Revision Questions

Unit 5
1.​ Marcus has dropped a glass bottle of copper sulfate crystals on the
floor and it has broken into small pieces. He has swept the broken
glass and crystals into a container. Explain how he can separate the
mixture of glass and copper sulfate crystals. Remember to include a
list of equipment he needs and to explain how he will stay safe. You
could draw diagrams to help explain.

Method: Dissolve the copper sulfate crystals in water, filter the solution to
separate the glass, then evaporate the filtrate to obtain pure copper
sulfate.
Equipment: Beaker, water, stirring rod, filter paper, funnel, evaporating dish,
gloves, goggles.
Safety: Wear gloves and goggles to prevent cuts and exposure to
chemicals.
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2.​ Give reason for the following:

(i) Metals are used to make school bells. _sonorous____________

(ii) Copper is used to make electric wires. high electrical conductivity and
ductility__

(iii)Making bells and strings of musical instruments like Sitar and Violin.

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3.​ Pure gold is 24 carat gold. What does this mean?

100% pure with no other metal mixed

4.​ What properties must an alloy used inside the body have?

Corrosion-resistant and Strong yet lightweight

5.​ Explain how the steam changes back into a liquid in the condenser.
Steam cools down when it touches the cold surface of the condenser,
losing energy and turning back into liquid water.
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6.​ What is the difference between mixture and solution?

Mixture: Two or more substances physically combined, retaining their

properties (e.g., sand and iron).

Solution: a mixture of two or more substances that stays evenly mixed

where a solute dissolves in a solvent (e.g., saltwater).
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7.​ Which method can be used to separate salt from seawater?

Heat the seawater to evaporate the water, leaving salt

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8.​ A few drops of universal indicator are added to a colorless solution.

This produces a dark blue color in the solution. Deduce the pH
pH 10-12

9.​ Some non-metals have melting points below 0°C and some have
boiling points below 0°C. The scale shows temperatures from 100°C to
‒70°C. A temperature of ‒70°C means 70°C below 0°C.
Arun is having problems reading the temperature scale.
To help Arun, mark your answers on the scale. The first one
has been done for you.

a.​ Mark A at 30°C on the scale.

b.​ Mark B at −30°C on the scale.
c.​ Mark C at 0°C on the scale.
d.​ The temperature is 0°C and it gets 10°C warmer. Mark
the new temperature as D on the scale.
e.​ The temperature is 0°C and it gets 10°C colder. Mark
the new temperature as E on the scale.
f.​ What temperature is 20°C colder than −50°C?
 10.​Some scientists are checking the melting points of some metals and
non-metals. Each substance has been checked five times. Find the
mean for their results.
a.​ Lead: 321°C; 343°C; 336°C; 327°C; 324°C.
Mean = 330.2°C

b.​ Sodium: 94°C; 102°C; 107°C; 96°C; 97°C.

Mean = 99.2°C

c.​ Gold: 1058°C; 1067°C; 1061°C; 1059°C; 1069°C

Mean = 1062.8°C

11. You have two beakers of colourless liquid, one is an acid and one is
an alkali. Explain how you could find out which is which. Use an indicator

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Unit 6

1.​ State 2 pieces of evidence that supports the theory of continental

drift
Fossil evidence (same fossils found on continents that are now far apart).

The continents fit together like puzzle pieces

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2.​ Some archaeologists find bird bones in multiple locations. Does this
evidence support the continental drift hypothesis? Explain your
answer
No, because birds can fly over long distances, meaning their presence in
multiple locations does not necessarily indicate past continental
connections

3.​ What causes the plate tectonics movement?

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4.​ Identify and explain the three movements of tectonic plates?

Divergent boundaries – Plates move apart (e.g., Mid-Atlantic Ridge).

Convergent boundaries – Plates collide, forming mountains or causing

subduction.

Transform boundaries – Plates slide past each other, causing earthquake

5.​ Arun drops his pen on the floor. Sofia hears the pen hit the floor.
Copy the sentences and use words from the list to complete them.
You can use the words once, more than once or not at all.
the pen sound wave Sofia’s ears air particles

A sound wave travels from the pen to Sofia’s ears.

The particles travel through the air.
 6.​ Draw a diagram showing
a.​ lunar eclipse

b.​ Solar eclipse

7.​ Name the metals that make up the Earth's core? Are they in the same
state?

Iron and nickel; the outer core is liquid, and the inner core is solid

8.​ In recording studios, people cover the walls with uneven surfaces.
Why?
To reduce echoes by absorbing and scattering sound waves.

