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NCAA tournament teams, players to watch out for
By Leigh klein
Published : March 18, 2015
We have liftoff! Thursday we buckle up for the best roller-coaster ride in all of sports.
Winning the water cooler conversation and winning a large pool requires different strategies when filling out a brackets.To win a large pool, one must look for a disparity between probability and public perception. For example, picking Kentucky to win the championship in a large pool holds limited value because a large percentage of the pool will also have the 'Cats.
Teamrankings.com estimates Kentucky with a 40.7 percent chance of winning the title, howeverover 50 percent of current brackets have Kentucky circled as champion. Conversely, the public undervalues Villanova, giving it only a 2.6 percent chance to win the title, when most computer models indicate they should have an 11.6 percent chance.
Watch Out For
North Carolina
The Tar Heels have been streaky all season long and have been plagued with not closing out games strong. Head coach Roy Williams was in position to beat Duke, Louisville and Notre Dame before watching the victories slip away. Now the 'Heels find a favorable draw with the ability to match up to West powers Wisconsin and Arizona.
North Carolina has a legitimate inside-out attack. When clicking, they are a dynamic scoring team with a go-to-guyin Marcus Paige, a post game with Kennedy Meeks and Brice Johnson, and an ascending talent in former McDonald's All-American Game MVP, Justin Jackson. Jackson has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine games.
North Carolina is the sleeper to watch in the West Bracket.
Underdog To Watch
The Longhorns might not deserve to be in the field of 68 but they are dancing nonetheless. This team has the weapons and size to make a Sweet 16 run through Butler and Notre Dame. Isaiah Taylor is a dynamic point guard campaigning for the NBA Draft's first round. SeniorJonathan Holmes is healthy again with the ability to stretch the defense. Cameron Ridley can change the game on the glass as well asdefensively. The X-factor is 6-foot-11-inch Myles Turner. Turner's freshman campaign in Austin hasn't lived up to the billing. Turner has shown game-changing ability, blocking shots, hitting "3s" and flashing an array of scoring moves.
Player To Know
Monte Morris, Iowa State
The Cyclones just captured the Big XII conference championship in thrilling fashion, winning nail-biters against Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. The engine is the 6-foot-2-inch sophomore guard from Flint, Michigan.Morris leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at an outstanding 4.91 assists per turnover, but that's not all. He's one of the better perimeter defenders in the country and he's developed into a clutch scorer.
Iowa State can make a run through the South bracket with it's dynamic floor general.
Upset To Watch For
Valparaiso over Maryland
The Crusaders are a defensive minded team that shoots the 3-point shot well.
SophomoreAlec Peters at 6-foot-10-inches presents a matchup problem with an effective shooting percentage at 59.2 percent.
The Crusaders have done a great job this season containing big time guards. They shut down Green Bay's Keifer Sykes three times this season, including in the conference tournament championship.
Horizon League Defensive Player of the YearVashil Fernandez may very well be the key to the game. He is a rim protector who averages three blocks per game, six rebounds and provides some interior scoring punch.
Final Four Picks
Kentucky over North Carolina
Iowa State over Villanova
Kentucky over Iowa State


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Plumbing License Renewals
Seminar Certification #503
Keene Community Education has been authorized by the Plumber's Licensing Board to provide master and journeyman plumbers with the required 3 hour license renewal seminar. The seminar will follow an outline as prescribed by the "State Board for the Licensing and Regulation of Plumbers".
The seminars will be scheduled from April to October 2018.
A minimum of ten (10) participants must be enrolled in order to run the session. The maximum enrollment for each class is twenty-five (25).
The cost of the seminar will be $55.00 per participant. This fee does not include books.
You are required to bring your 2009 International Plumbing Code Book to class.
You will also need to bring a photo I.D. (license or passport), Plumbers license, calculator, paper and pen to class.
Classes will be held in room 319 at Keene High School, 43 Arch St., Keene, N.H. Instructor for the seminars will be William Rymes.
Note: Arriving 15 minutes or more late to class will require you to attend another seminar. Seminar fee will not be refunded or transferred and no credit will be given to the first seminar.
Registration Information
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To reserve your place in any scheduled seminar, complete the application and return it to Community Education with full payment.
A $10 cancellation charge will be assessed for refunds prior to the registration deadline.
Registration after deadline contact Community Education Office at (603) 357-0088 to check on space availability.
No refunds or transfer of classes after registration deadline.
Full payment must accompany registration form.
Please make checks payable to and mail to:
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Upon completion of the seminar you will receive one certificate.
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The Numbers
The Numbers
In a time when we are bombarded with data, I find myself scarily numb to the numbers of dead – 34 Marikana, 67 Sharpeville, 185 Christchurch, 5,000 Ebola. Even in Johannesburg where the constant flow of funerals saddens my soul, I still find myself relatively numb. But recently I found myself confronted with visuals that made me feel these numbers in the pit of my stomach.
Last week I re-visited the Regina Mundi in Soweto. At the rear of the church is a set of unsigned stairs leading to a small upper area, where a photographic exhibition has been on display for a while. One of the photographs by Jurgen Shadeberg is of the 1960 Sharpville funeral, where rows of dug graves and trucks loaded with coffins, and two rows of people await for life to be returned to the earth. As I stood and absorbed this picture, I recalled moments where I stood by an empty grave about to be filled, and the amount of people that person touched during their life. Then I multiplied this by each and every grave in this picture, and of course after a few minutes was completely overwhelmed by the numbers.
A few weeks ago I was in Christchurch, where people were still struggling to cope with the 2010/2011 earthquakes, in which they lost a large portion of their city, and 185 people. An installation by Pete Majende of 185 different chairs, each representing a different person – armchairs, desk chairs, café chairs, garden chairs, wheelchairs, and the one that bought tears to my eyes as a mother of 2 little ones, a baby capsule. I stood and tried to imagine each and every unique human being sitting in each chair, but was overwhelmed. Then I tried to imagine 5,000 of these chairs in West Africa…
That same day, I walked with a group along the river from New Brighton to Christchurch, for a whitebait migration event. I was told that over 8,000 houses along the river were being demolished to create a no-building zone due to instabilities. People talked of understanding the reasons but frustrations with the processes, and the figure seemed huge to me, but didn't seem impossibly big. Then as I walked along the river, around 15km, I contemplated each place where a house used to stand, often with front fence or hedge still in place, or the houses that were boarded up and about to be demolished, I started to comprehend the sheer scale of loss of 8,000 homes, 8,000 families displaced, schools, works, transport, neighbours.
