Junior Certificate Science
Exam Questions by Topic
2006-2013
C. Beegan – Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan
Contents
Biology ................................................................................................................................... 4
Living Things ...................................................................................................................... 4
The Cell.............................................................................................................................. 4
Food and Diet .................................................................................................................... 7
Digestion and Enzymes ................................................................................................... 10
Respiration and Breathing................................................................................................ 16
Circulatory System ........................................................................................................... 19
Excretory System ............................................................................................................. 25
Skeletal and Muscular System ......................................................................................... 27
Sensory and Nervous System .......................................................................................... 31
Reproductive System and Genetics ................................................................................. 32
Plant Structure and Transport .......................................................................................... 38
Photosynthesis and Tropisms .......................................................................................... 40
Plant Reproduction .......................................................................................................... 44
Ecology and Habitat Study ............................................................................................... 49
Conservation, Pollution and Waste Management ............................................................ 55
Microbiology and Biotechnology ...................................................................................... 58
Chemistry ............................................................................................................................ 60
Materials .......................................................................................................................... 60
Elements, Compounds and Mixtures ............................................................................... 61
Solutions .......................................................................................................................... 64
Separating Mixtures ......................................................................................................... 71
Acids and Bases, Fossil Fuels and Acid Rain .................................................................. 75
Air and Oxygen ................................................................................................................ 83
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Carbon Dioxide ................................................................................................................ 87
Water ............................................................................................................................... 91
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table .......................................................................... 97
Chemical Bonding, Formulas and Equations ................................................................. 101
Metals and Plastics ........................................................................................................ 106
Lab Safety and Equipment ............................................................................................. 115
Physics .............................................................................................................................. 116
Measurement and Units, Area, Volume and Speed ....................................................... 116
Force and Work ............................................................................................................. 120
Moments and Centre of Gravity ..................................................................................... 126
Pressure......................................................................................................................... 129
Energy............................................................................................................................ 133
Heat ............................................................................................................................... 138
Light ............................................................................................................................... 146
Sound............................................................................................................................. 151
Magnetism ..................................................................................................................... 153
Static Electricity .............................................................................................................. 156
Current Electricity ........................................................................................................... 158
Electricity in the home and Electronics .......................................................................... 165
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Biology
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The Cell
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Food and Diet
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Circulatory System
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Excretory System
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Skeletal and Muscular System
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Sensory and Nervous System
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Reproductive System and Genetics
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Photosynthesis and Tropisms
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Plant Reproduction
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Ecology and Habitat Study
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Conservation, Pollution and Waste Management
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Microbiology and Biotechnology
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Chemistry
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Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
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Solutions
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Separating Mixtures
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Acids and Bases, Fossil Fuels and Acid Rain
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Give two uses of carbon dioxide
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Air and Oxygen
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Carbon Dioxide
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Water
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Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
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Chemical Bonding, Formulas and Equations
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Metals and Plastics
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Lab Safety and Equipment
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Physics
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Force and Work
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Moments and Centre of Gravity
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Pressure
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Energy
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Heat
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Sound
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Magnetism
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Static Electricity
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Current Electricity
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Electricity in the home and Electronics
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