SNC1D

FINAL EXAM REVIEW & TIPS

When: June 25th
Where: rm 274

What do I need to bring?

1. Calculator
2. Pencils/eraser
3. Ruler
4. Textbook and old tests

How should I prepare for the Exam?

1. Start EARLY – don’t cram it all in just before the exam.
2. Organize your notebook (put all sheets into binder in order).
3. Use study notes, review tests, and quizzes from past units
4. Go over review sheets and be sure you understand how to answer each type of
question.
5. Form a study group with reliable students.
6. Get plenty of rest the night before the exam, eat breakfast in the morning.

SNC1D – Final Exam: A Few Review Questions

Unit 1: Sustainable Ecosystems

1. Define and give two examples of abiotic and biotic factors.

2. Define and give two examples of producers (autotrophs) and consumers (heterotrophs)

3. Explain the term bioamplification (bioaccumulation). Explain how the TOP carnivore is affected the MOST by
this.

4. Be able to draw food and energy pyramids and label the energy levels, and trophic levels.

5. Draw food chains and food webs for a group of organisms. Example: Grass, grasshopper, mice, worm, robin,
snake, frog, hawk.

6. How is the carbon cycle related to photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

7. Define carrying capacity.

8. List and describe four major biomes in Canada.

9. What are causes of acid rain? List three sources of acid rain. How does acid rain affect the environment?
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Unit 2: Chemistry
10. What is the name of this symbol and what hazards are associated with it?

11. Give an example of:

a. Mechanical mixture
b. Solution
c. Element
d. Compound

12. What are indicators of chemical and physical changes?

13. What is the density of a liquid that has a mass of 5.5 g and takes a volume of 11.0 mL?

14. Draw the Bohr-Rutherford diagrams of the following:

a. 2412Mg

b. Chlorine

c. Neon

15. What is the same about the electron arrangement of all halogen elements? What group of elements are they
most likely to react with: Noble gases, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, or other halogens?

16. Complete the following table:

Symbol Atomic Mass p+ no e- charge
Number number
231
a) Ra 0

f) 60 47 0
18 -
h) 9F

i) 96 115 +3

j) 92 148 86

17. Use the periodic table to locate and give an example of an element in each of the following groups of
elements located on the periodic table?
a. Metals
b. Non-metals
c. Metalloids
d. Halogens
e. Noble gases
f. Alkaline Earth Metals
g. Alkali metals
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18. Describe the difference between an ionic and covalent bond.

19. Which type of bond is formed in the following compounds (ionic or covalent)?
a. NaI
b. CH4
c. CH3OH
d. ZnO

20. What is the difference between the two isotopes of carbon: carbon-14 and carbon-12?

21. What are the 3 main sub atomic particles? What are the charges on each of the particles?

Unit 3: Electricity

22. If you rubbed a piece of plastic with rabbit fur what charge could you give an electroscope via:
a. Conduction?
b. Induction?

23. Imagine you have a rod, rod A, that is statically charged and you want to know whether the charge is positive
or negative. How could you figure it out using only an ebonite rod, rabbit fur, and a hanging pith ball?

24. Calculate the power of a washing machine that draws 10.0 A and is plugged into a 240 V outlet. (Hint: Use the
triangles on your worksheets)

25. A 3.0 kW stove element is left on for 1.5 hours. The stove transferred 51,000 kJ of energy to a pot of chili
during that time. What is the efficiency of the element?

26. A VCR, drawing 1.5 A, operates for 5.0 h in a 120-V circuit. Calculate how much electrical energy is required.

27. An electric fan uses 3,240,000 J when running 2.5 hours. If it is plugged into a standard 120 V wall outlet,
how much current does it draw?

28. Two light bulbs are connected in series and attached to a dry cell. One bulb is unscrewed. What happens to
the brightness of the other bulb?

29. Draw the following series circuit:

a. A 6 V source
b. A switch
c. Two 15  resistors
d. An ammeter
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Unit 4: Astronomy

30. Arrange the following stars in order of coolest to hottest: blue star, red star, orange star, yellow star.

31. Name two ways in which the first four planets differ from the next four.

32. Compare and contrast the following: comet, asteroid, meteor, meteorite

33. What is a nebula?

Formulas:

V P

I R I V

E M

P T D V
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MIXED COMPOUNDS
1. Write the formulas for the following compounds.

a. magnesium oxide __________________ k. tin (II) fluoride _________________

b. silicon dioxide __________________ l. dinitrogen monoxide _______________

c. potassium sulfide __________________ m. iron (III) chloride _________________

d. carbon disulphide __________________ n. bromine gas ________________

e. aluminum sulfide __________________ o. antimony (III) sulfide _____________

f. beryllium oxide __________________ p. mercury (II) oxide ________________

g. sulphur dioxide __________________ q. hydrogen gas ________________

h. dinitrogen tetroxide _________________ r. silicon tetrahydride ________________

i. nitrogen monoxide _________________ s. iodine heptachloride _______________

j. barium oxide __________________ t. tin (IV) sulphide _________________

2. Write the names for the following compounds.

a. CF4 _____________________________ k. NF3 _____________________________

b. NH3 ____________________________ l. P2S5 _____________________________

c. MgS _____________________________ m. NiO _____________________________

d. CaF2 _____________________________ n. CuI2 _____________________________

e. Al2O3 _____________________________ o. PbCl4 ____________________________

f. CO ______________________________ p. Cl2O _____________________________

g. SiC ______________________________ q. AsBr3 ____________________________

h. N2O4 ____________________________ r. H2S ______________________________

i. CaO ______________________________ s. SbF3 ____________________________

j. SF4 ______________________________ t. TeCl2 ____________________________

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MIXED COMPOUNDS
1a. MgO
b. SiO2
c. K2S
d. Cs2
e. Al2S3
f. BeO
g. SO2
h. N2O4
i. NO
j. BaO

k. SnF2
l. N2O
m. FeCl3
n. Br2
o. Sb2S3
p. HgO
q. H2
r. SiH4
s. ICl7
t. SnS2