The numbers are still flowing past me, but every now and then I stop and imagine the family, the friends, and the life, of each and every number, each person sitting in a chair, knowing that one day I will be one of those numbers.


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Open to all amateur Filipino photographers (above 18 years old) who are working as OFW in any part of the world. Participants can submit 3 entries but not more than 5 photos.
Photographs must be original images taken by the entrant and may not have been previously published.
The photos shall be color or b/w photographs that represent or typifyheroism, love, labor and courage of OFWs abroad (using the host country as part of their subject/s).
Digital image submissions
Image quality must be at least 8" x 10" at 300 DPI or a photo taken with a minimum of 3.2 megapixel camera at the largest image setting submitted through email using JPEG format.
Images that do not meet these criteria will not be considered. Photographs should be submitted without any borders or frames.
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within 3 to 4 feet (0.9 to 1.2 meters) of a defective
generated noise such as ignition interference and
insulator or bushing, depending on the severity of
tire static and it should be rugged enough to with-
the interference signal. A good insulator will show
stand the vibration of the truck. The receiver's loud-
no indication at from 6 to 8 inches (153 to 240
speaker must be powerful enough to produce a sig-
millimeters). These distances will vary with line
nal which can be clearly heard above any cab noise.
voltage as well as with the individual lamp used.
a. Self-contained portable equipment. A portable
16-9. Communication interference from elec-
receiver must be used on a section of an electric line
trical lines.
which is inaccessible to the patrol vehicle. The unit
should still be tunable over a wide range of fre-
Loose or corroded insulators and conductor or tap
quencies and should contain its own power supply. A
connections are the major abnormal conditions oc-
portable instrument is also useful in tracing noise
curring in power systems that cause disturbances
on secondary circuits and in facility buildings where
on communication circuits. These insulator or con-
noise may originate.
nection conditions cause high-voltage series type
b. Useful accessory. A small neon lamp, taped to
power arcs on primary feeders. Series-type power
arcs generate a magnetic field which may fluctuate
the end of a hot stick, is a useful accessory to probe
over many miles of circuit. The inductive coupling
for defective insulators and bushings. Use a NE 30
between this field and parallel communication cir-
or 32 lamp with the base and resistor removed. The
cuits results in noise in the communication circuits.
short wires coming out of the glass bulb should be
Power-arc noise on telephone lines can usually be
extended in a manner similar to a television set's
recognized and located by communication workers
dipole antenna rod. Each wire should be about 0.75
trained in this type of work.
inch (19 millimeters) in length. The lamp will glow
Section III-HARMONIC INTERFERENCE
16-10. Harmonic causing devices and their ef-
tion and maintenance responsibilities. This respon-
sibility includes the facility electrical power distri-
bution systems and required actions to ensure these
Harmonic interference results when excessive non-
systems will supply the standard voltage ranges
linear loads are connected to an electrical system.
given in ANSI C84.1. The electrical supervisor is
a. Use. Nonlinear load producing devices used on
not responsible for the successful and reliable op-
electric power systems include static power convert-
eration of "high tech" electronic equipment, except
ers, arc discharge devices, saturated magnetic de-
in accordance with ANSI C84.1. However, to ensure
vices and, to a lesser degree, rotating machines.
overall proper operation of electrical systems, rec-
Static electric power converters which convert ac to
ommended harmonic distortion limits for voltages
dc, dc to dc, dc to ac, and ac to ac, are the largest
should not be exceeded. Limits are for individual
producers of nonlinear loads. Static power convert-
harmonic distortion and for total harmonic distor-
ers found on military installations are generally
tion (THD). THD is defined by equation. The per-
adjustable speed drives, uninterruptible power sup-
mitted harmonic distortion limits are given in table
plies, or computer work stations.
16-1. These limits are the permissible maximum
b. Effects. The characteristics of nonlinear loads,
harmonic distortion limits for service voltage at the
however, change the sinusoidal nature of the ac
point of common coupling (PCC) with the user or at
power current (and consequently the ac voltage
the building service point.
drop), resulting in the flow of harmonic current into
(Sum of the squares of the rms
the ac power system. This current can damage ca-
magnitudes of all harmonics)"'
pacitor banks, motors, transformers, and loadbreak
1 x 100%
devices. Protective relays may malfunction; fuses
(Square of the rms magnitude
may blow erroneously; and inductive interference
of the fundamental)
(eq. 16-1)
may develop in communications circuits. Harmonics
16-12. Electric power quality data.
can significantly increase power losses in distribu-
tion circuits, causing a major increase in
From time to time, harmonic measurements should
unaccounted-for energy and operating costs.
be taken at selected points, where a high level of
harmonic distortion is suspected. Measurements in-
16-11. Electric power quality responsibilities.
dicate the system behavior, and whether harmonics
levels are within the limits given in table 16-1.
The facility electrical supervisor (that is the Army
a. Measurements. Instrument response require-
Director of Public Works, Navy Public Works Of-
ficer, or Air Force Base Engineer) is responsible for
ments are covered in IEEE 519. The basic equip-
ment used for harmonic analysis includes:
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Eddy Temple Morris sits down with James Dean Bradfield and goes track by track of their most recent album.
Is Sean Moore the unsung hero of the Manic Street Preachers?
Eddy Temple-Morris sits down with James Dean Bradfield to go through their new album song-by-song
The Manics member popped by with a confession to a mischievous habit...
Nicky Wire from Manic Street Preachers revealed his lifelong desire to Sam and Amy as well as his self-given nickname.
The Derbyshire festival is back for its thirteenth year.
The sister of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards has appealed for more information, on his 50th birthday.
The band's thirteenth album is coming in 2018, along with their biggest tour in a decade.
The video features members of the band reflecting on the songs in the album and how they created it
Manic Street Preachers have announced details of a massive gig in Bristol, which will happen the day before Glastonbury
To mark the 10th anniversary of Manic Street Preachers' album, they will also be releasing remastered tracks, b-sides and demos
You won't want to miss this. Trust us
Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District is set to see a number of big bands descend upon it at the end of July
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Here are the links we loved today:
Co-stars Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen talk to The New York Times.
