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Year 8 Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this the circuit symbol for?

a)

Cell

b)

Bulb

c)

Switch

d)

Battery

2.

What is current measured in?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Ohms

d)

Meters

3.

What is resistance measured in?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Ohms

d)

Meters

4.

Static electricity is caused by the movement of....

a)

electrons (negative charge)

b)

protons (positive charge)

c)

neutrons (no charge)

d)

atoms (no charge)

5.

A negative charge next to a negative charge will....

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

explode

d)

not do anything

6.

All metals are magnetic

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A magnetic field points

a)

Away from the north pole and into the south pole

b)

Away from the south pole and into the north pole

c)

Away from the south pole

d)

Away from the magnet from all directions

8.

An electromagnet is only magnetic when there is a current flowing through it.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following will make an electromagnet stronger (pick 2)

a)

More coils of wire wrapped around iron core

b)

Higher current flowing through the wire

c)

Lower current flowing through the wire

d)

Moving the electromagnet faster

10.

Resistance =

a)

voltage÷currentvoltage\div current  

b)

voltage x current

c)

voltage - current

d)

voltage + current

11.

The chemicals which react together in a chemical reaction are called....

a)

the reactants

b)

the products

c)

the mixers

d)

the chemicals

12.

The chemicals which are made in a chemical reaction are called the....

a)

products

b)

reactants

c)

made chemicals

d)

present

13.

Metals will corrode if they react with what substance?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

iron

d)

helium

14.

Which is the only metal which can rust?

a)

iron

b)

gold

c)

copper

d)

aluminium

15.

Which of the following are elements in group 1 of the periodic table (alkali metals)?

a)

sodium

b)

potassium

c)

helium

d)

gold

16.

When an alkali reacts with water, what gas does it produce?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

17.

What is the name of a mixture of metals?

a)

Alloy

b)

MixedMetal

c)

Duometal

d)

Corrosion

18.

What element has the symbol H on the periodic table?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Sodium

c)

Lithium

d)

Potassium

19.

Which of the following are ways to know a chemical reaction is taking place? (pick 2)

a)

Fizzing/Bubbling

b)

Change in temperature

c)

Chemicals move away

d)

Chemicals start to dissapear

20.

What is the missing word?

Carbon Dioxide + Water --> Oxygen + _______

a)

glucose

b)

air

c)

water vapour

d)

sugar

21.

What chemical do we use to test for starch in a leaf?

a)

iodine

b)

hydrochloric acid

c)

Water

22.

What type of reproduction only needs one plant?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

23.

In asexual reproduction, what can we say about the offspring?

a)

It is identical to the parent

b)

It is different to the parent

c)

It is always male

d)

It will always be a strawberry

24.

What is the name of part number 1?

a)

Anther

b)

Petals

c)

Style

d)

Ovary

25.

What is the name of part number 5?

a)

Stigma

b)

Petals

c)

Style

d)

Anther

26.

What is the name for when a plant spreads its seeds as far as possible?

a)

Dispersal

b)

Germination

c)

Pollination

d)

Fertilisation

27.

What is the name for when a plant emerges from a seed?

a)

Dispersal

b)

Germination

c)

Pollination

d)

Fertilisation

28.

What are the little holes on the bottom of a leave called?

a)

Stomata

b)

Seeds

c)

Ovary

d)

Dispersal

29.

Giver one way carbon is released into the atmosphere?

a)

Through burning fossil fuels

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Reacting alkali metals

30.

Which type of farming gives a high amount of crop?

a)

Intensive

b)

Organic