Download SNC1P Exam Review

Name: ____________________
SNC 1P1
Grade 9 Science Exam Review
January 2014
Use the following to help you study for the exam. The BEST reviews are your tests and quizzes. Be sure also to go over
and summarize all your notes/handouts – use your textbook as a resource.
Unit – Chemistry
1. What are some of the safety rules/symbols (household and WHMIS) in a science classroom?
2. What are the different parts of the particle theory? Explain the differences between the three states of
water using the particle theory.
3. What is matter? What is the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter, and the
difference between qualitative and quantitative properties?
4. What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?
5. Name the 5 clues that indicate a chemical change has taken place.
6. Label the reactants and the products of the following reaction:
magnesium + oxygen
magnesium oxide
7. Make a flow chart to explain how the following words are all connected: mixture, mechanical
mixture, solution, compound, pure substance, element.
8. What is the difference between atoms and molecules?
9. Name some properties of metals and some properties of non-metals. How are metalloids different
from metals and non-metals?
10. Explain how to test for the following gases: oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide.
11. Why do we use chemical symbols? What is a chemical formula?
12. Name the number and types of atoms in the following: NaHCO3, LiOH, Ca3(PO4)2, 3 AlCl3.
13. Using the periodic table, what is a period? A family/group? Name the locations of the following
groups: noble gases, alkali metals, halogens, and metalloids.
14. What is the periodic law?
15. What is the difference between the ionic compound and a molecular compound?
16. Who first organized the periodic table? How is the periodic table organized now?
17. Name the three subatomic particles, their charge, location and mass.
18. How do you find the # of protons, electrons and neutrons of an atom?
Unit – Astronomy
19. Define the following – star, planet, moon, galaxy, constellation, asteroid, meteor, meteorite,
meteoroid, comet.
20. Know the diagram of the sun on Pg. 309. Draw a quick sketch in your review and label.
21. What reaction takes place in the sun to provide it with its energy?
22. How do we measure distances in our solar system? Between stars and galaxies? Why do we not use
kilometers?
23. Why are the first 4 regular planets called terrestrial planets and the next 4 called gas giants?
24. Explain the difference between rotation and revolution of Earth.
25. What causes us to have seasons?
26. What are the different phases of the moon and why do we see the moon this way?
27. Why do we have tides? How do we get 2 high tides and 2 low tides each day?
28. What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
29. Why do we only see certain constellations in certain months or seasons and other constellations all
Name: ____________________
year round?
30. Define – light year, luminosity, star clusters, galaxy, and galaxy clusters.
31. What is the difference between absolute and apparent magnitude? Give examples to help you
understand better.
32. Explain the lifecycle of a star – small/medium, large and extremely large stars. How is a star “born”
(nebula) and what stages does each type of star go through until its “death”?
33. What are theories on the origin of the universe? What is your viewpoint?
34. What is the international space station – astronauts' purpose and Canada’s role? What are two
research experiments being carried out on the ISS and what are two future possibilities for space
research? (*Review your Space exploration assignment.)
Unit – Electricity
Electrostatics
35. How are neutral objects attracted to charged objects? Explain using the idea of Induced Charge
Separation.
36. How are objects charged by friction, charged by conduction, and charged by induction? Be able to
show the step-by-step process of charging an electroscope by induction.
37. What is the electrostatic series used for? If an ebonite rod is rubbed with wool, what charge would be
on the wool and the rod?
38. What would happen if an acetate strip was rubbed with silk and brought close to a glass rod that was
rubbed with fur? Would the glass rod and acetate strip attract or repel each other?
39. Give examples of conductors and insulators and why both are necessary.
40. Why is static electricity more dangerous in the wintertime?
41. Explain the process of grounding as well as the process of electric discharge.
42. Be able to explain how a lightning rods works.
Current Electricity
43. What is the difference between static and current electricity?
44. Compare the two types of electric cells – primary and secondary – along with fuel cells. How are they
similar and how are they different?
45. We studied 8 methods of generating current electricity. Be able to compare these different forms
based on positives and negatives.
46. What are the main parts of an electric circuit? Draw a circuit diagram of a simple circuit with a
battery, lamp and switch.
47. Know the different symbols for drawing circuit diagrams and be able to draw different circuits (series
and parallel, including voltmeters and ammeters).
48. What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
49. What is electric current and how is it measured in a circuit? How can electric current be dangerous?
50. What do we mean when we talk about the potential difference (voltage) across a battery or a load?
How is this measured in a circuit?
51. What are the factors that affect the resistance of a material in a circuit? How is resistance measured?
Name: ____________________
Unit – Sustainable Ecosystems:
52. What is an ecosystem? What does it mean for an ecosystem to be sustainable?
53. Name and describe the 4 spheres on earth.
54. Name 3 biotic components and 3 abiotic components of a vegetable garden.
55. What is the difference between a population and a community?
56. What happens to the radiant energy from the sun when it travels to the earth? How much of it is used
in photosynthesis?
57. Name the equation for photosynthesis and for cellular respiration (Bonus for knowing balanced
chemical equation). How are they related?
58. Compare the relationship between herbivores, carnivores, producers and how energy travels through
the trophic levels. Does ALL the energy travel? Explain. How do food chains and food webs
differ?
59. Draw and discuss the differences between the three ecological pyramids. Which one DOES NOT
show the best transfer of energy through a food chain? Explain.
60. What is the difference between tolerance range and optimum range? How might this influence the
carrying capacity of an organism in an ecosystem?
61. How do plants obtain nitrogen from the air?
62. What roles do bacteria and humans have in the carbon cycle?
63. What are the different abiotic factors of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems?
64. Know the five different species interactions that can take place between organisms.(competition,
predation, parasitism, predation, commensalisms)
65. Define: oligotrophic lake, eutrophic lake, watershed, coral reef, estuaries, mangrove, and intertidal
zone.
66. What is biodiversity? Why are organisms becoming extinct?
67. Describe FOUR WAYS that biodiversity is threatened. Explain how each threatens biodiversity and
what is being done to stop this from happening. Why is biodiversity important?
68. What are the benefits and disadvantages of chemical and natural fertilizers?
69. What are natural ways farmers can use to manage the soil (besides fertilizers)?
70. Explain the effect of bioaccumulation and bioamplification on an organism and a food chain.