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This document contains a Year 7 homework assignment covering several science topics including cells, movement, particle models, speed, gravity, variation, human reproduction, acids and alkalis, metals and non-metals, sound, light, earth structure, the universe, contact forces, and pressure. The student is asked to define terms, label diagrams, describe processes, perform calculations, and answer questions about each topic.

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Y7 Homework Booklet

This document contains a Year 7 homework assignment covering several science topics including cells, movement, particle models, speed, gravity, variation, human reproduction, acids and alkalis, metals and non-metals, sound, light, earth structure, the universe, contact forces, and pressure. The student is asked to define terms, label diagrams, describe processes, perform calculations, and answer questions about each topic.

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Year 7

Homework

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Cells

Draw and label a plant and an animal cell.

What is the function of the How many times bigger is an egg


following organelles? cell (0.2mm) than a sperm cell
(0.05mm)?
Nucleus

What is the total magnification


Cell membrane of a microscope with a x10
objective lens and a x4 eyepiece
lens?
Cytoplasm

Why are root hair cells not green?

What is the role of roots in a plant?

Movement

On the skeleton below label the What is an antagonistic pair of


following bones: muscles?
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Skull, scapula, ulna, radius,
tibia, fibula, ribs, femur, Explain the 4 stage of movement
humerus. using these pairs and give an
example of an antagonistic pair
of muscles in the body.

Put the following levels of organisation in order of size from


smallest to largest and give an example at each stage:

Cells, organism, tissues, organelles, organ system, organ.

Particle Model

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Draw and label particle diagrams for the three states of matter
(solid, liquid and gas) and give the names for the changes of state
e.g. solid  liquid = melting.

At which two temperatures If you increase the pressure in a


does water experience a change balloon what happens to the
of state? particles inside?

What state would water be at


15oC? If you continued to add air what
would happen and why?
What state would water be at
-74oC?

What is diffusion? How does it help sharks track blood in water?

Separating Techniques

4
Draw and label diagrams to show the stages in the process of
getting pure salt from rock salt.

Explain how to separate a Calculate the Rf value of the two


mixture of two liquids with spots shown here:
different boiling points.

Speed

On the car below draw force arrows for the four forces it is
experiencing and label them (the car is moving forward at a
constant speed).

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Jack and Jill go up a hill, the What does the following graph
distance they travel is 75m and show?
it takes them 2 minutes and 30
seconds, what was their average Explain the motion of the
speed in m/s? object.

How far in metres would a car


travel in 3 minutes going at 16
m/s?

Usain Bolt went from 0.0 to


11.0m/s in 3.4s. What was his
acceleration?

Gravity

What is the difference between mass and weight? Include units


and factors that could affect the weight of an object in your
explanation.

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The gravity on Earth is
10N/kg.

Use the equation weight =


mass x gravitational field
strength to answer these
questions.

On the diagram above draw four What is the weight of a


force arrows to show the effect of person who has a mass of
the Sun’s gravity at the four points 76kg?
A, B, C and D.
What is the mass of a
Where is the effect of gravity the
person who weighs 964N?
largest and why?

The gravity on the Moon is


1.6N/kg. How many times
less is it than the Gravity on
Earth?

Variation

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What is a characteristic?

Explain the difference between inherited and environmental


variation and give three examples of characteristics for each.

What adaptations do polar What adaptations do camels


bears have? For each adaptation have? For each adaptation
explain how it benefits the polar explain how it benefits the
bear. camel.

Write a paragraph explaining how natural selection leads to


evolution.

Human Reproduction

8
Draw and label a diagram of a Draw and label a diagram of an
sperm cell. egg cell.

Label the female reproductive Label the male reproductive


system. system.

Describe the four stages of the menstrual cycle.

Acids and Alkalis

9
Colour in the pH scale below and add an example for each number.

Fill in the table to show the Explain what happens during the
colours that the litmus paper process of neutralisation
would go. between acids and alkalis.

Name the following salts from neutralisation reactions:

Metals and Non-Metals

10
Fill in the table below with properties of metals and non-metals
and explain what each key word means, e.g. ductile – can be drawn
into a wire.
Keywords -

Complete the following word equations to show reactions between


metals and acids.

Zinc + hydrochloric acid 


Copper + nitric acid 
+ sulphuric acid  potassium sulphate
 iron chloride + hydrogen

Explain what a displacement reaction is, using the example below


to help in your explanation.

copper sulphate + magnesium  magnesium sulphate + copper

Sound

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Label this sound wave to show a compression, a rarefaction, a
wavelength and the direction of travel.

What is ultrasound? Label this diagram of the ear:

Describe three uses of


ultrasound.

Compare the following sounds using the keywords amplitude and


frequency.

Light

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Complete and label this diagram Complete and label a light ray
to show a light ray reflecting being refracted as it passes
off a mirror. through this glass block.

If you put a red filter over a Label the diagram of the eye.
white lamp which colours would
be transmitted and which would
be absorbed?

What happens if a yellow lamp


was shines through a red filter
onto a green object?

Draw what happens when light passes through these the two
lenses.

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Earth Structure

Label the rock cycle.

How are sedimentary rocks The radius of the Earth is


formed? 6371km. The mantle is 2900km
thick. What percentage of the
Earth is this?
What conditions are needed to
change a sedimentary rock into
a metamorphic rock? The diameter of the inner core
is 1200km. How many times
bigger is the Earth compared to
Why are fossils never found in
this?
igneous rocks?

The Universe

14
Draw and label a diagram to explain why the Earth experiences
seasons.

Define the following keywords: Draw and label diagrams of a


solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse
Galaxy, planet, moon, Universe, and explain the difference
Solar System. between the two.

What are the main factors that


limit us leaving Earth and living
on another planet?

Contact Forces

Explain how weight and air resistance act on a falling seed

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How can friction be reduced? Calculate the moment of an
object that is 3 metres from
the pivot with a weight of 15 N

Calculate the distance a 10N


What happens to a spring when weight needs to be from a pivot
you double the force acting on to counter 150 Nm
it? Answer in terms of stretch
of the spring

Pressure

If you pump up a bike tyre what happens to the pressure? Answer


in terms of particles

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Why are dams thicker at the Calculate the stress of an
bottom? athlete with a weight of 600N
spread across 2 feet each area
is 150cm 2

If you heat up a can then


place it in cold water why
does the can get crushed?

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