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Multiple choice Answer sheet.
Circle each answer. Clearly mark any mistakes by crossing out your original answer and circling the corrected
one.
1. A B C D
2. A B C D
3. A B C D
4. A B C D
5. A B C D
6. A B C D
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SECTION A
Multiple Choice Questions (6 Marks)
1. Ions:
A are positively charged atoms.
B are negatively charged atoms.
C are atoms with either a positive or negative charge.
D none of the above.
4. An atom of the element in the periodic table that has atomic number 3:
A always has three electrons.
B contains three protons in its nucleus.
C is likely to be hydrogen.
D always has three neutrons.
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5. Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A Carbon Dioxide
B Methane
C Nitrous oxide
D Aluminium
6. Our sun is a medium sized main sequence star. What will it become in the
next stage of its lifecycle?
A pulsar
B red giant
C black hole
D blue supergiant
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SECTION B
CHEMISTRY (13 marks)
(3 marks)
8. Use the Periodic Table in the back of the exam to complete the following
questions.
(5 marks)
9. Label the Nucleus, protons, neutrons and electrons in the atom below
(4 marks)
10. What is happening in the picture below? Circle the correct answer
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electron
(1 mark)
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SECTION C
GLOBAL SYSTEMS (11 marks)
11.
(a) Fill in the blanks with these words:
If it were not for greenhouse gases trapping heat in the earths ___________,
the Earth would be a very _____ place. Greenhouse gases keep the Earth
_______ through a process called the ___________ __________.
The Earth gets energy from the sun in the form of __________. The Earth's
surface absorbs some of this energy and heats up. As the atmosphere gets
warmer, it makes the Earth's surface warmer, too.
(5 marks)
(b) Why global warming is of major concern? Circle all correct ones below
Increasing temperatures
(3 marks)
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(a) Look at the picture above. Name four ways that carbon dioxide can enter
the atmosphere.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)
(b) Look at the picture above. Name the process by which cows get carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere _________________
(1 marks)
SECTION D
ASTRONOMY (14 marks)
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(c) What is a star? Circle the correct answer below.
BRIGHT
DIM
HOT COLD
(a) Look at the graph above. What is the name of the stars that are hot and
dim?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(1 marks)
(b) Look at the graph above. What is the name of the stars that are hot and
bright?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(c) Look at the graph above and find the sun. What is the temperature of the
sun?
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_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
(4 marks)
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