8-bit art inspired by Arrested Development.
Grantland in defense of Ke$ha.
2013, the year cassette recorders died.
Artist Mark Dos Santos imagines what Normal Rockwell, Gotham resident would be like.
Australian paper WA Today interviews Amanda Palmer.
Paste lists the year's best new filmmakers.
Favorite new Twitter account: @SeinfeldToday, which imagines new, modern plots for Kramer & co.
Bartender pet peeves, via TruTV.
Splitsider takes a look at the lost roles of Chris Farley.
Is The Hobbit a better book than Lord of the Rings?
The Pushcart Prize lists the year's best literary journals.
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Prodrive Racing Australia's Mark 'Frosty' Winterbottom is the 2015 Australian Touring Car Champion after wrapping up the V8 Supercars championship at the final round in Sydney.
The Ford driver only really needed a trouble-free run on the Saturday to clinch the title, with Craig Lowndes from Red Bull Racing Australia the only other driver with a mathematical chance of championship glory.
Lowndes was 179 points behind Winterbottom ahead of the Sydney round with 300 points on offer, so anything bar a DNF (did not finish) for Winterbottom on Saturday was likely to be enough.
Sunday's race wasn't just a formality however, with the battle for the team's championship going down to the wire. Red Bull Racing capitalised on a strong showing in the second half of the season to win the team's championship for 2015.
"It's awesome to put the Number One on the car," Winterbottom said.
"I've just got to thank everyone who supported us, all the sponsors - they've been amazing, all the partners at home, thank you to them."
Lowndes' second place in the championship was topped off when the popular driver won the Barry Sheene Medal for best and fairest for the fifth time at the post-season V8 Supercars Gala Awards.
"I'm pretty happy with the year, at the end of the day we gave it our best shot," Lowndes said.
"We had our ups and downs - the tyre blowing in New Zealand (a down), then you have your Bathurst win (an up) - so we've had a pretty good year."
The Gala ceremony also saw previous ATCC competitor and now team manager, Gary Rogers, become the 19th inductee into the V8 Supercars Hall Of Fame.
Rogers' career has spanned more than five decades in the sport, and the 70-year-old has chalked up 21 race wins behind the wheel and one Bathurst 1000 victory as team manager.
For the drivers, season 2016 is already well underway with Winterbottom revealing his Car 1 Ford Falcon for next season will transfer to Bottle-O signage (pictured above) following the departure of David Reynolds from the team.
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Public information meeting for Lions Gate townhomes
Citimark and Woodbridge Properties have submitted a detailed application to redevelop 2028-2067 Glenaire Drive, 1963-1985 Sandown Place, and1944 & 1976 Fullerton Ave.
Their application as submitted proposes 164 townhomes in 15 three-storey buildings with rooftop decks (9 buildings in Phase 1A and 1B, and 6 buildings in Phase 2).
Come to a public information meeting, where you to learn more about this development, talk to the developer and DNV planning staff, and share your views.
- 6:00pm-6:30pm — Open House
- 6:30pm-7:00pm — Presentation by Consultant Team
- 7:00pm-8:00pm — Facilitated Question and Answer Session


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According to BTV News and a Shanghai radio station a record was set for the most fake foreign TEFL teachers ever arrested in China during a single month (more than 1,000) after China's most famous blacklisted tefl teacher job recruiter Rebecca Tang, who now calls herself Rosie Tang was just arrested last March for the second time in 5 years! The first time she pleaded guilty and only served 1 year in jail. But the second time she was facing 10 years
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Originally Posted by China Dude
Interpol says an average of 80 people are scammed every minute in or from China which puts them ahead of Nigeria as the scam capital of the world. But these 7 web sites help identify at least 389 of the worst offenders that can save us all a lot of grief and money. If any of your friends deal with China in any way, send them this link before they become a victim too.
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I just read my monthly CSP newsletter and think this is something worth sharing...
Without a doubt, China is a fun adventure for expats who want to explore and/or work abroad. The Chinese people are mostly friendly, the food is absolutely delicious, and aside from housing costs, most everything is quite cheap. And your resume will look great with your new China experience on it. But you
Using their 6th name in the last five years, the Russain scammer Yuri Khlystov is back with an expanded mission and budget. Now they are not only offering the old worthless China internships we discussed before in other threads, but now he expanded his ops to offer over 800 cut and pasted China jobs that he took from legitimate HR job boards and mixed them in with twice as many really juicy high-pay
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"Work Abroad in mysterious China where your money is worth 6 times more and beautiful young Chinese girls stand in line just to talk with you at English Corner!" Recently a a China job recruiter from China Job Express used this line on me, not knowing I had already made my rounds to China and got the hell out after I saw all the great tourist sites, got laid,moved to Singapore to earn 240%


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We work with an amazingly dedicated and creative community of chefs, produce buyers and store owners. Together we are creating a local food system that emphasises diversity, flavor and ecological balance. We value all of our partners and especially appreciate the personal relationships we've created along the way.
Please support the area businesses that support us.
