Name:__________________________ HG:_____ Teacher: __________________________

Year 10

Science Exam Semester 2****

FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2016

Section A: Multiple Choice

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Section B: Chemistry
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Section C: Global Systems
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Section D: Astronomy
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Multiple choice Answer sheet.

Circle each answer. Clearly mark any mistakes by crossing out your original answer and circling the corrected

one.

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. A B C D

5. A B C D

6. A B C D

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 SECTION A
Multiple Choice Questions (6 Marks)

1. Ions:
A are positively charged atoms.
B are negatively charged atoms.
C are atoms with either a positive or negative charge.
D none of the above.

2. The element fluorine has an atomic number of 9. It will tend to:

A lose electron(s) to become a positive ion.
B lose electron(s) to become a negative ion.

3. The periodic table:

A is a systematic chart listing all of the known elements.
B arranges elements from lowest to highest atomic number.
C separates the metals from the non-metals.
D all of the above.

4. An atom of the element in the periodic table that has atomic number 3:
A always has three electrons.
B contains three protons in its nucleus.
C is likely to be hydrogen.
D always has three neutrons.
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5. Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

A Carbon Dioxide
B Methane
C Nitrous oxide
D Aluminium

6. Our sun is a medium sized main sequence star. What will it become in the
next stage of its lifecycle?
A pulsar
B red giant
C black hole
D blue supergiant

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SECTION B
CHEMISTRY (13 marks)

7. Refer to the periodic table provided at the end of this exam.

a. Name the element that is in Group 2, period 1_________________

b. Name the element that is in Group 3 period 4__________________

c. Name the element that is in Group 8, period 5_________________

(3 marks)

8. Use the Periodic Table in the back of the exam to complete the following
questions.

Element Symbol Atomic number

Hydrogen
S
13
Beryllium
5

(5 marks)
9. Label the Nucleus, protons, neutrons and electrons in the atom below

(4 marks)

10. What is happening in the picture below? Circle the correct answer
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 electron

a) The atom is moving

b) The electron from lithium is moving to fluorine

c) Lithium fluoride is breaking up

(1 mark)

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 SECTION C
GLOBAL SYSTEMS (11 marks)

11.
(a) Fill in the blanks with these words:

Greenhouse effect Sunlight Cold Atmosphere Warm

If it were not for greenhouse gases trapping heat in the earths ___________,
the Earth would be a very _____ place. Greenhouse gases keep the Earth
_______ through a process called the ___________ __________.

The Earth gets energy from the sun in the form of __________. The Earth's
surface absorbs some of this energy and heats up. As the atmosphere gets
warmer, it makes the Earth's surface warmer, too.
(5 marks)

(b) Why global warming is of major concern? Circle all correct ones below

Rising sea levels

Increasing temperatures

More animals and plant life

Melting ice caps

(3 marks)

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(a) Look at the picture above. Name four ways that carbon dioxide can enter
the atmosphere.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)

(b) Look at the picture above. Name the process by which cows get carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere _________________

(1 marks)

SECTION D
ASTRONOMY (14 marks)

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(c) What is a star? Circle the correct answer below.

It is a burning ball of gas in space

It is a firefly in the sky

It is a small dead planet

(1 marks)

BRIGHT

DIM

HOT COLD

(a) Look at the graph above. What is the name of the stars that are hot and
dim?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(1 marks)
(b) Look at the graph above. What is the name of the stars that are hot and
bright?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

(c) Look at the graph above and find the sun. What is the temperature of the
sun?

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 _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)

(d) This is the life cycle of a star

Fill in the blanks

Average Star ___________ _____________ _____________

Massive Star ___________ _____________ _____________ or ________

(4 marks)

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