SCIENCE

YEAR 7
MAY 2024 EXAMINATION 1HR 30MINS
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SCORE:

Examination Practice of
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1. State 2 difference between a plant cell and an animal cell.

[2]

2. What is formed when an opaque object blocks rays of light.

[2]

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3. Write the names of the circuit symbols in the spaces beside

the symbols. [4]

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4. Write the correct words next to each description. [6]

Bacterium food web microorganism producers.
Decomposers.

a) An organism that is so small it cannot be seen without a

microscope.

b) A diagram showing how energy passes from one organism

to another.

c) An organism that feeds by decaying organic matter.

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5. Decomposes breaks down nutrients from an organic

material. Circle 4 items that should not be put onto a
compost heap. [4]

apple Peel glass grass cuttings plastic bag

Metal cabbage pineapple shoe leaves

6. What is the name of the space between the moon and the
earth which contains no Particles. [2]

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7. Match according to the description. [5]

Characteristics Description

Movement Detecting changes in the

environment

Growth Getting bigger

Sensitivity Making new individuals of the

same kind of organism

Reproduction Getting rid of waste materials

Excretion Changing position of part or

all of the body

8. State 3 forms of a precipitation. [3]

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9. Arun and Marcus reacted a metal with an acid. They

measured the volume of the gas only when all the metal had
disappeared and these were the results. [10]
Mass of the metal that Volume of hydrogen given off
reacted in grams in cm3
0.5 10
1.0 20
1.5 40
2.0 60
2.5 80
3.0 90
3.5 110
4.0 125
4.5 130
5.0 140
Plot the data in a graph.

What conclusions can you make from the results?

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10. The equation for working out the weight of an object on

earth is: weight in N=mass in kg×10N/kg. Calculate the
weight of each object. [4]
a) A person of mass 80kg

b) An apple with a mass of 0.2kg

11. What do you use water for [4]

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12. Where does the water you use comes from. [10]

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13. Write true or false. [5]

Oxygen is a
compound
Calcium is an
element
Water is an
element
Mg is the symbol
of magnessium
Potassium chloride
is a compound

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