Rockland + Camden
Good Tern Co-op
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FOG Bar and Cafe
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Damariscotta/Boothbay/Wiscasset Region
Rising Tide Community Market
Carriage House
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Cafe
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ADMISSION TEST FOR THE DEGREE COURSE IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Academic Year 2012/2013. Thinking Skills
- Sharon Long
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1 MISSION TST FOR TH GR OURS IN MIIN N SURGRY cademic Year 2012/2013 Thinking Skills 1 pproximately 1 in 14 men over the age of 50 has prostate cancer. The level of 'prostate specific antigen' (PS) is used as a preliminary screening test for prostate cancer. 7% of men with prostate cancer do not have a high level of PS. These results are known as 'false negatives'. 75% of those men with a high level of PS do not have cancer. These results are known as 'false positives'. If a man over 50 has a normal level of PS, what are the chances that he has prostate cancer? 0.7% 0.5% 5% 7% 25% 2 Three friends, dam, avid and Sue are sharing out a bag of marbles. To do this more quickly, they take 10 marbles each time and repeat until the bag is empty. There are not enough marbles for Sue to take 10 on the last turn. dam and avid then give her two marbles each and they all have the same. How many marbles did Sue take on the last turn? ULS 2012 Page 1 / 40
2 3 I wish to repaint the walls of my garage. It is 3 metres high, 4 metres wide and 9 metres deep. I shall not need to paint the electronic door which covers one 3 x 4 metre end, nor the window, which is 2 metres wide and 1 metre high, nor the rear door which is 1 metre wide and 2 metres high. 1 litre of paint covers 3 square metres. How many 1 litre tins will be needed to complete the painting? Tom shared out some money between his three children in the ratio 5:3:2. He later had an extra 6 which he gave to the child who received the least originally. This meant that the money had been shared into one large and two equal smaller shares. How much money in total did Tom give to the three children? Three months ago, Jane had 5 times as many Vs as uncan. Since then they have both bought 12 more Vs. Jane now has twice as many as uncan. How many Vs does Jane have now? ULS 2012 Page 2 / 40
3 6 There are four rivers in olandia, each claiming to be the longest. Tourist board brochures in the regions containing the rivers, make the following statements: 1. The ile is shorter than the ubba. 2. The ongo is shorter than the sun. 3. The sun is longer than the ubba. If all of the above are correct, which one of the following statements is definitely true? The sun is longer than the ile. The ile is shorter than the ongo. The ubba is longer than the ongo. The ile is longer than the sun. The ongo is longer than the ubba. 7 The table below shows the number of people who voted for each candidate in the recent school election: Name lison Harold Kevin Peter Rachel Votes When drawing a pie chart of the results one of the numbers above was not read correctly (the other four were correct). The angles were calculated as degrees, 90 degrees, 75.6 degrees, 56.7 degrees, and 24.3 degrees. Whose score was copied incorrectly when the pie chart was constructed? Kevin lison Harold Peter Rachel ULS 2012 Page 3 / 40
4 8 In a children's story there are three types of monster, ongles, rannies and ervies. Some, but not all, ongles are rannies and all rannies are ervies. Which one of the following is definitely NOT true? No ervies are ongles. Some ervies are both ongles and rannies. Some ervies are neither ongles nor rannies. Some ongles are ervies. ll rannies are either ongles or ervies or both. 9 The ingredients list on a tin of baked beans reads as follows (in order of descending weight): Navy beans (51%) Water Sugar Tomato puree (4.5%) Modified maize starch Salt Natural flavourings Onion powder Paprika What is the maximum percentage of water the tin could contain? 40.0% 17.5% 22.2% 44.5% 49.0% ULS 2012 Page 4 / 40
5 10 regular train service operates between Jayford and Kayton, a 16 km journey which takes 19 minutes. The trains travel at a constant speed of 60 km per hour in both directions except through a tunnel, where they are limited to 20 km per hour. Trains travelling towards Kayton enter the tunnel 4 km after setting off from Jayford. How long is the tunnel? 1.5 km 0.5 km 2.5 km 3.5 km 4.5 km 11 In preparation for my holiday in olandia last June, I changed 300 into olandian dollars every pay day from January to May (I am paid monthly). The exchange rates were as follows: January February March pril May 1= $2.74 $2.79 $2.76 $2.83 $2.81 How many more olandian dollars would I have received altogether if, instead, I had changed the whole 1500 in May? ULS 2012 Page 5 / 40
6 12 fter a long period of dry weather, the water container in my garden contained only 28% of its capacity of water. Last week's rain, however, increased the amount of water in the container by 25%, and according to the weather forecast, a similar amount of rain is expected to fall this coming week. If, as expected, the container gets the same amount of rainwater this coming week as it did last week, what percentage of its capacity will it then contain? 42.00% 43.75% 60.00% 66.25% 78.00% 13 student gives his friends small, short-term loans for periods of 1, 2 or 3 weeks after which time they must be repaid in full. He always lends on a Friday afternoon. He starts with 120 and loans out the following amounts each week: Week mount What is the smallest amount of money he has by the end of the 4th Friday? ULS 2012 Page 6 / 40
7 14 The following information appears on a 200g packet of biscuits: How many biscuits are there in a full packet? The 100W light bulb (cost 0.60) is not going to be used anymore and is being replaced with the 20W (cost 3) low energy light bulb. If electricity is charged at 0.15 per kwh, for how many hours must the low energy bulb be used in order for the lower cost of running it to exactly compensate for its higher initial cost? ULS 2012 Page 7 / 40
8 16 lice works until 5pm each day from Monday to Friday. On Friday she is planning to go to the cinema with friends. There is a local bus service which passes her workplace, home and cinema. Part of the bus timetable is shown in the table below. lice plans to take the bus home, where she will get ready to go to the cinema and then she will catch the bus to get to the cinema. It will take lice 45 minutes to get ready and she will also need 10 minutes when she reaches the cinema to buy her ticket before a film starts. Films start every 15 minutes starting from 6pm. Work 16:39 17:04 17:39 18:04 18:39 19:04 19:39 Home 17:08 17:33 17:58 18:33 18:58 19:33 19:58 inema 17:33 17:58 18:33 18:58 19:33 19:58 20:33 What is the earliest time that she can watch a film? :15 18:30 18:45 19:00 17 In a street, a survey showed that out of a hundred households 60 had a cat, 40 had a dog, and 20 had neither a cat nor a dog. How many households had a cat but no dog? ULS 2012 Page 8 / 40
9 18 s John walks along the High Street, the numbers to his left increase while the numbers to his right decrease, as in the diagram below. The street where he lives is numbered in the same way. He lives at number 8 Princess Road and the house directly opposite his house is number 11. How many houses are there on Princess Road? The volume of water expands by 9% when it freezes. If you want a block of ice 40 cm³, how much water would you need to put into a freezer? 36.7 cm³ 40.0 cm³ 38.2 cm³ 38.0 cm³ 37.0 cm³ ULS 2012 Page 9 / 40
