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SNC1P/2L GRADE 9 AND 10 SCIENCE
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Below are all of the topics that will be covered in the final exam. This booklet
contains sample questions that may be on the final exam. If you can answer
most of the questions in this review booklet without tears, foul language and
threats of torture, you SHOULD be fine for this exam.
If you can’t, you best be doing some studying…like soon.
The written practical portion of your final exam is on MONDAY NOVEMBER 3,
2014.
The written portion of your final exam is on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2014.
CHEMISTRY: Matter
1. Pure substances and mixtures
2. Elements and compounds
3. Heterogeneous mixtures and homogeneous mixtures
4. Mechanical mixtures, suspensions and colloids
5. Atomic structure (protons, neutrons and electrons)
6. Atomic mass and atomic number
7. Periodic table and chemical families
8. Period and groups
9. Physical and chemical properties
10. Physical and chemical changes
11. Bohr-Rutherford diagrams
12. Writing chemical formula
BIOLOGY: Ecology
1. Ecosystems (terrestrial and aquatic)
2. Abiotic and biotic factors
3. Producers, consumers and decomposers
4. Food chains, food webs and energy transfer
5. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
6. Water, carbon and nitrogen cycles
7. Population and carrying capacity
8. Limiting factors (disease, predation, human activity, etc.)
9. Sustainability
10. Equilibrium in an ecosystem
11. Biodiversity
12. Factors that affect biodiversity (pollution, extinction, fragmentation, etc.)
PHYSICS: Space
1. Universe and galaxies
2. Stars
3. The Sun
4. The Moon
5. Earth’s revolution and rotation
6. The seasons (summer and winter)
7. Solstice and equinox
8. Solar eclipse and lunar eclipse
9. The inner planets and the outer planets
10. Living and working in space
11. The Canadian contribution to space exploration
Part A: Determine whether the following statements are true or
false.
(Knowledge/45)
Question One
The atomic number tells you the number of neutrons in an element. _____
Question Two
Substances that are shiny, silvery metals found in the first column of the periodic
table are called alkali metals. ______
Question Three
A solid produced when two solutions are mixed together is called a precipitate.
______
Question Four
The chemical symbol for sodium is S. ______
Question Five
Melting point, density and hardness are all physical properties. ______
Question Six
Compounds are pure substances that can be broken down into simpler
substances. ______
Question Seven
Magnesium is a transitional metal. ______
Question Eight
The atomic mass is the number of neutrons plus the number of electrons.
______
Question Nine
Chlorine belongs to the chalcogen chemical family. ______
Question Ten
Helium is a noble gas. _____
Question Eleven
Boiling an egg is an example of a chemical change. ______
Question Twelve
Homogeneous solutions do not have uniform composition and properties
throughout. ______
Question Thirteen
The period is the part of the Periodic Table that indicates the total number of
shells for an element. ______
Question Fourteen
An atom with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more
electrons is called an ion. ______
Question Fifteen
Melting ice is an example of a physical change. ______
Question Sixteen
An omnivore is a consumer that eats mostly plants. ______
Question Seventeen
A group of animals of the same species living in the same area is called a
population. _____
Question Eighteen
The original source of energy for most ecosystems is the Sun. _____
Question Nineteen
Organisms that break down dead animals and return nutrients to the ecosystem
are called decomposers. _____
Question Twenty
When the oxides of sulfur and nitrogen are combined with water and air, it forms
acid precipitation. _____
Question Twenty One
The burning of fossil fuels decreases the amount of carbon in an ecosystem.
______
Question Twenty Two
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are not complementary processes.
_______
Question Twenty Three
A species that no longer exists on Earth is called extinct. _______
Question Twenty Four
Equilibrium is the variety of species in an ecosystem. ______
Question Twenty Five
Competition occurs when two individuals compete for the same resources.
______
Question Twenty Six
A limiting factor restricts the carrying capacity of a population. ______
Question Twenty Seven
Acid precipitation, clear cutting and invasive species are all factors that can affect
an ecosystem’s biodiversity. ______
Question Twenty Eight
A consumer is an organism that makes its own food using the Sun’s energy.
______
Question Twenty Nine
The non-living characteristics of an ecosystem are called abiotic. ______
Question Thirty
Predation occurs when one individual feeds on another. ______
Question Thirty One
The Earth is the centre of our solar system. ______
Question Thirty Two
Galaxies can be spiral, elliptical or irregular in shape. ______
Question Thirty Three
Massive balls of superheated gases that radiate heat and light are called stars.
______
Question Thirty Four
Hot stars appear reddish and cool stars appear bluish. ______
Question Thirty Five
The location of nuclear reactions that cause the release of energy from the Sun
is at the corona. ______
Question Thirty Six
It takes 24 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth, and 24 hours for the Moon to
make one rotation. ______
Question Thirty Seven
Comets are small objects made of rock and metal. ______
Question Thirty Eight
It is summer time when the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
______
Question Thirty Nine
In a solar eclipse, only the corona of the Sun is visible. ______
Question Forty
The outer planets are the four planets of the solar system that are farthest from
the Sun. ______
Question Forty One
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus are the four outer planets. ______
Question Forty Two
A shuttle, the International Space Station, and a satellite are three examples of a
spacecraft. ______
Question Forty Three
Some of the hazards of working and living in space include radiation poisoning,
puffy face and legs, and equipment failure. ______
Question Forty Four
Canadarm2 and Dextre are two Canadian contributions to the International
Space Station. ______
Question Forty Five
Dr. Roberta Bondar is the first Canadian female astronaut sent into space.
______
Part B: Diagrams
Question One
(Communication/9)
Draw a Bohr-Rutherford Diagram for each of the following elements:
a. Sodium
b. Nitrogen
c. Argon
Question Two
(Communication3)
Draw a food web using the following organisms: grasses, mice, snakes, hawks,
rabbits, and wolves.
Question Three
(Application/4)
Name two herbivores in this food web. Name two carnivores in this food web.
Question Four
(Communication/2)
How would a decrease in mice population affect the rabbit population?
Question Five
(Communication/2)
Would wolves and hawks compete for the same resources? Explain.
Question Six
(Communication/3)
Uses diagrams to explain why it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, when it is
summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Part C: Short Answer Questions
Question One
(Application/3)
Write the chemical formula and name for the compound formed by each of the
following combination of elements:
a. A compound that contains two atoms of potassium and one atom of
oxygen
b. A compound that contains one atom of carbon and four atoms of chlorine
c. A compound the contains two atoms of aluminum and three atoms of
sulfur
Question Two
(Communication/2)
Describe how acid rain and/or invasive species can greatly decrease an
ecosystem’s biodiversity.
Question Three
(Communication/2)
Describe how competition and predation can affect a population’s carrying
capacity.
Question Four
What are some of the benefits of sustaining an ecosystem?
(Communication/3)
Question Five
Describe some of the limitations to space travel.
(Communication/3)
Question Six
(Communication/2)
In terms of space exploration, define the term “technology spinoff” and provide
two examples of spinoffs that have affected your life.