CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8: CLASS TEST: UNIT:5

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1. Look at the diagram.

It shows the structure of the atom.

part A

particle B

a Write down the name of part A.

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b Write down the name of particle B.

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c Write down the charge on particle B.

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d. Which scientist devised this model of the atom? [1]

Albert Einstein Steven Hawking Ernest Rutherford Charles Darwin

 2. Gabriella makes some sugar.
It is important that the sugar is very pure.

a. What is meant by a pure substance?

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(b) Gabriella makes 12.0 g of a solid.

The solid contains 10.8 g of sugar.

What is the percentage purity of sugar in the solid?

Use the equation shown.

percentage purity = mass of useful product × 100 [3]

total mass of solid

3. Comparing weather data

City A

City B
The graphs show data from two cities in very different parts of the world.

a. Which city is the wetter in July? ___________________________ 1

b. Which city is the hotter in July? ___________________________ 1

c. Which city do you think is in the northern hemisphere? Give your reasons. 2

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d. Describe the climate in city A. (Think which of these descriptions fits city A.) 2

Description of climate

very cold and dry all year

cold winters and mild summers

hot and dry all year

hot and wet all year

mild winters and hot, dry summers

very cold all year

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e. Which climate zones are city A and city B in? 2

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f. Describe the rainfall in city B. 2

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g. How is the rainfall in city B different from the rainfall in city A? (Make a general statement about

the rainfall in the two cities. Then compare when each is the wettest and when each is the driest.)
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4
Look at the graph showing global average temperature change from 1850.

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global
average 0.8
temperature 0.6
change
in °C 0.4
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1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 2030
year

(a) Describe the pattern shown in the graph.

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(b) Scientists believe that this pattern in temperature change is caused by an increase in the
concentration of a gas in the atmosphere.

Write down the name of this gas.

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(c) Predict the global average temperature change for the year 2030.

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