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 Science Exam Page 2

Science, Gr. 9
Final Assessment

Science
Grade 9, Academic
SNC 1D

Final Examination
January 17th, 2003
1:00pm

TIME: 1 hours

Michikan Lake School

Bearskin Lake, Ontario

Teacher: Paul Galpern

THIS EXAMINATION IS WORTH 20% OF YOUR COURSE MARK

Instructions to Students:

1. Answers are written on the examination paper or on separate sheets of paper.

2. Calculators ARE permitted.

3. Check to make sure there are 10 pages in this package. Check that no pages are missing
or out of order. This page counts as page 1.

4. A Cheat Sheet has been stapled to the package. It contains any equations that you might
need, and the Periodic Table.

5. In written answers spelling, grammar and punctuation always count.

6. Always read ALL instructions. If you do not understand, please ask.

Name: __________________________________________
Score: ________
91
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PART A Picture Matching

(25 points)

___anaphase

___prophase

___metaphase

___solid

___gas

___lithium

___helium

___Saturn

___Jupiter

___zygote

___embryo

___parallel circuit

___series circuit

___switch

___measures current

___makes light

___summer in the north

___fall in the north

___plant cells

___animal cell

___something less dense than water

___something denser than water

___static electrical charges

___moving electrical charges

___bacteria reproducing over time

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PART B Multiple Choice

Circle the BEST answer (28 x 1 point)

1. Bacteria reproduce asexually by:

a) external fertilization b) zygote transfer c) budding
d) binary fission e) tissue culture

2. A hypothesis is:
a) the same as a chloroplast b) an answer to a scientific c) a stage in mitosis
problem
d) a form of experimental
analysis

3. Which of the following cell parts are found in plant cells

a) cell membrane b) chloroplasts c) nucleus
d) all of these

4. Which of the following might help a plant get pollinated:

a) colour targets in petals b) a sepal c) smell of rotting flesh
d) nectar e) a, c and d f) a and d

5. The nucleus contains x-shaped structures called ________. These structures hold the
________ information.
a) hormones, bacterial b) chromosomes, anaphase c) ex-bodies, genetic
d) chromosomes, generation e) chromosomes, genetic

6. External fertilization could occur in these organisms:

a) frogs, fishes, and humans b) frogs, fishes, and sea c) oranges, dogs, and cats
sponges
d) dogs, cats, fishes

7. Internal fertilization could occur in these organisms:

a) frogs, cats, and oranges b) humans, cats, and birds c) frogs, cats, and wheat
d) humans, dogs, and frogs

8. Which of these are types of gametes:

a) sperm and eggs b) stamen and pistil c) leave and petals
d) stigma and style

9. Normal chimpanzee cells have 48 chromosomes. Which one of the following statements
about chimpanzee cells is correct?
a) body cells have 24 b) a zygote will have 96 c) a cell following mitosis will
chromosomes chromosomes have 24 chromosomes
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d) a chimp sperm cell will have

24 chromosomes
10. An alloy is:
a) a solution of two or more b) a solution of a liquid and a c) a mechanical mixture
metals solid
d) a colloid e) an atomic particle

11. A cm3 is:

a) a way of measuring mass b) a way of measuring weight c) a way of measuring volume
d) the same as a mL e) both c and d

12. Which of these are chemical changes:

a) toasting bread b) shredding paper c) lighting a match
d) bending a coin e) a and b f) a and c

13. Fertilization occurs when:

a) the embryo plants into the b) the sperm enters the egg c) the zygote slips out of the
uterine tube uterus
d) the egg is released by the
ovary

14. Birth takes place when the baby releases ___________ that tell the mothers cervix to open
up. Muscle ______________ then force the baby out of the uterus.
a) chromosomes, productions b) hormones, building c) chromosomes, contractions
d) hormones, contractions

15. Density is
a) the thickness of something b) how much mass there is in c) to do with your brain
an amount of space or volume
d) heavier than water

16. Examples of elements are:

a) N, O, and SO3 b) Ne, SO3, and N c) H, N, and O
b) CuSO4, PdNO3, and AgNO3

17. An element with 5 protons, and 5 neutrons is:

a) Boron-9 b) Boron-10 c) Carbon-11
d) Beryllium-5 e) Carbon-10

18. A conductor and an insulator are different because:

a) one keeps you warm b) one lets electrons flow, and c) one lets light pass through it
the other does not and the other does not
d) one is found only on Earth,
and the other on all planets