10 20 One radioactive substance, P, is gradually changed by radioactive decay into another, Q. Q itself decays into a third substance, R, which does not decay. The graphs below show how the quantities of P, Q and R varied with time during an experiment. What do the graphs 1, 2 and 3 represent? 1:R 2:Q 3:P 1:P 2:Q 3:R 1:Q 2:P 3:R 1:Q 2:R 3:P 1:R 2:P 3:Q 21 Modern technology has given us the power to use renewable natural resources faster than they can be replaced. The decline of fish numbers provides one example of the way in which modern technology can rapidly use up a natural resource. Modern fishing ships equipped with fish detecting systems and huge nets can gather up vast quantities of fish quicker than the sea can renew them. ecause high technology gives us such harmful powers, we must learn to use the renewable resources of the earth carefully, rather than waste them. Which one of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above passage? Humans must preserve renewable resources by learning how to use them carefully. Fish need to be carefully protected to prevent them from being destroyed. Modern technology simply takes from the environment and destroys its resources. Most people are unaware of the damaging effects of modern technology. Fishing is now a serious threat to the world's environment and should cease. ULS 2012 Page 10 / 40
11 22 Shower gel is now used much more than soap when people take a shower. This is unfortunate. Shower gel requires much more packaging which means more rubbish. There is also a tendency for people to use more of it when washing in comparison with soap. Therefore more natural resources are consumed in the manufacturing process than would be if people used only soap. So, the trend towards shower gel is bad for the environment. This is because it creates more problems of waste disposal and uses up more resources than soap. We should make people more aware of the environmental impact of such simple decisions. Which one of the following is an expression of the main conclusion of the above argument? People should be made more aware of the environmental consequences of choosing shower gel. It is unfortunate that shower gel has become more popular than soap. The manufacture of shower gel is more wasteful of natural resources. The increased popularity of shower gel is bad for the environment. The use of shower gel increases the problems of waste disposal. 23 The hief xecutive of the Royal Opera House has recently offered 100 seats on any Monday night for 10. Normally these seats can cost up to 175 therefore it represents a considerable saving. However the hopes of the hief xecutive that this will attract a broader audience are likely to be disappointed. It is not the financial costs that put people off opera - it is simply that they do not like it. Many young people spend considerable sums of money going to premier football matches or 'clubbing'. This suggests, therefore, that the problem of attracting a more diverse audience to opera is more a question of culture than economics. Which one of the following is an expression of the main conclusion of the above argument? The 'cheap seats' policy is unlikely to attract a more diverse audience. The intention of the 'cheap seats' policy is that it will attract a broader audience. ttracting a broader audience for opera is a problem of taste rather than expense. Many young people do not like the idea of going to the opera. considerable amount of money can be saved as a result of this offer. ULS 2012 Page 11 / 40
12 24 Health services should find better ways to take blood pressure readings for patients thought to be suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension). One third of patients thought to have high blood pressure may actually have 'white coat' hypertension, according to a new study. 'White coat' hypertension means that a patient's blood pressure is high at the doctor's surgery, probably due to anxiety, but normal in everyday life. In the study, patients said to have hypertension had their blood pressure measured in a normal environment; more than one third of these patients' blood pressures were in the normal range when they were at home or participating in their usual activities. It is worrying that patients are being treated with drugs with some negative side effects to reduce high blood pressure which they do not actually have. Which one of the following best expresses the conclusion of the argument above? More effective ways of measuring blood pressure are needed. 'White coat' hypertension has no medical significance. nxiety is the most common cause of high blood pressure. Two thirds of patients said to have hypertension are being wrongly treated. Health services could save money currently spent on unnecessarily prescribed drugs. 25 Ten years ago in many uropean cities, offices typically had spaces for six bicycles, half of which were never used and spaces for 50 cars which were always full. Today, there are fewer car spaces and many more spaces for bicycles which are always full. This change to cycling may seem strange to some as cycling is more effort. Possible causes are rising fuel prices, the introduction of higher parking charges for drivers in major cities, increasing awareness of environmental issues, expensive public transport and traffic jams. Which one of the following can be drawn as a conclusion from the above passage? More people cycle to work now than 10 years ago. Using a bicycle is now the most popular way of travelling to work. Travellers are now much more environmentally aware than they were 10 years ago. People will not cycle to work unless employers provide more cycle spaces on site. Travellers are now less happy to pay the costs of car use than they were ten years ago. ULS 2012 Page 12 / 40
13 26 hild actors tend to become addicted to drink and drugs in later life, usually when they become adults but are not as successful as they were previously. The actors frequently blame their parents, who often manage their children's career and so have a reason to work them hard when they are young and enjoy the wealth their children generate for them. The child actors who avoid this are often the ones who were encouraged to keep up their schooling and explore other career options. Which one of the following can be drawn as a conclusion from the above passage? hild actors should have other interests that allow for other career opportunities. Parents should not be allowed to manage the careers of their children. Young actors who continue to work live happy, healthy lives. rug abuse is common in the entertainment industry. There are fewer jobs available for adult actors. 27 Nicotine chewing gum is already available in chemists. Nicotine is an addictive drug, but by itself it causes little, if any, harm. Unlike other addictive substances it does not reduce the brain's performance, make people lazy, anti-social, or have more accidents. ut until recently nicotine has been taken only in the form of tobacco, which also contains cancer-causing chemicals and deadly gases that kill one third of the people who smoke it. The chewing gum does not contain these chemicals, and is not dangerous in any other way. Which one of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn from the above passage? Nicotine chewing gum is a relatively safe alternative to tobacco for those addicted to nicotine. Nicotine chewing gum should be banned as it is addictive. Tobacco companies should put money into the manufacture and marketing of nicotine chewing gum. Tobacco smokers can get rid of their addiction by chewing nicotine gum. Nicotine chewing gum will make nicotine addiction more common by removing some of its risks. ULS 2012 Page 13 / 40
