Use the equations ΔQ = m × c × Δθ
and Q = m × L.
33 Forces on current-carrying wires A 26 J is needed to double its temperature.
B 130 J is needed to increase its temperature
A wire of length 25 cm carries a current of from 20 °C to 40 °C.
4.0 A and lies in a magnetic field of strength
1.0 mT. Calculate the force on the wire. C 6300 J is needed to melt the gold.
Use the equation F = B × I × L. D 6300 J is needed to boil the gold.
Answer: …………………… N Revise pages 243, 244

Revise page 237

38 Springs
34 Transformers
The spring constant of a spring is 50 N/m.
A transformer has 10 turns in its primary coil. The spring is extended by 0.20 m.
Which statement about this transformer is Which of the following is correct?
correct?
A Work done on the spring
A It is a step-down transformer. = 0.5 × energy transferred
B Its output current is halved if the input B Force exerted on the spring = 2 N
voltage is doubled. C Energy transferred = 0.5 × 50 × (0.20)2 = 1 J
C Its output is increased by using d.c. D Force exerted on the spring = 250 N
instead of a.c.
Revise pages 248, 249
D Its output voltage is 10 V if its input
voltage is 1 V.
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you need extra help with, or make a note of any facts or definitions you are struggling to
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Revision Guide / Revise?

Unit / topic
Workbook pages
Biology
B1: Overarching concepts in Biology 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
B2: Cells and control 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
B3: Genetics 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
B4: Natural selection and genetic modification 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
B5: Health, disease and the development of 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,
medicines 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
B6: Plant structures and their functions 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
B7: Animal coordination, control and homeostasis 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
B8: Exchange and transport in animals 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74,
75
B9: Ecosystems and material cycles 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,
85, 86
Chemistry
C1: States of matter 112
C2: Methods of separating and purifying substances 90, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,
119
C3: Atomic structure 91, 92
C4: The periodic table 87, 93, 94, 95
C5: Ionic bonding 87, 96, 97, 98
C6: Covalent bonding 99
C7: Types of substance 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 111
C8: Acids 87, 88, 89, 90, 120, 121, 122,
123, 124, 125, 126, 127
C9: Calculations involving masses 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
C10: Electrolytic processes 128, 129, 130, 131
C11: Obtaining and using metals 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140

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If your school follows the Pearson Edexcel scheme of work, have a look at the topics with a
red stripe next to them. You might have missed some of these topics between spring half
term and the summer holiday. You can also check with your teacher to find out exactly which
topics you should have covered during lockdown.

Revision Guide / Revise?

Unit / topic
Workbook pages
Chemistry (continued)
C12: Reversible reactions and equilibria 141, 142
C13: Groups in the periodic table 88, 89, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147,
148
C14: Rates of reaction 149, 150, 151
C15: Heat changes in chemical reactions 152, 153, 154
C16: Fuels 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160,
161, 162
C17: Earth and atmospheric science 163, 164, 165
Physics
P1: Motion 167, 168, 169, 170, 171
P2: Forces and motion 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177,
178, 179, 180, 181
P3: Conservation of energy 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 214
P4: Waves 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193
P5: Light and the electromagnetic spectrum 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199
P6: Radioactivity 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205,
206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212
P7: Energy – forces doing work 183, 213, 214
P8: Forces and their effects 183, 215, 216, 217, 218
P9: Electricity and circuits 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225,
226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232
P10: Magnetism and the motor effect 233, 234, 235, 236
P11: Electromagnetic induction 237, 238, 239
P12: Particle model 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246
P13: Forces and matter 247, 248, 249, 250

Knowledge and application of Specification points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 (Key concepts of
physics) are covered in the Revision Guide on page 166 but are applied throughout the
Revision Guide.
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Biology
1 B 10 C 19 bacterial 28 20
2 C 11 genome 20 D 29 alveolus / alveoli
3 active site 12 red 21 C 30 D
4 decrease 13 C 22 D 31 B
5 D 14 B 23 phloem 32 lactic acid
6 C 15 B 24 D 33 B
7 myelin sheath 16 A 25 C 34 mutualism
8 D 17 D 26 A 35 400
9 D 18 B 27 A 36 B

Chemistry
1 D 11 112 g 21 B 29 C
2 C 12 C 22 D 30 reduces /
3 80 13 B 23 D decreases /
lowers it
4 C 14 B 24 life-cycle
assessment / 31 B
5 (NH4)2SO4 15 C
LCA 32 A
6 C 16 0.3
25 C 33 A
7 Two / 2 17 D
26 C 34 C
8 C 18 A
27 C 35 A
9 310 19 24.10 cm3
28 D 36 B
10 CH2O 20 B

Physics
1 D 11 350 kJ 21 Beta minus / β– 31 D
2 3.18 × 10–3 12 D 22 C 32 A
3 D 13 7.5 m 23 D 33 0.001 N or
4 B 14 B 24 13 N 1 × 10–3 N
5 30 m/s / 29.7 m/s 15 C 25 C 34 B
6 B 16 C 26 D 35 7850 kg/m3
7 25 N 17 lower 27 1.5 J 36 298 K
8 B 18 C 28 D 37 C
9 B 19 A 29 B 38 C
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