9.​ Describe the difference between plate tectonics and continental

drift?
Continental drift is the outdated idea that continents move alone.
Plate tectonics explains that Earth's crust is broken into plates that move
due to mantle convection.

Unit 7

1.​ Draw a food chain that includes microorganisms as decomposers.

You do not need to draw pictures – just write the names.

Example - Grass → Rabbit → Fox → Bacteria (decomposer)

 2.​ A farmer keeps cattle in a field of grass. The cattle leave dung in the
field. Fungi grow on the dung. The farmer notices that the grass looks
greener, and grows taller, when it grows next to cow dung.
The farmer measures the length of five grass leaves close to some
cow dung, and another five grass leaves where there is no cow dung.

Here are her results.

Next to cow dung: 11 cm, 13 cm, 9 cm, 12 cm, 8 cm
No cow dung: 9 cm, 10 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm, 9 cm
a.​ Record the farmer's results in a suitable results table.

Next to No cow
cow dung
dung

11 cm 9 cm

13 cm 10 cm

9 cm 6 cm

12 cm 7 cm

8 cm 9 cm

b.​ Calculate the mean length of the grass leaves next to cow dung.
Then calculate the mean length where there is no cow dung.
Write the mean lengths in your results table.
Next to cow dung: (11 + 13 + 9 + 12 + 8) ÷ 5 = 10.6 cm
No cow dung: (9 + 10 + 6 + 7 + 9) ÷ 5 = 8.2 cm

c.​ The farmer concludes that grass grows longer next to cow
dung. Do you think she has enough evidence to make this
conclusion? Explain your answer.

The farmer has some evidence, but testing with more samples in different
areas would make the conclusion stronger.
 d.​ Explain how the fungi and cow dung might help the grass to
grow better.

Fungi decompose dung, releasing nutrients (like nitrogen) into the soil,
which helps grass grow better.

3.​ While returning from school, a student ate food from a street vendor.
When he reached, he felt ill and complained of a stomach ache. What
do you think could be the reason?

Likely due to food contamination from bacteria, leading to food

poisoning.

4.​ In order to see a microbe (a single microorganism), what would you

need to use? __Microscope__

5.​ Rabbits eat grass and other plants to survive, but they do not eat
animals. What kind of animal are rabbits? __Herbivore____

6.​ How do decomposers help other organisms in an ecosystem?

Break down dead matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

7.​
The population of the owl’s will increase because of less competition for
food from the fox__

8.​ What happens to energy as we move from step to step in a chain or

web? Energy decreases as it moves up the chain because some is
lost as heat.
Unit 8

1.​ What happens when a magnesium ribbon is burnt in air, and what
are the resulting products and reactants involved in this chemical
reaction?

Reaction: Magnesium + Oxygen → Magnesium Oxide

Produces bright white flame and forms white powder (MgO).

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2.​ What are the products when Sodium reacts with hydrochloric acid?

Sodium chloride + Hydrogen gas

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3.​ The product of a reaction is magnesium oxide; what were the

reactants?
Magnesium (Mg) and Oxygen (O₂)
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4.​ When zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid, which gas is given off?

Hydrogen gas (H₂)

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5.​ What is produced in the neutralisation reaction between sodium

hydroxide and hydrochloric acid?

Sodium chloride (NaCl) and Water (H₂O)

6.​ Marcus and Arun put some powdered metal into a test tube
containing hydrochloric acid. There were a lot of bubbles as a gas
was given off. They decided to see what would happen if they added
more and more of the powdered metal. There was so much fizzing
that the contents of the test tube spilled over.
They decided to carry out a more careful investigation. They
thought that the more powdered metal they added, the quicker the
reaction would take place. They decided to measure the quantity of
powdered metal by using a spatula.
 a.​ What variable should they change?

Amount of powdered metal

b.​ Which variables should they keep the same?

Volume of acid
Temperature
Type of powdered metal
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c.​ Make a list of the equipment they will need.

Here is the data they collected.

Number of spatulas of powdered Time for all bubbles to stop in seconds
metal added to 10 cm3 hydrochloric
acid

1 102

2 62

3 43

4 29

5 18

6 12

7 13

8 12

d.​ Plot a graph using these data, and draw a line of best fit. Put the
number of spatulas on the x-axis and the time on the y-axis.
 e.​ Was Marcus and Arun’s prediction correct?
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f.​ Describe the graph and explain what it shows.

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