SNC 1W1 Exam Review Jan 2025 PDF
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This is a past paper review for the SNC 1W1 exam, covering topics in chemistry, physics, and sustainable ecosystems for the January 2025 exam period. Topics include atomic structure and reactions, electricity, celestial objects, and the biosphere.
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SNC 1W1 Exam Review Please bring: Text book, at least 2 pencils, eraser, pen, calculator, and a sweater. NO BAG, notes, OR electronic devices (even in your pocket) Exam Breakdown: PART A: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ...
SNC 1W1 Exam Review Please bring: Text book, at least 2 pencils, eraser, pen, calculator, and a sweater. NO BAG, notes, OR electronic devices (even in your pocket) Exam Breakdown: PART A: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING [30 MARKS] Multiple Choice (20 marks) Matching (10 marks) PART B: THINKING AND INQUIRY [30 MARKS] PART C: COMMUNICATION & APPLICATION [10 MARKS] Chemistry review o Classification of Matter: Pure substance (Compound/ Element) & mixtures(homogeneous/ heterogeneous) o Qualitative vs Quantitative observations o Chemical and Physical Properties of Matter and Chemical and Physical Changes, Characteristic Physical Properties including density o Periodic Table: How to locate elements, groups/columns, atomic number, mass number etc.. o Metals vs. Nonmetals vs. metalloids o Chemical Families/Groups: location, physical and chemical description of: Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens and noble gases: Placement on the PT o Theories of the Atom (illustration and experiment): Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr o Standard Atomic Notation: Atomic Number, # protons, mass number, # of electrons, number of neutrons (including location and charge) o Atoms vs. Ions o Drawing Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams (first 20 elements) o Counting Atoms o Gas Tests: Oxygen gas, Hydrogen gas and Carbon Dioxide Unit Review p. 288-293 #13-25, 44, 46, 47,49, 51, 54, 56, 57, 63, 72,74,83a Physics Review o Static electricity – explain using atomic structure and electric charge o Law of electric charges- which attract, which repel... o Difference between conductors and insulators o Charging by contact – friction (Electrostatic series) and conduction o Electric discharge and grounding o Electric circuits (drawing and knowing parts and symbols) o Electrical current (I) (including how to measure current with an ammeter) o Potential difference (V) (including how to measuring voltage with a voltmeter ) o Resistance- 4 factors that affect resistance o Ohm’s Law : R= V/I o Kirchoff's Laws o How series and parallel circuits differ (analogies and what happens to current and resistance as the number of loads changes) Unit Review p. 588-593 #19, 25-29, 34-38, 54, 56, 57, 61,63, 66,71-73,83 Sustainable Ecosystem Review o 4 spheres relation- biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere o Biogeochemical Cycles (water, nitrogen and carbon) o Abiotic vs. biotic factors, individual, population, community, ecosystem o Energy in Ecosystems -photosynthesis vs cellular respiration (chemical equations) & description o Food chain vs Food webs- producers, consumers, scavengers, decomposers, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, trophic levels o Ecological Pyramids- pyramid of energy, numbers, biomass o Effects of biotic Influences (competition, predation,...) and abiotic (temperature, oxygen,...) influences on Ecosystems, limiting factors and carrying capacity o Sustainability: what does it mean for an ecosystem to be sustainable o Ecological succession: Primary vs. Secondary succession and Equilibrium o Pesticides: what they are made for, and what they do to our environment o Climate change and human impacts that increase carbon dioxide levels Unit Review p. 158 #1-11, 41-43, 47, 52, 56, 63, 67-68,72,73 Space Review o Types of celestial objects : star, planet, moon, galaxy (Milky Way), asteroid belt, meteoroids, comets o Characteristics of a star: temperature, size, colour, magnitude etc.. o Structure of the Sun (diagram), nuclear fusion and its effects on Earth. o Measuring Distances: km, AU, ly o What causes Seasons: Earth’s tilt, o Solar and lunar eclipse, o Night sky: Constellations, galaxies o The origin and Evolution of the Universe: Big Bang Theory (evidence of Expanding Universe-Red Shift) Unit Review p. 448-453 #2, 7, 8, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 39, 40, 42, 47, 51, 53, 62,63, 74