Science Practice Exam
1. Define abiotic.
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2. Define biotic.
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3. Categorise each of the following studies into either biotic or abiotic.
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Animal behaviour, climatology, hydrology, oceanography, taxonomy,
Physiology, physics, chemistry, geology, maths – population studies, soil analysis
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4. List the 4 types of spheres of the earth and what they consist of.
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5. Categorise the following examples of each environment.
Competitors, disease, pH, predators, oxygen levels, carbon dioxide levels,
altitude, light availability, food, mates, population sizes, type of soil, water availability,
shelter, topography, minerals, available space, nesting sites
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6. Draw a diagram of the water cycle using the following locations:
 Water storage in the atmosphere
 Water storage in ice and snow
 Groundwater storage
 Freshwater storage
And the following actions
 Infiltration
 Groundwater discharge
 Evaporation
 Runoff
 Precipitation
 Evapotranspiration
 Condensation
 condensation
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7. Draw a diagram of the carbon-oxygen cycle
8. Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
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9. Write the formula for photosynthesis.
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10. In relation to photosynthesis, fill in the following table.
Reactant
Use in Plants
Waste gas
Intake gas
Food
Requirement
Use in Animals
Intake gas
Waste gas
Food
Requirement
11. Use the following words to draw a diagram of The Carbon Cycle:
Object
Process
Carbon in animals
Burning
Carbon in soil
Burning
Carbon in plants
Burning
Carbon in air/water
Photosynthesis
Carbon in fossil fuels
Respiration (digestion)
Heat/pressure
Death
Decay
Bacteria
Respiration
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12. Fill in the blanks on the following diagram of the nitrogen cycle with the following words:
 Nitrogen fixation
 Assimilation
 Ammonification
 Nitrification
 Leaching
13. List the features of a volcano.
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14. Fill in the following tables with the effect/s of the following natural disasters on each of the
spheres.
Hydrosphere
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Atmosphere
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Volcano
Biosphere
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Lithosphere
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Hydrosphere
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Earthquake
Biosphere
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Hydrosphere
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Atmosphere
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Dust Storm
Biosphere
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Lithosphere
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15. Name and explain 3 examples of human impact on the natural environment.
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16. Fill in the blanks on the inverted pyramid to show one example of biomagnification.
Note: the tip is the largest creature
 Mouse
 Weasels
 Cricket
 Hawk
 Wheat
17. Place the correct word beside its definition.
___________________________ - all the plants and animals on earth
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C__________________________ - an element of the periodic table essential for life
___________________________ - non-living parts of the environment
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N__________________________ - an element of the periodic table essential for life
___________________________ - preserving the environment
___________________________ - all the gases in the environment
___________________________ - a waste product of photosynthesis, an element of the periodic
table
___________________________ - everything around a living thing which affects it in its life
___________________________ - waste products of another living organism in the environment
___________________________ - all the water in the world
___________________________ - all of the living things
___________________________ - able to be reused
___________________________ - layer of gases surround the earth to keep in gases, thus heating
the earth.
___________________________ - where an organism lives
___________________________ - study of earth as a life support system
18. Give an example of a conductor and explain what it does
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19. Give an example of an insulator and explain what it does
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20. Explain why thicker wires carry higher electricity.
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21. What is the term used for an object which has properties between that of an insulator and that
of a conductor. _____________________________________________________________________
22. Draw an example of both a series circuit and a parallel circuit using a battery and 2 globes each.
23. Draw the correct symbol for each of the following components of an electric circuit
Single battery
Wire
Light bulb
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Double cell
Triple cell
Open switch
Closed switch
Joined wires
Resistor
2 way switch
(on)
2 way switch
(off)
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24.
a. Write the symbol for current
b. Write the symbol for voltage
c. Write the symbol for resistance
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25. Explain what amps measure.
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26. Explain what voltage measures
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27. Explain what resistance measures.
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28. Write the formula for ohms law
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29. Explain the thermal effect and what it is used for.
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30. Write the formula for electric power with power as the subject.
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31. Write the formula for selecting a fuse with current as the subject.
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32. Where are domains located?
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33. What 3 actions can align domains?
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34. What are electromagnets?
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35. Name 6 objects which contain electromagnets.
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36. Match the following people with the model of the solar system and the name of the model which
they believed in.
Tycho Brahe
Hybrid
Aristotle
Eliptical heliocentric
Kepler
Geocentric
Copernicus
Heliocentric
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37. Arrange the following areas of the electromagnetic spectrum in the correct order:
UV Rays, Microwaves, radio waves, gamma waves, infrared, visible light, X-Rays
38. Name the 2 types of electromagnetic radiation detectable from earth which can give information
about the universe:
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39. Name the costume which Sheldon is dressed as in this scene. Explain it.
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40. Complete the following lyrics:
Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
Then nearly ___________ ___________ years ago expansion started. Wait...
The Earth began to cool,
The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools, …
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41. a. Describe a black hole.
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b. Describe an asteroid.
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c. Describe a comet.
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d. Describe a meteoroid.
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e. Describe a meteorite.
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f. Describe the celestial sphere.
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42. a. Define azimuth
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b. Define elevation
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43. a. Name the following diagram:
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b. Label:
 Sirius B
 Vega
 Alpha
 Centuri
 Betelgeuse
c. Colour appropriately.
d. Which of these stars is the oldest? ___________________________________________________
e. Which are burning hydrogen as a fuel? ________________________________________________
f. Which are burning helium as a fuel? ___________________________________________________
g. Which is closest to death? __________________________________________________________
h. Which has the highest luminosity? ___________________________________________________
i. What causes stars to have higher luminosity? ___________________________________________
j. Which has the lowest luminosity? _____________________________________________________
k. Which has the highest surface temperature? ___________________________________________
l. Main sequence stars become Red Giants when they run out of what fuel? ____________________
m. Will the 3 main sequence stars ever become white dwarfs? _______________________________
n. Will Sirius B ever be a main sequence star? _____________________________________________
o. Predict what phase Vega will enter next. _______________________________________________
p. Predict what phase Betelgeuse will enter next. __________________________________________
44. Place the correct word beside its definition.
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___________________________ - detect stimulus of heat/light
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45. Categorise each of the following into either the Central Nervous System or the Peripheral
Nervous System.
Brain, spinal cord, sensory neurons, motor neurons,
organises info, issues commands, sense organs, muscles, glands
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46. Fill in the pathway of the nervous system.
47. Complete the following diagram of the neurons.
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48. Outline the functions of the endocrine system.
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49. Outline the functions of each of the following glands.
a) Pituitary gland
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b) Thyroid gland
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c) Adrenal glands
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d) Pancreas gland
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50. Complete the following diagram of the brain.
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51. Outline the functions of each of the following sections of the brain.
a) Cerebrum
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b) Hypothalamus
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c) Cerebellum
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d) Brain stem
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e) Pituitary gland
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f) Amygdala
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52. Complete the following table of hormones.
Hormone
Source of Hormone
Comment
Adrenalin
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May be caused by fright, rage or
excitement
Increases breathing rate and heart
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Pancreas
Too much glucose in blood
Helps cells extract glucose from
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Thyroxin
Thyroid glands
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Hormones
_______ gland (under brain)
Controls other glands
Sex
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Produce sperm
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Produce ova (eggs)
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53. Label the following diagrams with the following words.
Fallopian tubes (oviduct), scrotum, seminiferous tubules, ureter, epididymis, uterus, cervix, vagina,
urethra, ovary, sperm duct, testis, urethra, penis, prostate gland
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