REVISION WORKSHEET FOR PROGRESSION TEST

SCIENCE – GRADE 8
UNIT 5: Materials and cycles on Earth

1. Write true or false next to each of these statements about atoms.

a) Protons have a positive electric charge. ________________

b) Electrons have a positive electric charge. ________________

c) Neutrons have a negative electric charge. ________________

d) Electrons have a larger mass than protons and neutrons. ________________

2. Explain the difference between weather and climate.

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3. Which of the following energy resources are renewable? Tick (✓) two boxes.

petroleum wind coal solar

4. Billions of years ago, the climate and the atmosphere on Earth were not able to support life.
State at least two ways in which the early atmosphere of Earth was different from that of
today.

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5. Look at the diagram of the structure of the atom.

a) Label the sub-atomic particles, A and B.

A- ___________________ B - _____________________

b) Which scientist devised this model of the atom?

Albert Einstein Steven Hawking Ernest Rutherford Charles Darwin

6. Much of the electricity we use is generated in power stations that burn fossil fuels.

a) In the future we cannot keep using fossil fuels to meet the increasing need for electricity.
Explain why.

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b) Many people think that we will have to increase the use of renewable resources to provide
electricity. Name two renewable energy resources.
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 UNIT 6: LIGHT
1. Complete these ray diagrams. Label the diagram.

2. Draw a labelled ray diagram to show how light is refracted passing from air into water.
3. Complete the list of colours that make up white light. The list should be in the correct order.

red, ________________, ________________ , green, ________________, indigo,

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4. The diagram shows white light shining on a red filter. A second filter is used, after the red
filter.

a) State what colour the second filter should be so that no light comes through the second
filter.
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b) Explain your answer. You can add labels to the diagram to help your answer.

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