Download Grade 10 Science Exam Review Text References and Concepts

Grade 10 Science Exam Concept Review and Text References
Date: Friday, January 28th, 2011, 1:00 pm – 1.5 hours
Location: ______
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: 108 marks = 48 multiple choice + 60 marks full solution
 Definitions, comparisons, labelling, ray diagrams, calculations
Breakdown: About 20-25% Chemistry, 25-30% Biology, 25-30% Optics, 20-25% Climate Change
You will need to bring your own:
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HB Pencil, Pen, Eraser
Scientific Calculator (no graphing or programmable calculators)
Ruler
Protractor
***Do NOT count on borrowing these items from the presiding teacher!***
The exam will cover topics from the following textbook sections:
Chemical Reactions:
 Chapter 4
o Section 4.1 (Ionic Compounds)
 Cations/anions, naming/formulas, polyatomic ions, Bohr-Rutherford/Lewis Dot Diagrams
o Section 4.2 (Molecular Compounds)
 Naming/formulas, Bohr-Rutherford/Lewis Dot Diagrams
o Section 4.3 (Conservation of Mass and Chemical Equations)
 Reactants/Products, Word Equations, Skeleton Equations, Balanced Chemical Equations
 Chapter 5
o Section 5.1 (Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions)
 Identifying, Evidence of chemical changes
o Section 5.2 (Displacement Reactions)
 Activity Series for Metals, Single/Double Displacement Reactions
 Chapter 6
o Section 6.1 (Identifying Acids and Bases)
 Naming/Formulas
o Section 6.2 (pH scale)
 Acidic/Basic/Neutral Solutions
Biology:
 Chapter 1
o Section 1.1 (Structure of Cells and Cell Theory)
 Animal/Plant Organelles
o Section 1.3 (Cell Division and Mitosis)
 Mitosis
o Section 1.4 (Cell Cycle)
 Purpose of Interphase
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Chapter 2
o Section 2.1 (Plants, Tissues and Organs)
 Cell Specialization/Differentiation, Meristematic Cells, Leaf Structure
o Section 2.2 (Plant Organ Systems)
 Root/Shoot Systems
Chapter 3
o Section 3.1 (Cells and Tissues)
 Types of Tissues
o Section 3.2 (Organs and Systems)
 Medical Imaging Technologies, Comparing human organ systems (circulatory, digestive &
respiratory)
Optics:
 Chapter 10
o Section 10.1 (Sources and Nature of Light)
 Types of light
o Section 10.2 (Properties of Light and Reflection)
 Law of reflection, ray diagrams, images in plane mirrors, virtual images
o Section 10.3 (Images in Concave Mirrors)
 Ray diagrams, object/image cases, calculations using mirror and magnification equations
o Section 10.4 (Images in Convex Mirrors)
 Ray diagrams, object/image cases, calculations using mirror and magnification equations
 Chapter 11
o Section 11.1 (Refraction of Light)
 Less dense to denser, denser to less dense, index of refraction
o Section 11.3 (Optical Phenomena in Nature)
 Apparent depth
 Chapter 12
o Section 12.2 (Images Formed by Lenses)
 Ray diagrams, calculations using thin lens equation and magnification equations
o Section 12.3 (Lens Technologies and the Human Eye)
 Anatomy of the eye, correcting vision problems
Climate Change:
 Chapter 7
o Section 7.1 (Factors That Affect Climate Change)
 Weather vs. climate, greenhouse effect/gases, hydrosphere, albedo, natural vs.
anthropogenic
o Section 7.2 (Describing Climates)
 Climatographs, biomes,
o Section 7.3 (Indicators and Effects of Climate Change)
 Global warming, melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels
 Chapter 8
o Section 8.1 (Energy Transfer in the Climate System)
 Systems, feedback loops, types of energy transfer in the atmosphere
o Section 8.2 (Greenhouse Gases and Human Activities)
 Human impact, distribution of gases in Earth’s atmosphere