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Chemistry: Matter
1. Briefly list the contributions of Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr.
2. Define: element, combustibility, atom, matter
3. Give one example of a qualitative observation and an example of a quantitative observation.
4. What are the properties of metals and non-metals with respect to conduction of heat and electricity?
5. Choose from the element, compound, solution, mechanical mixture to answer each question.
a. Which are considered homogeneous?
b. Which are considered heterogeneous?
c. Which are considered pure substances?
d. Which are considered mixtures?
6. What do each of the following terms mean: ductile, malleable, brittle, and viscous?
7. Define physical and chemical change
8. Identify each of the following a physical or chemical changes.
a. Breaking glass
b. Magnesium and acid react
c. Burning a cigarette
d. Baking a cake
9. Be able to count the number of atoms in molecules. Refer to handouts and list 5 examples.
10. Write out an example of how to solve for density.
11. List the Particle theory
12. Describe the states of matter. Draw diagrams of the states of matter.
13. Where are the protons found in the atom?
14. Where are the electrons found in the atom?
15. Where are the neutrons found in the atom?
16. How many groups are in the periodic table? What is similar for elements in the same group?
17. What are the chemical symbols of the first 20 elements and the Latin elements?
18. Know how to find specific elements in the periodic table
19. Draw Bohr-Rutherford diagrams for the first 20 elements in the periodic table.
20. Identify the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens and noble gases on a periodic table and list
the characteristics of these families.
21. Locate the solids, liquids, and gases on the periodic table.
22. Locate the metals, non-metals, and metalloids on the periodic table.
23. How do you determine the atomic mass of an element?
24. How does the atomic number relate to the number of protons?
25. How do you determine the number of neutrons in an element?
26. Complete the table below for the first 20 elements.
** The periodic table you will be provided with on the exam will not have the element names
written on it – only the element symbols. Therefore, be sure to know the symbols for the first
twenty elements.
Element
Name
Element
symbol
Atomic
mass
Number
of
protons
Number
of
electrons
Number
of
neutrons
Family
name
Metal,
nonmetal or
metalloid
Physics: Electricity
1. Define: insulator, conductor
2. Explain the differences between AC and DC.
3. Describe three common forms of producing electricity in Canada, and three alternative (less common)
forms.
4. Define a positively charged object and a negatively charged object
5. Compare and contrast insulators and conductors.
6. How is static charge created between 2 objects?
7. How do neutral and charged objects behave together?
8. Describe the behaviour of objects that have the same charge.
9. Explain how and why a balloon will pick up neutral pieces of paper after rubbing it on your shirt.
10. Explain the cause of lightning using a diagram.
11. Define static charge and the particles responsible for it.
12. Define grounding. What happens during grounding?
13. Describe the parts of an electroscope and how it works.
14. What is the function of each of the following components of a circuit: load, switch, conductor, battery
15. Define: ohm, resistance, fuse, ampere, efficiency
16. Define: ammeter, resistance, negative terminal, current
17. Write a paragraph discussing the differences between series and parallel circuits. Use the terms
voltage and current.
18. What happens when you unscrew a bulb in a series circuit? In a parallel circuit? Explain.
19. Make a circuit diagram for a parallel circuit consisting of three light bulbs, a switch, and a battery.
20. Make a circuit diagram for a series circuit consisting of three light bulbs, a switch, and a battery.
21. An automobile headlight has a resistance of 40 Ω when attached to a standard 12 V battery. How
much current flows through the headlight?
22. Write out 3 examples of how to calculate current, resistance, and voltage.
23. Write an example of how to calculate percent efficiency.
24. Write an example of how to calculate power
25. Write an example of how to calculate energy.
26. State two non-renewable energy sources and two renewable energy resources.
27. Define short circuit and explain why it is a hazardous condition.
Biology: Ecology
1. Explain how ecologists use the scientific method. Give a Canadian example of where this occurs.
2. Define and give an example: biodiversity, biotic and abiotic factors, carrying capacity, species,
population, community, biome, producer, herbivore, carnivore
3. Make a t-chart to describe at least five abiotic and five biotic factors in any terrestrial ecosystem. Do
the same for any aquatic ecosystem. Be as specific as possible. (i.e: don’t use “bird” as an example
– be specific and state what type of bird)
4. Use the following food chain to classify each as:
a. Producer
b. Herbivore
GRAIN → MOUSE → OWL
c. Carnivore
5. What are the levels of organization that are found in all ecosystems? Give examples using a boreal
forest ecosystem.
6. State the 4 biomes discussed in class and rank them from highest biodiversity to lowest biodiversity.
7. How does the biodiversity of an ecosystem relate to the ecosystem’s ability to recover from imbalance
caused by the severe decline in the population of an organism?
8. Describe three ways that biodiversity on the planet is under threat.
9. In a food chain, which organism has the most energy available to it? Which has the least energy?
10. Why are detritivores and decomposers important?
11. Write word equations for the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Identify the reactants
(starting materials) and the products. Which products are used in the plant? Which products are
released to the air?
12. Review your notes on ecosystem pyramids (energy, biomass and numbers) as well as the
biogeochemical (nutrient) cycles. Explain why energy in an ecosystem flows in one direction and
matter flows in multiple directions.
13. What is bioaccumulation? How does it occur? Who is most at risk?
14. State the 4 layers of soil and their composition.
15. List the advantages and disadvantages of: i) selective logging ii) clear-cut logging iii) shelterwood
logging
16. Describe three ways that farming practices can be changed to minimize the impact on the ecosystem.
17. Create a flow diagram to show how nitrogen cycles through an ecosystem with the following components:
rabbit, nitrates, grasses, bacteria, dead plants/animals, feces
18. Describe three ways that habitat fragmentation can be minimized.
19. What is the true value of a natural ecosystem? Explain in terms of ecosystem services.
Space
1. Describe the current model of our solar system.
2. Based on position relative to the sun, which planet might you expect to be the hottest planet? Which
planet actually is the hottest planet? Why?
3. What is a constellation?
4. What 2 main gases make up the gas giants?
5. Define: luminosity, light year, nebulae, retrograde motion, meteorites, comet,
6. Make a chart of comparison between the helio-centric model and the geo-centric model.
7. Describe how the solar system formed and know how to draw a diagram of this.
8. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram p556 #23
9. List the order of planets, starting from closest to the sun.
10. List 2 important facts about each planet
11. What is the location of the asteroid belt?
12. Describe the earth’s moon. What is special about the orbit of the moon around the earth?
13. What effects does the moon have on the earth?
14. What is Polaris and what is its significance?
15. define: pulsars, black holes, quasars, red dwarfs, nebulae
16. What type of star is our sun? What are its layers and how does it produce light?
17. Define astronomical unit.
18. List the colour of stars from coolest to hottest
19. What is an absorption spectrum? Explain how it is used to identify the gases in stars.
Exam Breakdown:
Section
Marks Weight
Knowledge & Understanding
• 15 Multiple Choice
• 15 Matching Columns
30
25%
Thinking
• Short answers between 2 – 10 marks
44
35%
Application
• Questions relating your knowledge to
either society, technology or the
environment
23
25%
Communication
• Diagrams – one per unit
18
15%
TOTAL
115
100%