19. Which of these are chemical properties:

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a) reacts with acid b) malleability c) smell

d) crystal shape e) a and b
20. Coal power generation and nuclear power generation both:
a) use renewable resources b) use the energy in moving air c) use resources that will
eventually run out
d) produce smoke pollution

21. Human cloning is:

a) when the child looks like both b) when the child is genetically d) not an ethical dilemma
its parents the same as one of its parents
e) an example of budding f) a and b

22. When static electricity causes objects to move together this is because:
a) electrons have induced a b) a conductor has induced a c) they are repulsed by one
negative charge on a neutral negative charge on a neutral another
object object

23. The number of electrons allowed in the k, l, and m shells (Bohr-Rutherford model):
a) 4, 10, and 18 b) 3, 6, and 9 c) 2, 8, and 18
d) 2, 8, and 10 e) 0, 2, and 4

24. Which type of circular motion causes the changing seasons on Earth:
a) spinning on axis b) orbiting the sun c) gravitational rotation
d) spinning on equator

25. Which type of circular motion causes day and night on Earth:
a) spinning on axis b) orbiting the sun c) gravitational rotation
d) spinning on equator

26. Lightning is:

a) a type of static electricity b) is caused by charged c) the cause of many forest fires
particles in the solar wind hitting
the magnetic cage around Earth
d) b and b e) a and c

27. Earth and Mars are similar in which of the following ways:
a) they both have had intelligent b) they are both made of mostly c) they both have two moons
life on them at one time gas
d) they both have soil on the
surface

28. When doing multiple choice questions:

a) always circle the letter c b) always go back and check c) make an educated guess if
your answers you dont know
d) never leave any answer e) answers b, c, and d
blank
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PART C Problem Solving

USE A CALCULATOR as well as the CHEAT SHEET and PERIODIC TABLE ATTACHED

SHOW ALL YOUR CALCULATIONS

1. A proton weighs 1.0073u. A neutron weighs 1.0087u. Answer these questions about Helium. (4
points)

a) Helium has ___ protons, and 2 neutrons.

b) Calculate the exact atomic weight of Helium.

2. You find a metal bar with two letters stamped on it.

(4 points) 4 cm
Fe
4 cm
a) What is its volume? ___________________ 12 cm

b) What element is it? ____________________

c) You discover that this element has a density of 7.86 g/cm 3. Calculate the mass of the bar.

3. During this exam the Bearskin Lake generating station will be producing 800 kW of power. If
the exam started at exactly 10:00am, and finished at noon, how much energy was used in
Bearskin Lake during this time? (4 points)
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4. Two 10 bulbs are attached in parallel. There is a cell and an ammeter in the circuit.

a) Draw the circuit (2 points)

b) What is the Rtot for the two bulbs? (2 points)

c) Use your answer from part b). If the cell has 1500 mV of voltage what is the current on the
ammeter? (3 points)

5. What is the current in an electric oven that creates 1.5 kJ of heat at 240V over a 5 minute time
period. (4 points)
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PART D Written Answers

Answer ONE of these questions on SEPARATE LINED PAPER PROVIDED

(15 points)

1. Your research shows that rotting food in a dump site creates a lot of heat. Building a roof over it
will capture that heat, and it can be used to generate electricity.

Write a letter to Chief Rodney McKay of the Bearskin Lake First Nation, convincing him to build a
roof over the dump site. Your letter should:

a) suggest two reasons why it is a good idea

b) describe the generating plant using a labeled drawing
c) use the words: dump site, roof, heat, turbine, generator, and power lines.

OR

2. You are Canadian space explorer Julie Payette, Second Captain on the Challenger VII
expedition. Thanks to advances in space exploration, you and your crew will be able to reach the
furthest planet in the solar system and come back to Earth in under a week.

As you pass each planet keep a journal of everything you see. Your journal entry for each planet
should:

a) say the name of the planet

b) describe one interesting thing about that planet
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Cheat Sheet
Electrical Symbol Unit Formula Density
Quantity
charge

current
Resistance in serial

potential
difference
(voltage) Resistance in parallel

time

power
Atomic Weight

energy

resistance

T tera- 1 000 000 000 000 1012

move the decimal to

G giga- 1 000 000 000 109

Going up the table

M mega- 1 000 000 106

k kilo- 1 000 103
h hecto- 100 102
the left

NO PREFIX 1 101
Going down the table
move the decimal to

c centi- 1
1001
10-2
m milli- 1 000 10-3
1
micro- 10-6
the right

1 000 000
1
n nano- 1 000 000 000 10-9