14 28 Roughly 60 percent of today's world population is bilingual or multilingual and it is argued that this is a new phenomenon. Today Spanish and rabic are widely spoken whilst nglish is the world's most commonly spoken and written language. However, 500 years ago it was Latin which was the main language of education, religion, commerce and government in the Western World despite this not being most people's first language. In the 17th century, French and Italian gained in importance as languages of international trade. Which one of the following can be drawn as a conclusion of the above passage? Speaking another language has always been an important practical consideration. nglish is the most common world language today because of the spread of the internet. The number of bilingual or multilingual people in the world will continue to grow. nglish will one day be replaced as the main language of communication. The majority of bilingual or multilingual people speak nglish. 29 In 2010 there were over 110,000 incidents of arson (deliberately setting fire to buildings) in the UK in which over 100 people were killed, usually in attacks on people's homes. Only a small percentage of homes have smoke alarms. If more homes had smoke alarms, the number of domestic fires would be significantly reduced. There should be a campaign to persuade people to install smoke alarms in their home as this would reduce the number of deaths. Which one of the following identifies the flaw in the above argument? It assumes that having smoke alarms will prevent fires. It overlooks the fact that smoke alarms may not work. It assumes that people will be willing to install smoke alarms. It assumes that all arson attacks are on people's homes. It assumes that all deaths in fires are from arson attacks. ULS 2012 Page 14 / 40
15 30 Television programmes that show young people in a school environment continue to feature highly in viewing schedules. Few of the programmes, however, give any emphasis on the time spent studying and the work required for academic success. Many of the actors used are far older than the characters they portray, suggesting attitudes, behaviour and appearances that are inaccurate and sometimes inappropriate. roadcasters and producers should try to correct this. Which one of the following must be assumed in the above argument? It is important to represent school life accurately. Television programmes about other areas such as the police are not accurate. School work and academic success are important to all students. It is often impractical to use young people in television programmes given the restrictions on how many hours they can work. Young people may feel that their social life is dull compared with that shown in television programmes. 31 It has been argued that since there has to be some limit on the funding of university education by governments, it would be best to target such funding, giving a lower priority to subjects which provide little benefit to society. Some subjects, such as Medicine, ngineering and omputing should be well funded, because they are clearly of great worth to the community. Subjects such as lassics, Literature and rt should be funded at a much lower level. These subjects are primarily of interest to the individual, and a wealthy society should give some subsidy to hobby subjects. However, it must be recognised that the future of society lies in the training and development of those people who will contribute the most. Which one of the following must be assumed in the above argument? The study at universities of lassics, Literature and rt provides little benefit to society. Medicine, ngineering and omputing are not very interesting subjects to study. Subjects which are of interest to individuals can also provide benefit to society. wealthy society should not subsidise subjects which are of interest only to individuals. The training of those people who will contribute most to society requires an increase in government funding in university education. ULS 2012 Page 15 / 40
16 32 Global warming is threatening the survival of alifornia's redwoods. These trees benefit from coastal fog which is captured by the trees, causing water to drip onto the soil and therefore watering them. Since fog is now 30 percent less frequent than it was 50 years ago the trees will not have this source of water and are therefore likely to begin to die out. Which one of the following must be assumed in the above argument? Global warming is to blame for the reduction in coastal fog. Rainfall has also reduced over the past 50 years. Redwoods in other areas of the world are being similarly affected. The levels of fog will continue to decline. Other trees will not be able to thrive in these conditions. 33 fter Northern urope experienced the coldest weather for several years last winter, people are claiming that the theories of global warming are incorrect. This is not a conclusion that can be drawn from the information as it is only based on a single year's data. Global warming is based on long term changes in average temperature. It therefore does not mean that the temperature will increase every year. The extreme weather last winter was caused by cold air from the rctic which is normally kept there by strong winds around the pole. Last winter those winds were not as strong. Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the above argument? Other regions of the Northern Hemisphere were hotter last winter than in previous years. lthough the weather was very cold last winter, the winter before was of average temperature. The claims that theories of global warming are incorrect are supported by further evidence. ll the people claiming that theories of global warming are incorrect come from areas that had very cold weather last winter. Some of the people claiming that the theories of global warming are incorrect do not come from areas that had very cold weather last winter. ULS 2012 Page 16 / 40
17 34 ccording to the Food Standards gency, film goers should be told how many calories there are in the popcorn, ice cream and fizzy drinks that they buy in cinemas and smaller portions of popcorn and drinks should also be available. s two thirds of adults and a third of children are already obese or overweight, with serious risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, the need for proper labelling to warn people about the calorie content of these items is urgent. Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument in the passage above? Trials show that consumers alter their eating habits when food is calorie-labelled. inemas rely on sales of food and drink to boost their profits. large box of salted popcorn contains as many calories as a three course meal. Many people think that the food and drink consumed at the cinema is as important to the visit as the film. People who are overweight are sometimes more concerned with their looks than the long term health risks. 35 Rating figures for music are now much more difficult to calculate compared to a decade ago. The introduction of new formats for selling music means that figures have to be calculated based on more methods such as downloads, in addition to the sales of s in shops. dditionally, the availability of more formats means that there is more potential for copies of works to be shared with other fans, who do not pay for them. These fans do not show up in the ratings, so the official ratings do not reflect the relative popularity of a work. Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the above argument? The sharing of works with other fans is more widespread for certain types of music. Sharing copies of purchased works with others is against the law. The calculation of ratings based on downloads and sales together is not difficult. rtists are not interested in the popularity of their work, just the sales figures. Official ratings have never reflected popularity very well. ULS 2012 Page 17 / 40
