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What is one of the primary effects of acid rain on metals in the built environment?
What is one of the primary effects of acid rain on metals in the built environment?
Which gas is primarily produced during the complete combustion of fossil fuels?
Which gas is primarily produced during the complete combustion of fossil fuels?
In the context of corrosion, which condition is NOT necessary for iron to corrode?
In the context of corrosion, which condition is NOT necessary for iron to corrode?
What best describes the difference between complete and incomplete combustion?
What best describes the difference between complete and incomplete combustion?
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What factor does NOT influence the rate of a chemical reaction?
What factor does NOT influence the rate of a chemical reaction?
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Which of the following is a property of acids?
Which of the following is a property of acids?
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What is the primary role of indicators in differentiating between acids and bases?
What is the primary role of indicators in differentiating between acids and bases?
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Which type of reaction is responsible for treating acid indigestion?
Which type of reaction is responsible for treating acid indigestion?
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What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state regarding chemical reactions?
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state regarding chemical reactions?
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Which of the following correctly distinguishes between reactants and products in a chemical reaction?
Which of the following correctly distinguishes between reactants and products in a chemical reaction?
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What is the purpose of using valency when writing chemical formulae?
What is the purpose of using valency when writing chemical formulae?
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Which type of reaction is characterized by the decomposition of a compound into simpler substances?
Which type of reaction is characterized by the decomposition of a compound into simpler substances?
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What distinguishes an endothermic reaction from an exothermic reaction?
What distinguishes an endothermic reaction from an exothermic reaction?
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In a circuit, how is the current defined according to Ohm's law?
In a circuit, how is the current defined according to Ohm's law?
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Which of the following options accurately describes the process of balancing a chemical equation?
Which of the following options accurately describes the process of balancing a chemical equation?
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What is typically included in an energy diagram representing an exothermic reaction?
What is typically included in an energy diagram representing an exothermic reaction?
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Study Notes
Exam Details
- Year 10 Science exam notification
- Teacher: TZ
- Subject: Science
- Topics: Power of Waves (selected content), Chemical Cauldron and Newtonian World (selected content)
- Task Type: Examination
- Weighting: 30%
- Due Date: Exam Week – Week 4
- Notification Date: 21.10.24
Syllabus Outcomes
- Students must demonstrate understanding and application of selected syllabus outcomes
- Processes, analyses and evaluates data from first-hand investigations and secondary sources to develop evidence-based arguments and conclusions. (SC5-7WS)
- Presents science ideas and evidence for a particular purpose and to a specific audience, using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (SC5-9WS)
- Applies models, theories and laws to explain situations involving energy, force and motion (SC5-10PW)
- Explains how scientific understanding about energy conservation, transfers and transformations is applied in systems (SC5-11PW)
- Explains how models, theories and laws about matter have been refined as new scientific evidence becomes available (SC5-16CW)
- Discusses the importance of chemical reactions in the production of a range of substances, and the influence of society on the development of new materials (SC5-17CW)
Content Assessment
- Examination will have a variety of question types.
- Some questions will test students’ ability to apply knowledge and understanding of concepts.
- Other questions will require students to process information from data tables, diagrams, and graphs, complete data tables and column and/or line graphs.
- Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- Use the scientific method, including assessment of validity, reliability, accuracy and to discuss fair testing.
- Identify aims, hypotheses given a description of an experiment.
- Discuss and/or explain results and make conclusions given an experimental scenario.
The Power of Waves - Electricity
- Students will be assessed on content related to:
- Constructing and comparing series and parallel circuits.
- Drawing and reading simple series and parallel circuit diagrams using correct conventions.
- Defining and determining the current, voltage and resistance in a circuit including calculations involving the use of Ohm’s law.
Chemical Cauldron
- Students will be assessed on content related to:
- Stating the Law of Conservation of mass and relating this to chemical reactions.
- Differentiating between reactants and products in a chemical reaction and using correct conventions to write word equations.
- Identifying some common compounds and writing correct chemical formulae for them.
- Using valency to write formulae of simple ionic substances.
- Using naming conventions to write correct formulae for selected covalent compounds.
- Balancing chemical equations when formulae are provided.
- Recognizing and giving examples of the following types of chemical reactions:
- synthesis
- decomposition
- acid-carbonate
- acid-metal
- corrosion of metals
- neutralization
- combustion
- precipitation
- Writing word equations for a range of specified reaction types (as listed above)
- Writing balanced chemical equations for a specified range of reaction types (as listed above)
- Defining the terms endothermic and exothermic and giving examples of reactions which are classified by these terms.
- Drawing and interpreting energy diagrams to represent exothermic and endothermic reactions.
- Performing and describing the characteristic tests for the following gases: carbon dioxide, hydrogen and oxygen.
- Describing the impact of acid rain on metals in the built environment.
- Using the activity series to predict the reactions between metals and replacement acids (HCl and H2SO4).
- Investigating and summarizing the conditions required for the corrosion of iron.
- Stating the properties of acids and bases.
- Using indicators to differentiate between acids and bases.
- Describing everyday neutralization reactions - including managing soil pH, treating acid indigestion and the neutralization processes which occur in the digestive tract .
- Explaining the difference between complete and incomplete combustion and relating this to the use of the Bunsen Burner.
- Writing word equations for and describing the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration.
- Explaining the impact of combustion of fossil fuels on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- Discussing the use of fossil fuel resources in terms of the impact on society and the environment.
- Using solubility rules to predict if compounds will be soluble or insoluble.
- Describing the factors which affect the rate of a reaction (including temperature, surface area, concentration and use of a catalyst).
- Using collision theory to explain the factors which affect the rate of a reaction.
Newtonian World
- Students will be assessed on content related to:
- Differentiating between distance and displacement giving examples.
- Using vector and scalar measurements.
- Interpreting and drawing graphs of motion distance/displacement/speed/velocity.
- Differentiating between speed and velocity.
- Calculating speed, distance, time using the formula Average speed = distance/time .
- Using correct units to describe speed and acceleration.
- Calculating acceleration using the formula Acceleration = change in speed /time taken.
Revision Suggestions
- Revise class notes and make summary notes using learning outcomes listed in the notification.
- Complete past papers from the NGS Library Page.
- Review Stile lessons linked to each topic being assessed.
- Use Core Science 5 – Chapters 3, 5, 7, 9, (Box of Books) to access material to support note-making and as a source of questions.
Equipment Required
- Blue/black pens
- Lead pencils (sharpened for diagrams) and eraser
- Ruler
- Calculator
Marking Rubric
- Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the content
- Interpret and analyse data
- Use scientific language to communicate information
- Apply the scientific method
Rules and Regulations
- Students are required to follow all examination rules and regulations published on SchoolBox before the exam.
- Students should be aware of the school’s rules and expectations regarding plagiarism and malpractice, including:
- Ensuring that all work produced in the exam is their own work.
- Not copying from another person’s work.
- Acknowledging the words, ideas, designs, or workmanship of others if used in their work.
- Ensuring that their work has not been submitted, in any part, for any other examination or assessment task.
- Students should not bring mobile phones or programmable devices (e.g., iWatch) into the exam room.
- Students are not permitted to eat in the examination room. Water is allowed in a clear container.
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