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Grade 9 Science Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not an example of a chemical reaction?

a)

Substance changes colour

b)

A precipitate is formed

c)

Substance breaks in half

d)

Change in temperature

2.

A pure substance is made up of only one particle

a)

True

b)

False

3.

"A change in which the composition of a substance remains the same and no new substance has been created"

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Color change

d)

Gas production

4.

"An element that has properties of both metals and non-metals"

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Element

5.

Which family does "Na" belong to?

a)

Alkaline Earth Metals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Halogens

6.

Which family is highly reactive, and is a gas at room temperature?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Halogens

7.

What do you call a row on the periodic table?

a)

Period

b)

Family

c)

Metals

d)

Metalloid

8.

Which scientist stated all matter is made up of atoms, the atoms are all the same for one substance, and different for different substances

a)

Rutherford

b)

Chadwick

c)

Dalton

d)

Bohr

9.

Who stated that there are neutral particles, called neutrons, in the nucleus, roughly the same size as protons

a)

Einstein

b)

Chadwick

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

10.

What is the test for carbon dioxide gas?

a)

Flaming splint

b)

Glowing splint

11.

Calculate the density of a metal with a mass of 56 g and a volume of 15 cm^3 (cubed)

a)

2.8 g/cm^3

b)

9.8 g/cm^3

c)

3.7 g/cm^3

d)

3.1 g/cm^3

12.

What diagram is this?

a)

Bohr-Rutherford

b)

Lewis dot

13.

What is the outermost orbital shell of an element called?

a)

Valence shell

b)

Outer shell

c)

Chadwick shell

14.

What is the law of electric charges?

a)

Like repel, unlike repel, charged and neutral attract

b)

Like attract, unlike attract, charged and neutral repel

c)

Like repel, unlike attract, charged and neutral attract

15.

A flow of electrons in one direction through an electric circuit

Ex-battery

a)

Direct Current

b)

Alternating Current

16.

A flow of electrons that alternates in direction in an electric circuit

Ex- wall outlet

a)

Direct Current

b)

Alternating Current

17.

More electrons than protons results in a

a)

Positive charge

b)

Negative charge

c)

Neutral charge

18.

Equal electrons and protons results in

a)

Positive charge

b)

Negative charge

c)

Neutral charge

19.

Rub a piece of wool with nylon. What charges does each material have?

a)

Wool and Nylon are neutral

b)

Wool - positive, Nylon negative

c)

Wool – negative, Nylon – positive

20.

What unit is used to measure resistance?

a)

Ohms

b)

Volts

c)

Amperes

d)

Celsius

21.

What unit is used to measure potential difference?

a)

Voltage

b)

Amperes

c)

Ohms

22.

A load has 2.0 A of current flowing through it. The voltage across the load is 9.0 V. Calculate the resistance of the load

a)

4.5 Ohms

b)

6.8 Ohms

c)

2.3 Ohms

d)

4.3 Volts

23.

A list of materials arranged in order of their tendency to gain

electrons

a)

Periodic table

b)

Circuit

c)

Electrostatic Series

24.

A shift in the position of electrons in a neutral object that occurs when a charged object is brought near it

a)

Electrostatic series

b)

Control device

c)

Induced charge separation

d)

Load

25.

An electric cell that may be used only once

a)

Secondary cell

b)

Load

c)

Primary cell

d)

Direct current

26.

An organism that creates its own food

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Carnivore

27.

An organism that must eat other animals only

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

28.

The non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

29.

Earth’s solid outer layer

a)

Biosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

30.

The zone around the Earth in which life can exist

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

31.

Is wind biotic or abiotic?

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

32.

All the living organisms and their physical and chemical environment

a)

Biosphere

b)

Environment

c)

Ecosystem

33.

Carbon dioxide + water + energy -> oxygen + sugar

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

34.

A representation of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem

a)

Ecological pyramid

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Food chain

d)

Food web

35.

The mass of all living organisms in a given area

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biomass

c)

Ecological Pyramid

d)

Animal mass

36.

A non-native species whose intentional or accidental introduction negatively impacts the natural environment

a)

Native species

b)

Invasive species

c)

Predator

d)

Herbivore

37.

Are the decaying remains of a dead tree...

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

38.

A star is 300 000 000 000 km from Earth. What is this distance in astronomical units?

1 AU = 150 000 000 km

a)

1550 AU

b)

8908 AU

c)

2000 AU

d)

1236 AU

39.

The inner layer of the solar atmosphere

a)

Chromosphere

b)

Photosphere

c)

Core

d)

Corona

40.

The hottest part of the Sun, where temperatures reach 15 000 000 °C

a)

Core

b)

Corona

c)

Convective Zone

d)

Fire

41.

How many meters are in one light year?

a)

9.46 x 10 m

b)

8.3 x 10^9 m

c)

9.46 x 10^15 m

42.

What is the conversion factor for km to light years?

a)

Divide by 9.46 x 10^12

b)

Multiply by 9.46 x 10^12

c)

Divide by 7.37 x 10^2

43.

An extremely dense quantity of matter in space from which no light or matter can escape

a)

Black Hole

b)

Space

c)

Sun

d)

Supernova

44.

The apparent change in position of an object as viewed from two different locations that are not on a line with the object

a)

Supernova

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Parallax

45.

What is the order of the planets?

(from the Sun to Neptune)

a)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune

b)

Earth, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mars

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

46.

Gases and charged particles expelled above an active sunspot

a)

Solar prominence

b)

Solar flare

c)

Black hole

d)

Sun

47.

A piece of metal or rock in our solar system that is smaller than an asteroid

a)

Comet

b)

Planet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteoroid

48.

A celestial object that orbits the Sun and has a spherical shape but does not dominate its orbit

a)

Dwarf planet

b)

Fake planet

c)

Small planet

d)

Unidentified planet

49.

Causes the loss of bone mass on Earth. Astronauts can lose up to two percent of their bone mass each moth they are in microgravity conditions

a)

Parallax

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Sunspot

d)

Paralysis

50.

In which galaxy is our Solar System located?

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Quasar

c)

Milky Way

d)

Solar System