Fukui Entrance Science study guide
Fukui Entrance Science · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Fukui Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in Science (福井県公立高校入試 理科) is the science component of the unified entrance assessment used by Fukui's public upper secondary schools. It is taken by students finishing compulsory lower secondary education who wish to enter a prefectural high school, and it functions as a school-admission test rather than a professional certification: results are combined with other subjects, school records, interviews, and other selection material according to each school's and the prefecture's published rules. The Fukui Entrance Science study guide has 11 sections and about 2,969 words.
01Physics - mechanics and energy
Fukui mechanics questions ask you to read motion from graphs, balance forces, and apply work–energy reasoning in everyday contexts. You should switch confidently between force, acceleration, velocity and energy.
279 words, about 1 min02Physics - electricity and magnetism
Circuits, current, voltage, resistance, power and magnetic fields. Expect series and parallel calculations, plus questions on electromagnets, motors and electromagnetic induction.
285 words, about 1 min03Physics - waves, light, and sound
Wave properties, reflection, refraction, lenses and sound. Questions often use ray diagrams and the relationship between speed, frequency and wavelength.
266 words, about 1 min04Chemistry - matter and particles (states, mixtures, separation)
Particle model, states of matter, pure substances and mixtures, and separation techniques. Expect questions on diffusion, changes of state and choosing a separation method.
278 words, about 1 min05Chemistry - chemical reactions and equations
Chemical reactions, balanced equations, oxidation and reduction, acids and bases, and neutralisation. Expect word and symbol equations and simple mole or concentration reasoning.
258 words, about 1 min06Chemistry - atoms, molecules, ions, and the periodic table
Atomic structure, ions, molecules, bonding and the periodic table. Questions ask you to use proton and electron numbers to explain charges and formulas.
268 words, about 1 min07Biology - cells, reproduction, and heredity
Cell structure, mitosis and meiosis, reproduction, DNA and inheritance patterns. Expect Punnett squares and explanations of chromosome behaviour.
261 words, about 1 min08Biology - digestion, respiration, circulation, and excretion
Human digestion, gas exchange, circulation and excretion, including enzyme action and the route of substances around the body. Enzymes are specific biological catalysts; amylase digests starch to sugars, protease digests protein to amino acids, lipase digests fats to fatty acids and glycerol.
278 words, about 1 min09Biology - plants, ecology, and the environment
Plant processes, food webs, energy flow, cycles and environmental change. Expect questions interpreting food chains and explaining photosynthesis and transpiration.
250 words, about 1 min10Earth science - geology, strata, fossils, and Earth's history
Rock types, strata, fossils, geological time and Earth processes. Expect interpretation of rock sequences and simple plate-tectonic explanations.
261 words, about 1 min11Earth science - weather, atmosphere, and astronomy
Atmosphere, weather, seasons, Moon phases and the solar system. Expect explanations of pressure, fronts, day length and why phases occur.
285 words, about 1 min