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  1. Which part of a plant is responsible for absorbing water and minerals from the soil?

    Answer: Roots

    Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil. They have root hairs that increase the surface area for absorption.

  2. What happens to water when it is heated to 100°C at normal atmospheric pressure?

    Answer: It boils

    Water boils at 100°C at normal atmospheric pressure. Boiling is when a liquid changes to a gas throughout the liquid, not just at the surface (which is evaporation).

  3. Which of these is NOT a property of metals?

    Answer: Brittle

    Most metals are not brittle — they are malleable (can be bent or hammered into shape) and ductile. Brittleness is a property of many non-metals like ceramics or glass.

  4. What force pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth?

    Answer: Gravity

    Gravity is the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other. On Earth, it pulls everything towards the centre of the planet.

  5. In an electrical circuit, what does a switch do?

    Answer: Breaks or completes the circuit

    A switch controls whether the circuit is complete (closed) or broken (open). When open, current cannot flow; when closed, the circuit is complete and current flows.

  6. Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

    Answer: Mercury

    Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at an average distance of about 58 million kilometres.

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