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Yr 7 2
Yr 7 2
Revision Booklet
Final examination
2010-2011
Name: ……………………………………………
Year 7: ……………………
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Question 1:
3. All the plants and __(1)__ in their __(2)__ are linked together in __(3)__. These are made up of
many __(4)__ which start with __(5)__ and the arrows represent __(6)__.
Which is the missing word(s) (5)?
A. Energy transfers
B. Food webs
C. Habitats
D. Food chains
E. Plants
4. A fish has evolved many features to help it survive in its water environment. Which part of a fish
protects the body?
A. Tail
B. Fins
C. Scales
D. Gills
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6. Which of the following describes a fish?
A. Warm blooded, body covered in hair, gives birth to live young which are fed on milk from
special glands
B. Warm blooded, lays eggs on land, covered in feathers
C. Cold blooded, lays eggs in water, spends first part of life in water and has gills, slimy skin,
lives on land in adult life breathing with lungs
D. Cold blooded, dry scaly waterproof skin, lays eggs on land
E. Cold blooded, lives in water, has gills and paired fins
7. Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit
characteristics from your parents’ genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and
'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your chance of throwing a six on a dice?
A. It can fly fast with great skill and has sharp claws to catch prey and a sharp beak to tear up flesh.
B. It is a relatively small bird with has a short strong beak for crunching seeds and easily flies in and out
of bushes.
C. It has webbed feet, which it uses for walking on land or swimming on the surface of water, it feeds
on aquatic plants and small animals like water snails
D. It has a long reach with its neck and beak and hunts small fishes and frogs while standing patiently
in water or perched by the water side.
E. It has a streamlined shape to swim fast under water to catch fish, and uses its tail for power and fins
to steer.
F. It is quite a small bird with a fine beak for catching insects and is small enough to move rapidly from
out of bushes or trees.
9. Which of the following is always TRUE about links up a food chain? (from left to right)
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10. Types of matter are called:
A. Material
B. Substance
C. Idea
D. Theory
11. When Democritus suggested the Particle Model 2000 years ago,
A. Everyone believed him
B. Nobody believed him
C. Some people believed him
D. Democritus did not suggest the Particle Model
18. When water doesn’t contain any dissolved material or micro-organisms we call it
A. Pure water
B. Distilled water
C. Clean water
D. Sea water
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19. Sodium hydroxide is mainly used to make
A. Soap and detergents
B. Glass
C. Explosives
D. Bleach
22. When two similar poles of magnets are facing each other the two magnets
A. Attract
B. Repel
C. They don’t affect each other
D. None of the above
Question 3:
Decide whether each statement is true or false. Correct the false ones.
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Question 4:
The diagram below represents changes of state:
A C
Solid Liquid Gas
B D
Question 5:
The pictures show (a) an icicle melting and (b) steam rising from a cup of tea.
1. In terms of particles what happens to the solid particles in the ice as it turns to liquid water?
2. In terms of particles what happens to the liquid particles in the cup of tea as it turns into steam?
Question 6:
Answer the following questions
2. Which gas will move faster and diffuse through air quicker?
a) A light or a heavy gas?
b) A hot or a cold gas?
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Question 7:
Ruth did an experiment to see how much of three solids, P, Q and R, will dissolve in water at different
temperatures.
She plotted her results on graph paper as shown below.
Question 8:
Tea bags are made in different shapes.
Part one:
Some pupils want to find out which shape of tea bag lets tea dissolve most quickly.
They make two plans for their investigation as shown below.
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1. How is the second plan better than the first plan?
2. Why should they take care when they add hot water at 65°C to the tea bags?
Part two:
Ben and Vicky drew a cross on some paper. They put each beaker, in turn, over the cross. They poured hot
water into the beaker, dropped in the tea bag and watched the water change colour.
To see which shape of tea bag let the tea dissolve the quickest, they measured the time until the liquid was
too dark for them to see the cross.
1. How did the cross help to make their test more accurate?
2. Which part of their investigation was recoreded in the table? Circle the correct answer.
A. Explanation
B. Conclusion
C. Results
D. Theory
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3. Give the three shapes of tea bags in the order in which the tea dissolved.
Use the table above to help you
Question 9:
The drawing below shows the part of a torch
2. The following diagram shows symbols for a battery, a bulb and a switch.
Connect the symbols to show how these components are put in the torch.
4. When Paul bought his torch there was a paper strip between the contacts of the switch as shown
below.
Paul had to remove the paper strip before he could turn the torch on.
Give the reason for this.
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