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Unit A: Chemistry
1. State what each of the following WHMIS symbols represents.
2. Classify the following elements and list four properties that you expect each of
them to have:
a) zinc
b) bromine
3. Complete the following chart:
Element
Electron Configuration
calcium atom
2 e , 8 e, 8 e, 2 e
# of Valence Electrons
2 e
oxygen atom
sodium ion
neon atom
phosphide ion
hydrogen atom
nitrogen atom
magnesium atom
aluminum ion
fluorine atom
chloride ion
4. List the family names for each of the following groups of elements:
a) Group 1
b) Group 2
c) Groups 3-12
d) Group 17
e) Group 18
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5. How does reactivity vary down group and across period when looking at the
periodic table?
6. What is the definition of an isotope? Give two examples.
7. List two differences between ionic compounds and molecular compounds.
8. List four pieces of evidence that would indicate that a chemical reaction took
place.
9. What is the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions?
10. Complete the following chart on acids and bases:
Property
Acids
taste
Bases
pH
blue litmus
red litmus
phenolphthalein
11. Complete the following table:
Class
1.
2.
Name
Formula
carbon tetrachloride
ammonium sulphate
3.
KMnO4(s)
4.
5.
H3PO4(aq)
aluminum hydroxide
6.
7.
8.
FeSO4(s)
hydrobromic acid
mercury (I) dichromate
9.
CH3OH()
10.
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12. Write balanced chemical equations for each of the following. State the reaction
types and include states.
a) Lithium sulphate reacts with copper (II) nitrate to form copper (II)
sulphate and lithium nitrate.
b) Phosphorus pentachloride is decomposed into phosphorus trichloride and
chlorine gas.
c) Ethanol burns in the presence of oxygen. Carbon dioxide and water
vapour are formed.
d) Zinc is dropped into a beaker of nitric acid.
e) Bromine reacts with magnesium iodide.
f) Mercury (II) chloride is made from its elements.
g) Glucose is burned during cellular respiration.
h) Hydrochloric acid is used to neutralize barium hydroxide.
i) Water is decomposed in an electrolysis experiment.
j) Calcium is dropped into a beaker of water.
13. What is the mass of 0.750 mol of sodium carbonate?
14. How many moles of aluminum dichromate are in a 100 g sample?
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Unit B: Physics
1. Draw a graph from the following data:
Time (s)
Distance (m)
0.0
0.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
10.0
3.0
15.0
4.0
20.0
a) State the manipulated variable and the responding variable.
b) Calculate the slope of the graph.
c) What does the slope represent?
2. Convert 100 km/h to m/s.
3. If a cyclist is riding at 28 km/h, how long does it takes to ride 46.4 km?
4. A skateboarder travels 25.0 m in 5.0 s. What is her average speed?
5. What is the difference between scalars and vectors? Give two examples of each.
6. A sports car starting from rest reaches a speed of 22 m/s in 6.4 s. What is the
acceleration of the car?
7. An object starts at rest and accelerates at 1.2 m/s2 for 8.25 s. How far did it
travel?
8. An arrow is fired up with an initial speed of 10 m/s. How long does it take until
to arrow is at its maximum height?
9. If a motorcycle has a mass of 300 kg, what force is required to accelerate it at
5.00 m/s2?
10. A car with a mass of 1500 kg is traveling at 25 m/s. The driver slams on the
brakes and stops in 4.0 s. What was the force required to stop the car?
11. How much force has been applied if 1300 J of work was done to move a box
15.0 m along the floor?
12. What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?
13. A book with a mass of 0.48 kg is on a shelf 2.8 m from the floor.
a) What is the potential energy of the book?
b) If the book falls, what is its speed just before it hits the floor?
