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Year 9 Science Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the independent variable in a science experiment?

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

2.

What is the dependent variable in a science experiment?

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure

d)

The thing you keep the same

3.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
4.
What type of graph/chart is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Infographic 
5.

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube...

a)

Toward yourself.

b)

Toward your lab partner(s).

c)

Toward another classmate.

d)

Away from all people.

6.
When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always ____.
a)
treat your hands with skin lotion.
b)
wash your hand thoroughly with soap and water.
c)
wipe your hands on a towel.
d)
wipe your hands on your clothes. 
7.

There should not be any loud talking or messing around in the lab because ____.

a)

Your safety and the safety of others depends on your behavior.

b)

Your teacher may have a headache.

c)

The teacher has told you not to.

d)

You may not be able to hear instructions.

8.

When light travels through two different materials it bends and changes

direction because the speed of light changes. This is called __________

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

9.

When light hits an opaque object it changes direction

and bounces off. This is called _________

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

10.

The _________ is the hole in the centre of the iris. Light enters the eye through this hole.

a)

pupil

b)

optic nerve

c)

lens

d)

retina

11.

1. If the light has a longer wavelength, it has a lower energy

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

What is this

a)

opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

13.
How does light travel
a)
It curves around corners
b)
Really slow
c)
In a straight line
d)
In circles
14.
Which color reflects the least light?
a)
Black
b)
White 
c)
Blue
d)
Red
15.

Which of the following represents the material that allows light to pass through?

a)

1. Transparent

2. Translucent

3. Opaque

b)

1. Clear

2. Foggy

3. Translucent

c)

1. Translucent

2. Transparent

3. Opaque

d)

1. Opaque

2. Transparent

3. Translucent

16.

Which of these best demonstrates the refraction of light?

a)

Looking through a telescope at night.

b)

Looking in the mirror.

c)

Seeing yourself on your phone screen.

d)

Watching a laser bounce off of a smooth surface.

17.

The visible spectrum is

a)

Colours which make up white light (ROYGBIV)

b)

The amount of refraction that occurs when colour passes through a prism

c)

The splitting up of white light through a prism

d)

Also called a rainbow

18.

This is _______________. The splitting up of white light into the colours of the spectrum

a)

Refraction

b)

ROYGBIV

c)

Visible spectrum

d)

Dispersion

19.

This rainbow formed because

a)

Only the droplets highest in the sky refracted all colours to our eyes

b)

Sunlight was internally reflected from inside the droplets back to your eyes

c)

The visible spectrum was dispersed with the sun in front of the rainbow

d)

Only the droplets lowest in the sky refracted all colours to our eyes

20.

The primary colours of light are

a)

Red, blue, green

b)

Blue, indigo, violet

c)

Red, magenta, green

d)

Magenta, cyan, yellow

21.

The secondary colours of light are

a)

Red, blue, green

b)

Blue, indigo, violet

c)

Red, magenta, green

d)

Magenta, cyan, yellow

22.

Why does this flower appear magenta to our eyes?

a)

Only red and blue light are absorbed into our eye

b)

Because all colours of the visible spectrum are absorbed

c)

Because that's what colour the flower is

d)

Only red and blue light are reflected into our eye

23.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Blue + Maroon = Magenta

b)

Green + Blue = Cyan

c)

Red + Blue = Green

d)

Yellow + Cyan = Green

24.

Which colour light is being reflected?

a)

Magenta

b)

Red + Blue

c)

Orange

d)

All colours except for orange

25.

Which pair of colours do NOT combine to make the correct secondary colours?

a)

Red + Blue = Magenta

b)

Red + Green = Yellow

c)

Blue + Green = Cyan

d)

Red + Yellow = Green

26.

What is a scientist who studies the movement of the earth called?

a)

tsunami

b)

magnitude

c)

seismologist

d)

focus

27.

What are the vibrations of energy flowing from the focus?

a)

epicenter

b)

tsunami

c)

focus

d)

seismic waves

28.

The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

a)

epicenter

b)

magnitude

c)

tsunami

d)

focus

29.

What do we call the place where two tectonic plates meet?

a)

Plate

b)

Fault

c)

Focus

d)

Epicenter

30.

Who proposed Continental Drift Theory ?

a)

Alfred Wegdener

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Alfred Weigener

d)

Alfred Weegdener

31.

What type of plate boundaries is this ?

a)

Convergent Boundaries

b)

Divergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

32.

What type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other?

a)

Transform Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Divergent Boundaries

33.

It is a famous fault form by Transform boundaries found in California

a)

San Andres Fault

b)

San Andreas Fault

c)

Anatolian Faults

34.

What type of plate boundaries is this ?

a)

Transform Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Divergent Boundaries

35.

Theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

a)

Continental Drift Theory

b)

Plate Tectonics Theory

c)

Seafloor Spreading Theory

d)

Plate Boundaries Theory

36.

Which chemical tastes bitter?

a)

Acid

b)

Base

37.

Which chemical tastes sour?

a)

Acid

b)

Base

38.

Acid mixed with a base will __________ the mixture.

a)

nullify

b)

neutralize

c)

balance

d)

naturalize

39.

Which pH number below reflects a weak acid?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

8

d)

13

40.

Which pH number below reflects a weak base?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

8

d)

13

41.

Pure water is _______ on the pH scale.

a)

Acid

b)

Base

c)

Neutral

42.
Which of the following substances is basic?
a)
Apple juice
b)
Ginger ale
c)
Baking soda
d)
Distilled water
43.

An acid is a solution that contains __________ ions dissolved in water.

a)

positive

b)

negative

44.
Bleach is a strong base, what is the pH level of bleach?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
1
d)
2
45.
According to the pH range which substance is more acidic than lemon juice
a)
Hydrochloric acid
b)
cabbage
c)
milk
46.

What is the respiratory system used for?

a)

Transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

b)

Acquiring nutrients from food

c)

Exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen with the environment

d)

Exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen with the environment

47.

What is the cardiovascular system used for?

a)

Transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

b)

Acquiring nutrients from food

c)

Exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen with the environment

d)

Expelling waste products from the body

48.

What is the coloured structure in the diagram?

a)

Abdomen

b)

Alveoli

c)

Larynx

d)

Diaphragm

49.

What is the coloured structure in the diagram above?

a)

Pharynx

b)

Larynx

c)

Trachea

d)

Bronchi

50.

In humans, gas exchange only occurs in the alveoli. The rest of the respiratory system just transports air in and out of the alveoli.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Recall the name of the heart chambers that receive blood from the veins.

a)

Atrium

b)

Ventricle

c)

Vena cava

d)

Aorta

52.

Name the heart chamber that contracts to push blood into the arteries.

a)

Valve

b)

Vein

c)

Atrium

d)

Ventricle

53.

Shaan has come across this labelled blood vessel in the diagram below. It is an artery that receives blood from the right ventricle, and leads towards the lungs.

a)

Lung artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Vena cava

54.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"Nerve cells that carry messages from receptors to the CNS"

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Relay

55.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"Nerve cells that carry messages from the CNS to effectors"

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Relay

56.
Insulin and glucagon;
a)
Are secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
b)
Elevate blood glucose
c)
Are secreted in response to declining plasma levels of glucose
d)
Are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose
57.

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

a)

It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

b)

It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

c)

It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

d)

It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.

58.

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Targeted Cells

59.

A _____ is a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart

a)

blood vessel

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillary

60.

Which of the following organs fits the definition?

•they carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart to your bodies tissues

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

lungs

d)

heart