Grade 9 IBT Exam Breakdown January 2025 PDF

COVER PAGE FOR EXAM: __________________________________________________________________________________________________​ Mrs. Bhutani NORTH PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL SNC 1WR Final Exam – 10 % of final grade...

COVER PAGE FOR EXAM: __________________________________________________________________________________________________​ Mrs. Bhutani NORTH PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL SNC 1WR Final Exam – 10 % of final grade Booklet 1 of 2 January 2025 90 minutes ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ INSTRUCTIONS: 1. All personal belongings are to be left at the front/back of the classroom and on the counters. This includes all electronic devices. 2. Check the exam to ensure all pages are included. 3. Record all answers to Part A and Part B of the exam in the spaces provided on the ANSWER sheet. Multiple choice questions circled in the examination booklet will not be assessed. 4. Budget your time to ensure that you are able to complete the exam in the time allocated and read all questions thoroughly. This exam is divided into two booklets: Booklet 1 (this booklet) – Contains instructions and an answer sheet for the multiple choice and diagrams and the Short Answer Questions. Booklet 2 – Contains Multiple Choice and Diagram questions. Anything written in booklet 2 will NOT be assessed. Materials Allowed: Materials Provided: ​ Pencil ​ Pen ​ 1 Booklet #1 ​ Eraser ​ 1 Booklet #2 ​ Scientific Calculator Suggested Time Part A – Multiple Choice 20 minutes /20 Part B – Diagrams 12 minutes /12 Part C – Short Answer 38 minutes /22 TOTAL /54 Formula that may be necessary: Exam Format: Part A - Multiple Choice ( /20) Part B - Diagrams ( /12) -​ some are diagrams and a question is asked about it, some are very quick answers to a question Part C - Short Answer ( 22): -​ Each unit has two/three questions in each. You will have some choice in Ecology and Space Units. What to Study (and what not to study): Chemistry Topics to Focus on Topics that are minimally Topics to Eliminate represented ​ Elements of the Periodic ​ Physical and Chemical ​ History of an Atom Table Properties ​ Structure of an Atom ​ Chemical Families ​ Periodic Table Trends ​ Lab Safety Electricity Topics to Focus on Topics that are minimally Topics to Eliminate represented ​ Law of Electric Charges ​ Conductors and Insulators ​ Lightning ​ Ways of Creating Charge ​ Grounding ​ Power and Energy ○​ Friction Consumption ○​ Conduction ○​ Induction ​ Circuit Diagrams and Symbols ​ Ohm’s Law - current, voltage, resistance ​ Series and Parallel Circuits Ecology Topics to Focus on Topics that are minimally Topics to Eliminate represented ​ Ecosystems ​ Carbon Cycle ○​ what are they ​ Earth’s spheres ​ Food Chains and Food Webs ​ Energy in an Ecosystem ○​ Types of Energy ○​ Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration ​ Biodiversity ​ Eutrophication ​ Pyramids Space Topics to Focus on Topics that are minimally Topics to Eliminate represented ​ Touring the Night Sky ​ The Sun ​ The Stars ​ Space Origins ​ Planets/Asteroids/Meteors ​ The Moon ​ Space Research