14. What is the mass of an object moving at 3.5 m/s which has a kinetic energy of
156 J?
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15. Draw a diagram of a pendulum.
a) Label where EP is at a maximum and EK is at a minimum.
b) Label where EP = EK
c) If the pendulum string is 50 cm long and the bob has a mass of 0.050 kg,
what is the potential energy at the top of the swing?
d) What is the kinetic energy at the top of the swing?
e) What is the potential energy at the bottom of the swing?
f) What is the kinetic energy at the bottom of the swing?
Unit C: Biology
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Give the function of each of the following cell structures:
mitochondria
e) lysosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
f) Golgi apparatus
ribosomes
g) vacuole
cell wall
h) chloroplasts
2. Use the diagram of the microscope to list the each part and its function:
3. Give the two definitions of magnification and include an example for each.
4. Draw what the following letters would look like under the compound light
microscope (while looking through the ocular lens):
a)
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d
c)
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5. What is the definition of field of view and what is the field of view under low,
medium and high power?
6. Make a list of types of microscopy and the function of each.
7. State the three parts of the cell theory.
8. Draw a labelled sketch of the cell membrane. What is this model of the cell
membrane called?
9.
What are the differences and similarities between photosynthesis and cellular
respiration? Include the chemical reactions for each.
10. Give three differences between plant and animal cells.
11. What four factors affect the rate of diffusion?
12. Compare and contrast active transport and passive transport.
13. Define hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic.
14. What happens when cells are placed in a hypotonic environment? A hypertonic
environment? An isotonic environment?
15. Compare and contrast simple diffusion and osmosis.
16. What is the difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?
17. Calculate the SA/V ratio for the following cells:
Cell A
Cell B
10 mm
3 mm
2 mm
25 mm
4 mm
6 mm
18. Which of the above cells would diffuse nutrients and wastes the easiest? Explain
your answer.
19. List the following from largest to smallest: cell, organ, system, tissue.
20. What is the role of the stomata and what cells help them to open and close?
21. Draw a simple labelled diagram of the structure of a leaf.
22. Compare and contrast xylem and phloem.
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23. Give the function of each of the following plant tissues:
a) dermal tissue
b) ground tissue
c) vascular tissue
d) meristem tissue
24. What is the difference between positive and negative phototropism?
25. What is the difference between positive and negative gravitropism?
Unit D: Ecology
1. Sketch and explain the hydrologic cycle.
2. List the endothermic phase changes and exothermic phase changes.
3. List the layers of the atmosphere from the ground up and state the major features
of each.
4. Define the following terms:
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) Coriolis effect
e) angle of inclination
f) cohesion
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
adhesion
surface tension
specific heat capacity
heat of fusion
heat of vaporization
5. What is albedo and give examples of objects with low albedo and with high
albedo.
6. Draw a diagram of the Earth and label the doldrums, trade winds, polar easterlies
and westerlies.
7. List the four main biomes of Canada and give the main animal and plant life
found in each.
8. List 3 carbon sources and 3 carbon sinks.
9. Describe the greenhouse effect, list the three main greenhouse gases, and give a
source for each of the gases.
10. How much heat is absorbed by 300 g of aluminum when it is heated from 12C to
148C?
11. If 45 000 J of heat energy is added to 500 g of water at 28C what will be the final
temperature?
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12. What mass of water can be heated from 40C to 90C by the addition of 2300 J of
heat?
13. Calculate the heat of vaporization of ammonia (NH3) when 34.0 kJ of energy is
needed to vaporize 25.0 g.
14. Calculate the total energy needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 g of water from
10.0C to 120C. Please include a labelled sketch of the heating curve.
15. Draw a climatograph for the following data:
Edmonton, Alberta
Month
Average
Monthly
Temperature
(C)
Average
Monthly
Precipitation
(mm)
53N 113W
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
10.7
5.9
1.6
3.8
8.1
12.8
15.1
14.6
9.5
4.7
4.0
9.7
31.1
17.4
15.7
21.2
28.6
49.9
56.2
50.6
37.0
30.9
28.2
26.8
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