Name: ________________________ Class: __________ | Carlingford High School 2008 YEAR 12 2 UNIT SENIOR SCIENCE HALF YEARLY EXAM Time Allowed: 2 hours Instructions: * Attempt all questions * Answer all questions in the spaces provided on this paper. SECTION I: Multiple Choice Questions (Q1-15) (15 marks) SECTION II: Extended Response Questions (Q16-29) (65 marks) Name: __________________________ Class: _____________ SECTION I: 15 Multiple Choice
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Accident Compensation Corporation The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is a New Zealand Crown entity responsible for administering the Accident Compensation Act 2001.[1] The Act provides financial compensation and support to citizens‚ residents‚ and temporary visitors who have suffered personal injuries. As a Crown entity‚ ACC is responsible to a Cabinet Minister via its Board of Directors. The current Minister responsible for ACC is Hon Judith Collins. Features ACC is the sole and compulsory
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Earth Sciences History‚ 2013‚ 32:1‚ front cover. First geological map of the Province of Moscow by Fischer von Waldheim (1830-1837) _________ Membership in the History of the Earth Sciences Society (HESS) offers opportunities to interact and exchange ideas with others interested in the history of the geosciences‚ whether scientists or historians‚ and a subscription to Earth Sciences History (ESH)‚ the international journal for the history of the geosciences. Current and lapsed HESS members:
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airspace either intentionally or by mistake and as usual with law‚ ignorance is no defence. The degree of compensation awarded will vary depending on the triviality or severity of the damage caused by the act of trespass. More generally speaking‚ air space and subsurface types of trespass take more application than the mistaken wandering onto another person’s property‚ which is then reflected in the compensation. Should there be no damage at all‚ such as a mistaken entry into a farmer field‚ then the
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Science and technology We live in the fascinating and challenging world of science. It is a world that more and more over the ages‚ and especially in the 20th century has come to affect so much of our lives. It is involved with the way we travel‚ the homes we live in and the clothes we wear‚ how we become ill and how medicine can make us better‚ and has given us fantastic means of communicating and exploring. The word science comes from the Latin "scientia‚" meaning knowledge. How do we define
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Psychology Is Psychology a Science? In order to determine if psychology is a science or not it is important to understand what being a science means. The word comes from the Latin ‘scientia’ and refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This is done by formulating theories through observation and experimentation of phenomena in the natural world. In the natural sciences all theories are be objective meaning free from researcher bias and contain variables which can be clearly stated. In psychology
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Why I want to become a Nurse Being a Nurse is much more than just hard work‚ critical thinking skills‚ evidence-based practice‚ and saving lives. It is a science as well as an art and one has to be a caring individual to be a truly great nurse. To be a Nurse‚ one has to be dedicated to helping others and caring about others to a great extent. I posses those qualities that makes a great nurse and that is why I want to be a Nurse. Growing up in Jamaica‚ I was always taking care of others; from
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way to the space race. Space technology has long revolutionized the technological status of the world. The first of the long list of space-inspired technology would be the ICBM’s contrived from the USSR’s launching of Sputnik. America suddenly realized that if the Soviets can put a satellite in orbit‚ then they can engineer a warhead into a missile that can be launched from Russia and reach Los Angeles. Sputnik opened the possibilities of space and space technology. No longer would space be the unreachable
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Space Exploration: Women in Space Space exploration is the ongoing discovery and exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of continuously evolving and growing space technology. The whole subject of space exploration is so vast‚ from the V2 Missile to the most recent launches of today. So‚ to narrow it down‚ this essay will cover some space exploration involving women. 536 people have gone to space. 58 of those were women. Eight of those flew in the Soviet/Russian Space program
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The Palace of Versailles and Contemporary Art: Takashi Murakami The Palace of Versailles located approximately twelve miles outside Paris‚ France and is viewed as a place to showcase modern art. Much of the art that the palace has put on exhibitions over the years has brought a lot of controversy including the most recent one by Japanese artist Takashi Murakimi. Looking back at the 400 years of history at the Palace of Versailles it was once a home for the French royal family‚ a center for
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