CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 9: END-OF-UNIT TEST

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End-of-unit test
Unit 3
1 a Complete the equation for density. Use the words mass and volume. [1]

density = mass by volume

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b Look at the list of substances.

water ice wood air iron

i Circle the substance with the lowest density. [1]

ii Explain your choice of the substance with the lowest density. [1]

its particles are

___________ more far apart
_______________________ which means
_______________________ there will
_______________________ be less number
_______________________ of particles
_______________________ ____or mass
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per a particular volume

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c Water has a density of 1.0 g/cm3. A substance called LDPE has a density of 0.91 g/cm3.
Explain whether LDPE will float or sink in water. [1]

It will float as_______________________

___________ it is less dense
______________________ than water.
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2 Draw straight lines to match the quantity with the correct description and unit. [2]

quantity description unit

total energy of
temperature all particles in a J
substance

average energy
heat of all particles °C
in a substance

3 A hairdryer uses 1500 J of electrical energy in 1 second.

The hairdryer changes 1300 J of this to useful thermal energy in 1 second.

Calculate the quantity of energy that is wasted by the hairdryer in 1 second.

Show your working. [2]

1500-1300=200

200
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4 Two objects, A and B, are placed in contact with

wit h each other.
Thermal energy initially flows from A to B.

Explain the conclusion that can be made about the initial temperatures of A and B. [2]

The temperature
__________ of A is higher
______________________ than B because
_______________________ thermal_______________________
_______________________ energy always______________________
________________________ flows from high energy
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to low energy
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