Semester Assessment 1 Science Primary – 6

Questions & Answers

What is a heartbeat?

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What is the difference between heartbeat and pulse?

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Why do you think we breathe faster when we exercise?

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What is the name of the main process carried out by the kidneys?

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Explain how the kidneys carry out the excretion process?

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Name three things doctors can do if your kidneys don’t work.

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How does the brain send messages to and receive messages from other parts of the body?

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Why is it important that these messages travel very quickly? Think about this situation; you
are crossing the road when suddenly you see a car speeding towards you.

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Compare the soil in a forest area before and after deforestation.

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Explain how deforestation helps to cause global warming.

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Explain how frogs can be killed by acid rain.

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When you mix boiling water with jelly powder, the mixture is a liquid. In the fridge it
becomes solid. Can we make jelly change back to a liquid? Draw a simple flow diagram to
explain your answer.

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Does boiling an egg cause a reversible or irreversible change? Explain why.

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Does a new substance form when you boil an egg?

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Think of an irreversible change that forms a new substance.

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Which method is best for separating mixtures that contain large particles that you can see
easily?

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Which method is best for separating mixtures that contain small particles that you cannot see
easily?

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Predict, with reasons, which method of separation is best for separating mixtures of peanuts
and beans.

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Predict, with reasons, which method of separation is best for separating mixtures of salt and
breadcrumbs.

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Predict, with reasons, which method of separation is best for separating mixtures of peas and
flour.

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Write the meanings.

Solvent = __________________________________________________________________

React = ____________________________________________________________________

Nervous system = ____________________________________________________________

Images = __________________________________________________________________

Tumors = __________________________________________________________________

Species = __________________________________________________________________

Unique = __________________________________________________________________

Conserve = _________________________________________________________________

Pollution = _________________________________________________________________

Resource = _________________________________________________________________

Audit = ____________________________________________________________________