THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, DUBAI

SCIENCE – PTS revision

Year: 8 Sec: …. Date: ………….

1. What is an example of a chemical change?

A. Adding vinegar to sodium bicarbonate to form a gas
B. Water evaporating into the air
C. Sugar dissolving in water
D. Crushing wheat grains to form flour

2. The model below shows a molecule of silk made by a spider. What does each sphere in the model
represents?

A. An atom
B. A compound
C. A nucleus
D. An ion
3. A drop of red food colouring is added to a bowl of water. After 5 minutes all of the water is red. Which
process causes this to happen?
A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Diffusion
D. Chromatography
4. The table shows the change in pH when 100 ml of different unknown substances is added to 100 ml of
hydrochloric acid (HCI). Which unknown substance solution completely neutralises the HCI?

Unknown solution pH of HCL pH after addition of an

unknown solution
A 1.0 1.3
B 1.0 0.8
C 1.0 0.7
D 1.0 1.0

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
 5. Inside a heat packet there is a powder and a separate bag of a liquid. When the heat pack is squeezed,
the liquid bag breaks. The pack becomes hot. Why does the temperature of the pack increase when
the liquid and powder combine?
A. A mixture forms
B. A solution forms
C. There is an exothermic reaction
D. There is an endothermic reaction

6. A jeweller melts gold to make jewellery. As the gold melts, the mass...
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Is destroyed
D. Stays the same

7. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) naturally breaks down to produce water (H2O) and oxygen (O2). 2H2O2 ->
2H2O + O2. When magnesium (IV) oxide (MnO2) is mixed with H2O2, the rate of the reaction
increases. What is the function of the magnesium (IV) oxide?
A. It is a reactant
B. It is a catalyst
C. It is a product
D. It is a reagent

8. Mrs. Patel's family want to use renewable energy to heat their homes. Which energy resource should
they use?
A. Coal
B. Gas
C. Oil
D. Solar
9. Which process changes magma into igneous rock?
A. Cooling and crystallisation
B. Transportation and deposition
C. Heating and applying pressure
D. Weathering and erosion

10. Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed by...

A. Water eroding the land
B. Meteors hitting the Earth
C. Repeated volcanic eruptions
D. The decay of dead organisms

ANSWERS
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. D