18 36 Hundreds of miles of motorways are lit by unnecessary street lights. There is a need to save energy usage in all public services and it is time that the government considered turning off street lighting. Modern cars have powerful headlights which provide a clear view of the road ahead even without overhead lighting. There is also evidence to suggest that when drivers move from an area with lighting to an area without they are more likely to have an accident than those drivers who have driven exclusively on roads without lighting. Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the above argument? riving in well-lit areas at night can lead to a lack of concentration. Street lighting costs less than other types of road maintenance. Many drivers find driving on unlit roads difficult. Research suggests that older drivers find driving without lighting more difficult. There is evidence that there are fewer daytime accidents on those motorways without lighting. 37 restaurant owner who has put grey squirrel on the menu has called it the 'ultimate ethical food'. The grey squirrel, a small, tree-dwelling rodent introduced to ritain over a century ago, is breeding so rapidly that the native red squirrel is disappearing. ncouraging the consumption of the grey species as food may help protect the red one, in her view. The owner added that squirrel meat was free range, low fat and low on air miles. However, we can challenge this, as it is all just a cheap publicity stunt to increase business in the restaurant. Squirrels should not be on the menu! Which one of the following is the best statement of the flaw in the above argument? It attacks the owner's motive rather than her reasons. It assumes that red squirrels don't need protecting. It assumes that eating grey squirrels will protect the red squirrel. It assumes the disappearance of the red squirrel justifies eating the grey squirrel. It attacks the whole notion of an ethical food. ULS 2012 Page 18 / 40
19 38 One of the fastest-growing beauty treatments in ritain, fish pedicures - where tiny toothless fish called garra rufa smooth feet by eating dead skin - has come under scrutiny from animal rights campaigners. One campaigner said, 'Fish are covered by the nimal Welfare ct. They need a stable environment and clean water, uncontaminated by perfume or lotions.' spa in London's West nd was closed recently by the local council when many of the fish in its pedicure pool died. There should be a complete ban on this type of pedicure, or else there will soon be no garra rufa. Which one of the following is the best statement of the flaw in the above argument? The death of the fish in the London spa may not be a typical occurrence. It would be less harmful if people washed their feet before using the spa. Fish in the wild are likely to die if their environment changes. The public does not immediately associate fish with the nimal Welfare ct. eauty spas which offer fish pedicures are not especially numerous at present. 39 The National Farmer's Union (NFU) approves of controlled killing of badgers to reduce their numbers, saying that it is needed to help farming. adgers are animals believed to be responsible for the spread of bovine tuberculosis which results in large numbers of cows having to be destroyed every year. nimal rights supporters have criticised the proposal, but it is clear that the lives of more cattle can be saved by destroying a smaller number of badgers. This controlled killing should be allowed to go ahead. Which one of the following is the best statement of the flaw in the above argument? It assumes that the arguments from the animal rights supporters are about the number of deaths. It assumes that the animal rights supporters believe that badgers have a greater right to life than cows. It assumes that the animal rights supporters believe that animals that are living freely have a greater right to life than those that are being bred on farms. It attacks the animal rights supporters rather than their argument. It assumes that animal rights supporters always disagree with the NFU. ULS 2012 Page 19 / 40
20 40 Many people argue that the many government programmes intended to increase road safety have caused a steady decline in the number of accidents on our roads. However, some observers report that the real number of accidents may be much higher than is shown in the official records as many accidents are not reported by drivers. They also say that during the time when accident figures have decreased, the number of people going to hospitals because of road accidents has stayed constant. Which one of the following can be drawn as a conclusion from the above passage? Positive views about continually improving road safety may not be supported by what actually happens. Government programmes have been unsuccessful in reducing the number of accidents. Hospital admissions are a good way of measuring changes in the number of accidents on our roads. Road safety has improved greatly in recent years. rivers should be required to report all accidents that occur on the road. iology 41 The following organelles are involved in processing amino acids into glycoprotein: 1. Golgi apparatus 2. Ribsomes 3. RR Which sequence is correct for this process? ULS 2012 Page 20 / 40
21 42 Which of the following is/are true about hydrogen bonds between water molecules? 1. They are weak bonds. 2. They are strong bonds. 3. They are temporary bonds. 4. They require hydrolysis to break. 1 and 3 only 1 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 4 only 2 and 4 only 43 Which of the following transport mechanisms require the use of protein molecules found in membranes and TP? 1. ctive transport 2. iffusion 3. Facilitated diffusion 1 only 2 and 3 only 3 only 1 and 2 only 1 and 3 only ULS 2012 Page 21 / 40
22 44 The diagram below represents the fluid mosaic model of the cell (surface) membrane. Only two of the labelled molecules have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas. Which two molecules are they? P and Q P and T R and S S and T Q and R ULS 2012 Page 22 / 40
23 45 If a glucose molecule became incorporated as a non-terminal component of starch, which two regions, labelled i to v, would be involved in forming glycosidic bonds? ii and v ii and iv i and iii iii and v i and iv 46 Which one of the following molecules will contain the greatest number of different elements? amino acids water lipids polysaccharide carbohydrates monosaccharide carbohydrates ULS 2012 Page 23 / 40
24 47 Which one of the following is NOT correct about human chromosomes? They can attach to the spindle at the centriole. They are made of N and protein. They are sometimes found in pairs. They contain regions called genes. They are sometimes not found in pairs. 48 Which one of the following labels, i to v, represents a nucleotide? v ii iii i iv ULS 2012 Page 24 / 40
25 49 Which one of the following would be different in a pair of non-identical twins? alleles the total of adenine plus guanine amount of nuclear N genes chromosome number 50 In a set of genetic crosses the offspring produced showed the same phenotype ratio of 9:3:3:1. Which of the following statements could be true? 1. two genes each with two alleles were studied 2. all parents were heterozygous 3. some offspring had a phenotype different to the parents 4. some offspring had a phenotype the same as the parents 1, 2, 3 and 4 3 and 4 only 1 and 2 only 1 only 2 and 3 only 51 Which of the following crosses is most likely to produce offspring of genotype GgNn? GGNN x ggnn GGNn x GgNn GgNn x GgNn ggnn x GGNn ggnn x GGNN ULS 2012 Page 25 / 40
