MID-TERM EXAMS
TERM 1 2024/2025
YEAR 9 SCIENCE
DURATION: 1 HOUR
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
You should show all your working on the question paper.
INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 50.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]
1. Use the word bank below to fill the missing words in the sentences
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Continuous thermal rise solids liquids fall
Gases and …………………………………….. can flow, but
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Convection is the transfer of ……………………………….. energy from one
part of a fluid to another.
Warmer particles ……………………………………… and cooler particles
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movement of the convection current.
2. In the past, asteroids have collided with the Earth. Scientists believe this
has caused mass extinctions.
a. Explain what is meant by mass extinction.
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b. Explain how an asteroid collision can cause mass extinctions.
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3. The diagram shows part of the periodic table.
a.
Using their chemical symbols, place the following elements in the periodic
table. (2)
i. Aluminum – atomic number 13
ii. Calcium – atomic number 20
b. Name an element that is in Group 7 of the periodic table
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4. Circle the item in each pair that gives off more heat
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50 ml of water 600 C 100 ml of water at 600 C
A stick at 700 C A log burning at 700 C
5. The table below shows the density, mass and volume of different objects.
Object Mass Volume Density
A 27g 1500cm3
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B 250 m3 96.2 g/m3
C 8.1 g gcm3
a. Calculate the density of object A in g/cm3 (3)
b. Complete the table by filling in the empty spaces with values
including units. (3)
6. In an ecosystem, there is an interaction between the living and the non-
living environment. One part of this interaction is the recycling of
materials such as carbon.
Fig. 1.1 shows the carbon cycle.
carbon
dioxide in air
combustio
decay n
carbon
compounds in Carbon fossil fuels
dead organisms compounds in
plants
X
Y
Fig. 1.1
Carbon
compounds in
animals
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Use information from Fig. 1.1, and your own knowledge, to answer the
following questions.
a. Label with the letter P an arrow to show where photosynthesis occurs.
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b. Write the word equation for photosynthesis.
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c. Name the green pigment in plants that is needed for photosynthesis.
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d. Many rainforests are being cut down. This can bring about an increase
in the percentage of carbon dioxide in the air. Explain how this
happens.
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e. Name the processes labelled X and Y in figure 1.1.
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i. Process X
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7. Lithium is in group 1 of the periodic table.
The diagram shows some of the elements in Group 1 of the periodic table
Lithium, Li
Sodium, Na
Potassium, K
a. Predict which Group 1 element reacts fastest with water
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b. Describe how the reactivity of the Group 1 metals changes as you go
down the group.
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c. Draw the electronic structure of sodium ion , Li.
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8. Athok did an experiment to compare the rate of photosynthesis of two
types of pondweed. Pondweeds are plant-like organisms that live in sea
water. The diagram below shows the apparatus used.
a. What variable should Athok change in this experiment?
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b. List three variables that Athok should keep the same.
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c. What should Athok measure during her experiment?
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9. Name two minerals that plants need to increase yields.
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10. The diagram shows a wooden block with density 0.57 g/cm3.
Calculate the mass of the block.
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Not drawn to
scale
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11. The figure below shows a hot liquid in a vacuum flask. The vacuum
flask keeps the temperature of the liquid in the flask constant for a long
time.
stopper
Hot liquid Shiny silver surface
Vacuum (without
Shiny silver particles)
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a. Describe how each feature helps to keep the liquid hot for longer.
i. shiny silver surface
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ii. the vacuum between the silvered surfaces
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b. Suggest a material for the stopper that will help to keep the liquid hot for
longer.
i. material
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ii. Give a reason for your answer.
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12.The diagram shows a model of a hydrogen molecule
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a. Name the type of bonding in hydrogen molecule
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b. Explain how covalent bond is different from ionic bond
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