Madeley High School Page 1 Year 9 Science Exam Revision Questions Q1. The drawing below shows a barn owl. Barn owls hunt for small animals such as mice. (a) (i) Look at the drawing of the barn owl. Give two ways the barn owl is suited for catching small animals. 1 ............................................................ 2 ............................................................ (ii) Draw a line from each animal below to the word that describes it. Draw only two lines. 4 marks (b) The photograph below shows two young barn owls. They are covered with soft feathers.
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Year 9 Science Exam Revision Questions
Q1. The drawing below shows a barn owl. Barn owls hunt for small animals such as mice.
(a) (i) Look at the drawing of the barn owl.
Give two ways the barn owl is suited for catching small animals.
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
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(ii) Muscles are found in antagonistic pairs. Write the letters of the pair of muscles which control the bending and straightening of the leg at the knee.
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(iii) When one muscle of an antagonistic pair contracts the other muscle does not relax completely, but maintains some tension.
What is the advantage of maintaining tension in both muscles.
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(b) Diagram 2 shows the elbow joint. Tissue X covers the ends of the bones at the joint.
(i) Give the name of tissue X. ………………………………………………. 1 mark
(ii) Osteoarthritis is a very painful condition. In the joints of people with osteoarthritis small pieces of tissue X break off. Suggest two effects this could have on the joint.
2. ................................................................................................................. 2 marks
(b) Which property in the list above explains why:
(i) copper is used in the cable of a television?
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
(ii) a lot of oxygen gas can be pumped into a very small container?
............................................................................................................. 1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
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Q9. (a) The table below shows information about five elements.
element melting point
(°C) boiling point
(°C) conducts electricity
colour
A –7 59 no brown
B –218 –183 no colourless
C 1535 2750 yes silvery
D 113 445 no yellow
E 1083 2567 yes orange
(i) Which two of these elements are likely to be metals?
Write the letters.
............................... and ............................... 1 mark
(ii) Which element in the table is liquid at room temperature? Write the letter.
....................... 1 mark
(b) What is the chemical symbol for copper? Tick the correct box.
Cr Cu C Co Ca 1 mark
(c) How many atoms of iron and oxygen are there shown in the formulas for FeO and Fe2O3?
Complete the table below.
compound number of atoms
of iron number of atoms
of oxygen
FeO
Fe2O3
2 marks maximum 5 marks
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Q10. (a) Methane can be a gas, a liquid or a solid. In the diagram below, arrows P, Q, R and S represent changes of state.
The boxes on the right show the arrangement of particles of methane in the three different physical states. Each circle represents a particle of methane.
(i) Draw a line from each physical state of methane to the arrangement of particles in that physical state. Draw only three lines.
1 mark
(ii) Arrows P, Q, R and S represent changes of state. Which arrow represents:
............................................................................................................... 1 mark
(c) Part of the reactivity series of metals is shown below.
Use the information above. Which two metals would react with aluminium nitrate in a displacement reaction?
Tick the two correct boxes.
calcium potassium
zinc lead 1 mark
maximum 5 marks
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Q13. (a) Draw a line from each circuit symbol below to the correct name.
Draw only four lines.
circuit symbol name
3 marks
(b) Fred made circuit 1 as shown below.
Give the name of the part that is the energy source for the circuit.
......................................................... 1 mark
(c) Fred then made circuit 2 as shown below.
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In the table below, tick a box to show whether circuit 1 and circuit 2 are series or
parallel circuits. Tick only two boxes.
series parallel
circuit 1
circuit 2
1 mark
(d) What metal is usually used for wires in electric circuits?
........................................................... 1 mark
maximum 6 marks
Q14. David put two bars of iron close to each other. There was no magnetic force between them. David recorded the result as shown below.
(a) David did three other tests. Tick the correct box to show the result for each test.
(i)
1 mar
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(ii)
1 mark
(iii)
1 mark
(b) David then did two experiments with magnets.
The tick in each box shows David’s results in each experiment.
Label the missing poles on each magnet to match David’s results.
(i)
1 mark
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(ii)
1 mark
maximum 5 marks
Q15. Alex makes an electromagnet. She winds insulated wire around an iron nail. She connects the wire to a power supply. She uses the electromagnet to pick up some steel paper-clips.
This is her prediction.
The more turns of wire around the iron nail the stronger the electromagnet becomes.
(a) (i) Give the one factor she should change as she investigates her prediction.