26 52 Gene expression can be regulated by: transcription factors RN polymerase rough endoplasmic reticulum the position of the genes on the alleles N replication factors 53 Which row of the table correctly identifies a blood vessel that has a low concentration of carbon dioxide and a vessel that has a low concentration of urea? low carbon dioxide low urea Row 1 renal vein pulmonary artery Row 2 pulmonary vein renal vein Row 3 renal artery pulmonary vein Row 4 pulmonary vein renal artery Row 5 pulmonary artery renal vein Row 2 Row 1 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 ULS 2012 Page 26 / 40
27 54 Which of the examples of homeostasis do NOT require the brain to be involved in the control process? 1. temperature regulation 2. osmoregulation (regulation of the water content of blood) 3. blood glucose concentration regulation 3 only 1 only 2 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 55 Which one of the following is NOT true of human hormones? They are all released from glands and flow down ducts into the bloodstream. They are all chemicals. Some, such as testosterone and oestrogen, can be steroids. They travel at the speed of blood flow. hormone may affect one or more structures in the body. 56 In a reflex arc that comprises a pain receptor cell in the skin, three neurones and a muscle (effector), the number of synapses found in the central nervous system (NS) is: ULS 2012 Page 27 / 40
28 57 ntibiotics are becoming less effective due to: people not finishing the full course people becoming immune to them people becoming resistant to them artificial selection new antibiotics being available 58 Which of the following are increased when the level of adrenaline rises in a human? 1. heart rate 2. breathing rate 3. impulse rate in a sensory neurone 1 and 2 only 1 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 hemistry 59 Which one of the following could NOT be the formula of an aldehyde? 5 H 12 O 6 H 12 O 6 H 12 O 2 5 H 10 O 5 H 10 O 2 ULS 2012 Page 28 / 40
29 60 The positions of some elements in the Periodic Table are shown below. Which one of the following pairs of elements is most likely to form a covalent bond? beryllium and iodine potassium and chlorine magnesium and bromine strontium and oxygen calcium and chlorine 61 Which one of the following is NOT the correct formula for a lithium compound? LiO 3 LiHSO 4 H 3 O 2 Li Li 3 N Li 2 S ULS 2012 Page 29 / 40
30 62 The vogadro constant is 6.0 x mol -1. How many hydrogen atoms are there in g of cyclohexane? [ r : H = 1; = 12] 3.6 x x x x x Which one of the following is correct about the first and second electron affinities of oxygen? first = slightly exothermic; second = very endothermic first = slightly exothermic; second = very exothermic first = slightly endothermic; second = very exothermic first = slightly endothermic; second = very endothermic first = very exothermic; second = very exothermic 64 In the following reactions, which substances are acting as oxidising agents? (s) + O 2 (g) O 2 (g) 2Fe 3+ (aq) + 2I - (aq) Fe 2+ (aq) + I 2 (aq) Mg(s) + 2H + (aq) Mg 2+ (aq) + H 2 (g) O 2 (g), Fe 3+ (aq), H + (aq) (s), Fe 3+ (aq), H + (aq) O 2 (g), I - (aq), Mg(s) O 2 (g), I - (aq), H + (aq) (s), Fe 3+ (aq), Mg(s) ULS 2012 Page 30 / 40
31 65 Which of the following statements are correct about the solvent properties of water? 1. ll ionic substances dissolve in water. 2. ll covalent substances are insoluble in water. 3. The solubility of solids usually increases with a rise in temperature. 3 only 1 only 2 only 2 and 3 only none 66 What is the total number of electrons in the ions of sodium chloride? sodium ion = 10; chloride ion = 18 sodium ion = 8; chloride ion = 8 sodium ion = 10; chloride ion = 17 sodium ion = 11; chloride ion = 17 sodium ion = 11; chloride ion = 18 ULS 2012 Page 31 / 40
32 67 Which rows of the table correctly describe the reactions of the aqueous acids with amines and amides? mines mides Row 1 thanoic acid reacts does not react Row 2 Nitrous acid reacts reacts Row 3 Sulphuric acid does not react hydrolyses Rows 1 and 2 None of the rows Rows 1 and 3 Rows 2 and 3 ll of the rows 68 onsider the following reactions. 2 H 5 r + OH - 2 H 5 OH + r - a 2+ (aq) + SO 2-4 (aq) aso 4 (s) Mg(s) + u 2+ (aq) Mg 2+ (aq) + u(s) Which one of the following types of reaction is NOT included in this list? elimination substitution displacement precipitation oxidation/reduction ULS 2012 Page 32 / 40
33 69 Which one of the following is NOT correct about Fe, u and Zn, which are in the first row of the transition metals? They are all reactive metals. Only two of them form coloured ions. They all form basic oxides. They all have densities greater than those of Group 1 metals. ll of them form M 2+ ions. Physics and Mathematics In a group of students, exactly 5 are male and exactly 3 study mathematics. The probability that a male student chosen at random from the group studies mathematics is p. Which of the following is the range of possible values of p? 5 0 p p p p p ULS 2012 Page 33 / 40
34 71 is a regular pentagon. The transformation R is a rotation about the origin and maps to, to, to, etc. The transformation S is a reflection in the y-axis. Which of the following sequences of transformations (performed in the order that they are listed) would NOT leave vertex in the same position? R R S R S R R S R S S R R S R R S R R S R S 72 The line L has equation y = 2x - 1. Four of the following five points are the same distance from the line L. Which one is at a different distance? (5, 13) (1, -1) (1, 3) (4, 9) (6, 9) ULS 2012 Page 34 / 40
35 73 Which of the following is equivalent to ln( x ) 2 y 2 ln( xy ) + 3 ln y? 2 ln y ln x + 2 ln y 0 ln x + ln y 2 ln x + 2 ln y 74 What is the set of values of x for which x 2 < 9 and 2x + 3 5? 1 x < 3 x > 3 x > 3 x < 3 or x 1 x 1 75 block of iron at 100 o is transferred to a plastic cup containing water at 20 o. Which one of the following is NOT necessary in order to find the specific heat capacity of iron? The thermal conductivity of the iron. The mass of water. The final temperature. The mass of the block of iron. The specific heat capacity of water. ULS 2012 Page 35 / 40
36 76 Three identical capacitors are connected as follows: Which of the following shows the order of increasing capacitance (smallest first)? 1, 2, 3 1, 3, 2 2, 1, 3 2, 3, 1 3, 2, 1 77 Which one of the following is NOT a vector? electric charge velocity weight acceleration electric field ULS 2012 Page 36 / 40
37 78 man of mass 75 kg lies on a bed of nails. The tip of each nail has an area of 1.0 square millimetre. What pressure does the man experience? [g = 10 N/kg] 7.5 x 10 4 Pa 7.5 x 10 3 Pa 7.5 x 10 7 Pa 7.5 x 10 6 Pa 7.5 x 10 5 Pa 79 When cooled below 4.2 K, mercury becomes a superconductor, which means it has no electrical resistance. When a current is passed through mercury under these conditions, which of the following effects will be present? 1. thermal 2. chemical 3. magnetic 3 only 1 only 2 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 ULS 2012 Page 37 / 40
38 80 t the melting point, which of the following are correct about paraffin wax? 1. The substance becomes more disordered. 2. The wax takes in heat but its temperature stays the same. 3. onds between the carbon and hydrogen atoms are broken. 1 and 2 only 2 only 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 ULS 2012 Page 38 / 40
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