KHALSA SCHOOLS

End of second Term March 2017

1hr
SUBJECT Lower Secondary Science DATE TIME
20min
NAME - Answer all questions. YEAR 7
INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICIAL USE
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1. Some children watched an eclipse of the Sun.

During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Sun and the Earth.

It blocked out sunlight.

(a) Amrik watched the eclipse. He knew that the Sun is much bigger than the
Moon but they looked about the same size.

Why did they look the same size? Tick the correct box. (1)

The Moon is nearer to the Earth than

the Sun is.

The Sun is nearer to the Earth than

the Moon is.

The Sun goes round the Earth faster

than the Moon does.

The Moon goes round the Sun faster

than the Earth does.

(b) Amrik's class measured the light level during the eclipse.

The graph below shows their results.

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80

60
% lig h t le v e l
40

20

0
1 0 .3 0 1 0 .4 0 1 0 .5 0 1 1 .0 0 1 1 .1 0 1 1 .2 0 1 1 .3 0 1 1 .4 0 1 1 .5 0
t im e o f d a y
(i) At what time did the Moon block out most of the Sun's light?

Use the graph to help you.

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(ii) What happened to the air temperature during the eclipse? (2)

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Give the reason for your answer.

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2. The drawing below shows:

that the Earth goes round the Sun;

that the Earth rotates on its axis.

E a rth
Sun

a x is o f t h e E a r t h

o r b it o f th e E a r th n o t t o s c a le
 Choose from the list below to answer parts (i) and (ii).

60 seconds 60 minutes 24 hours 7 days 28 days 365 days

(i) How long does it take for the Earth to go round the Sun once? (1)

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(ii) How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis once? (1)

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3. Each of the observations shown below has one explanation.

Draw a line from each observation to the correct explanation.

o b s e r v a tio n e x p la n a tio n

T h e E a r th s p in s o n its
a x is .

A s h ip g o in g o u t t o s e a
g o e s o u t o f s ig h t.

T h e E a r th is a s p h e r e .

W e h a v e d a y a n d n ig h t .

T h e E a r th o r b its th e
S u n a n d t h e E a r t h s
a x is is t ilt e d .
W e h a ve su m m e r a n d
w in t e r.

G r a v it y a t t r a c t s o b je c t s
to w a rd s th e E a rth .

O n e y e a r o n E a r th is
3 6 5 d a ys.

T h e E a r th o r b its th e
S u n .

4. The diagram below shows the Earth, the Sun, the Moon and an artificial satellite.
 a r tific ia l
s a t e llit e

A B

n o t to s c a le

5. Which letters, on the diagram, show the Earth, the Sun and the Moon? (3)
a) the Earth ....................
b) the Sun ....................
c) the Moon ....................

6. The curve shows the path of the Sun in the sky from sunrise to sunset in England one day
in summer.

1 .0 0 p m

E ast W est

C
s u n r is e sunset
5 .0 0 a m 9 .0 0 p m
in s u m m e r in s u m m e r

(i) On the curve, mark the position of the Sun at 9.00 am.
Label this point A. (1)

(ii) The Sun seemed to move from point B to point C.

How many hours did this take?
Tick the correct box. (1)

2 hours 6 hours

ii 8 hours
hours

(iii) On the diagram above, draw the path of the Sun from sunrise to sunset
on a day in winter. (1)

7. A force is a push or a pull and they cannot be seen. (1)

a) True
 b) False

8. One of these is a type of force. (1)

a) Juice
b) Magnetic
c) Light

9. Nicola is trying out her new roller blades. Robert is pulling her along with a rope. Arrows A,
B, C and D show the directions of four forces acting on Nicola.

(i) Which arrow shows the direction of the force of gravity on Nicola?
Give the letter. (1)

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(ii) Which arrow shows the direction of the force of the rope on Nicola?
Give the letter. (1)

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10.
 a. Label the forces acting on the moving boat
b. Remember that the length of the arrow shows you the size of the force. What will happen to the
speed of the boat?

11.Which of these statements about forces are true and which are false?

a) When the forces on an object are balanced, the object will always be stationary.
TRUE/FALSE
b) If an object is moving and the forces on it are balanced, it will continue to move at
the same speed in the same direction. TRUE/FALSE
c) If air resistance and friction are greater than thrust a car will speed down
TRUE/FALSE
d) Balanced force can be described as equal forces acting in opposite directions.
TRUE/FALSE
e) As mass increases acceleration decreases TRUE/FALSE