CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 9 UNIT 2: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

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Worksheet 2.1
Using the correct word
Complete the statements about the Group 1 metals using the words shown here.
You may use each word once, more than once or not at all.

calcium down easily hard hydrogen oxygen

chlorine less more lithium magnesium potassium

oil reactive sodium soft unreactive up

1 Three elements in Group 1 are _______________, _______________ and _______________.

2 The elements in Group 1 are very _______________. They can _______________ be cut with a knife.

3 The elements in Group 1 are stored under _______________ because they are very

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4 When these elements react with water, they form the gas _______________.

5 The elements are _______________ reactive with water as you go _______________ the group.

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Complete the statements about the elements in Groups 7 and 8 using the words shown here.
You may use each word once, more than once or not at all.

chlorine down eight fluorine gases hydrogen less

liquids more one reactive seven solids unreactive

up argon helium larger less neon smaller

6 The two elements in Group 7 are _______________ and _______________.

7 The first two elements in Group 7 are _______________ at room temperature.

8 The three elements in Group 8 are _______________, _______________ and _______________.

9 All the elements in this group are _______________ at room temperature.

10 The elements in Group 8 are _______________ and do not form compounds with other elements.

11 The elements in Group 7 are _______________ reactive as you go _______________ the group.

12 The elements in Group 7 have _______________ electrons in their highest energy level shell.

13 The size of the atoms in Group 8 gets _______________ as you go down the group.

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Worksheet 2.2
Matching words and meanings and
distinguishing between terms
1 Draw lines to match the following terms with their meanings.

the number of protons in an atom;

lattice each type of atom has a unique
number

the number of protons and

electrostatic forces neutrons in an atom added
together

a regular repeated three-

dimensional arrangement of atoms,
chemical bonds
ions or molecules in a metal or
other crystalline solid

ways in which elements are joined

dot and cross diagram
together to form compounds

forces of attraction between

atomic number particles with opposite electrical
charges

a way of showing atoms sharing

mass number
electrons to form a covalent bond

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2 Explain the difference between the following terms:

a an atom of sodium and an ion of sodium

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b a covalent bond and an ionic bond

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c a molecule and a macromolecule.

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