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Grade 6 Physics Revision Sheet 1 ( Unit 6 Earth Physics )
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Topic- Echos
1 A long spring is stretched out across the floor. One end of the spring is attached to a wall. Sofia is
holding the other end of the spring in front of her.
Describe how Sofia should move the spring to model a sound wave. You can write your answer or
draw a diagram if you prefer.
2 Zara is in a place with mountains. Zara claps her hands and hears an echo.
a Describe what the word ‘echo’ means.
b Describe what the echo sounds like.
3 Dolphins can use echoes to locate food. Dolphins eat fish.
The diagram shows a dolphin and a fish. Complete the diagram to show the path of the sound wave as
it travels from the dolphin to the fish and back to the dolphin.
Use straight lines for the path of the sound wave.
4. There are two ways to make a wave in a spring:
o Sofia can move the end of the spring from side to side.
o Sofia can push and pull the end of the spring backwards and forwards
Which one of these will make the spring move like a sound wave?
Tick the statement
5. a) An echo is produced when a sound wave comes back off an object. What is this called?
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b) What will Zara hear? Will the sound be the same as the original sound?
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6. Sound travels in straight lines, but you need to put arrows on the lines to show the direction in
which the sound is travelling.
7. A ship uses sound echoes to find the depth of the water. The ship is in water that is 750 m deep.
A sound is sent from the ship to the bottom of the water. The sound echoes off the bottom of the water
and comes back to the ship.
The sound takes 1.0 seconds to go from the ship to the bottom of the water and back to the ship.
a Calculate the speed of the sound in the water.
distance
Use the equation speed
time
b b. The speed of sound in water is faster than the speed of sound in air.
Use ideas about particles in liquids and gases to explain the difference in speed.
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Topic- Eclipses
1 Marcus sees an eclipse during the daytime. The eclipse causes darkness for a short time.
a State what type of eclipse Marcus sees.
b Explain why there is darkness during the eclipse.
c Explain why the darkness lasts only a short time.
2 When a solar eclipse happens, the eclipse can be seen from only a few places on Earth, even when
there are no clouds.
a Explain why a solar eclipse can be seen from only a few places.
b Explain why people should never look directly at the Sun, even when watching an eclipse.
3 a State what type of eclipse can happen when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.
b When the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, a shadow forms.
Which row of the table shows the object that blocks the light and where the shadow forms.
Tick () one row.
Object that blocks the light Where the shadow forms
Earth Moon
Moon Moon
Earth Earth
Moon Earth
4. a This type of eclipse is caused when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.
b What object blocks the light from the Sun, and what name is given when light is blocked.
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c Think about the movement of the objects causing the eclipse and where the eclipse is seen.
5. a Think about the shadow that forms in this type of eclipse.
b What could happen if someone looks at a very bright light?
6. a Choose between:
lunar eclipse solar eclipse
b In this type of eclipse, you cannot see part of the Moon, because of a shadow forming on the
Moon. What causes the shadow?
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7. The time taken for the moon to orbit the Earth is called lunar month.
a Suggest why a solar eclipse cannot be seen every lunar month from the same place on Earth. Give
two reasons.
You could draw a diagram as part of your answer.
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In some solar eclipses, more of the Sun can be seen than in others. This is shown in the diagram.
b. Suggest what causes the difference shown in the diagram.
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