Science Review Pack

Stage 5
Date: ________________________________

Name Grade

Unit: 1 & 2
 Review your work after you finish.

Q 1: How far is the Sun from the Earth?

 Approximately 150 kilometers

 Approximately 150 million kilometers

Q 2: How long does it take Sun light to reach our eyes after leaving
the Sun?

 6 minutes and 20 seconds

 8 minutes and 20 seconds

Q 3: Can you race a beam of light?

 Yes
 No

Q 4: What is a rainbow?

 Droplets of water splitting the light into the colours of the

rainbow
 Beams of sunlight splitting the water droplets into the colours of
the rainbow

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Q 5: How does light travel?

 Light travels in wavy lines at high speed

 Light travels in a straight line at high speed

Q 6: What does light source mean?

 Something that makes its own light (gives us light)

 Something we give light to

Q 7: List four artificial sources of light.

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Q 8: List three natural sources of light.

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Q 9: When light is bounced back from an object we say it has been:

 Rejected
 Reflected

Q 10: When an object reflects light well we say it is…

 A good reflector
 A poor reflector

Q 11: Good reflectors of light are…

Shiny, smooth and polished Dull and rough

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Q 12: List three objects that reflect light well

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Q 13: List three poor reflector of light

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Q 14: There has to be a source of light for us to see things

True False

Q 15: We see things because

 Light is reflected from the object into our eyes

 Our eye is a source of light

Q 16: The moon:

 Is a source of light
 Reflects light from the Sun

Q 17: If the moon was a source of light, astronauts would still be able
to walk on it.

True False

Q 18: The side of the moon the Sun does not hit is…

 Hot and dry

 Cold and dark

Q 19: How are shadows formed?

 A shadow is formed when there is no light

 A shadow is formed when an object blocks light

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Q 20: When a light source is moved closer to an object the shadow
becomes…

 Smaller
 Bigger

Q 21: To make a test reliable we have to

 Repeat the test more than once

 Repeat the test but change the objects you tested

Q 22: What is a translucent material?

 An object that lets all of the light through

 An object that lets some light through but not all of it

Q 23: Are translucent materials good at making shadows?

 Yes they block all of the light

 No, they let some of the light through

Q 24: What is a transparent object?

 An object that blocks all of the light

 An object that lets all of the light through (does not block the
light)

Q 25: Does a transparent object make good shadows?

 Yes, it blocks all of the light

 No, because it does not block any of the light

Q 26: What is an opaque object?

 An object that light can’t pass through

 An object that does not block the path of the light

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Q 27: why are opaque objects the best to make a shadow?

Q 28: can we use transparent objects to make a shadow?

Q 29: Shadows are formed when light passes through an object.

True False

Q 30: Beams or rays of light can be reflected from surfaces into our
eyes

True False

Q 31: Mirrors are poor reflectors of light

True False

Q 32: Light is reflected from some surfaces better than others

True False

Q 33: The image you see of yourself in the mirror is…

 Back to front (the wrong way around)

 Upside down

Q 34: What happens when you point to the left side of an object in
the mirror?

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Q 35: Why do we use mirrors on the inside of buildings?

 For decoration, to make places look bigger and bright

and to check our appearance
 So we can see ourselves in the dark

Q 36: Why do we use mirrors or glass on the outside of buildings?

 To reflect light and make them look attractive

 To check our appearance

Q 37: Mirrors help us to see behind us, round objects and over
objects

True False

Q 38: Mirrors are usually made out ordinary glass or coated plastic,
the back of the mirror is covered in a shiny metal foil which reflects
light well

True False

Q 39: Dark and black objects reflect light well because the light
beam is able to be reflected from it

True False

Q 40: Can you use mirrors to see the back of your own head?

 Yes, by holding a mirror at the front and a mirror at the back of

my head
 No, it is not possible to see the back of your own head

Q 41: Can reflective surfaces be a problem?

 No, they only reflect light

 Yes, if they reflect bright lights into our eyes and dazzle us

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Q 42: What can we use to see over or around objects?

 A microscope
 A periscope

Q 43: Can we use a piece of foil to make a bulb seem brighter?

Q 44: How can scientists show the direction of light?

 By using a periscope
 By using a ray box and drawing ray diagrams

Q 45: Where do you need to stand to be able to see yourself in a

mirror?

 To the side of the mirror

 In front of the mirror

Q 46: Label the diagram below using the words from the word bank

Angle of incidence Normal line Reflected ray

Incident ray Angle of reflection

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Q 47: The angle of incidence and the angel of reflection are never
the same

True False

Q 48: The light from the light source to the mirror is known as the
_________ _________.

Q 49: The ray of light reflected from the mirror is known as the
________ _________.

Q 50: When light hits the mirror, what is the angle called

Angle of reflection Angle of incidence

Q 51: What happens to colour as a room becomes darker?

 Nothing we can still see the colours

 To see colours we need light, if there is no light we cannot see
colours

Q 52: What happens if we spin a coloured disk very fast?

Q 53: Light from the sun contains all the colours of the rainbow.

True False

Q 54: Why does a blue material appear blue?

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Q 55: What is white light?

 It is a light bulb that gives us light that is white

 It is all the colours of the rainbow when they have merged
together

Q 56: We see colours because an object absorbs all of the light

except the one we can see which is reflected into our eyes.

True False

Q 57: When you see a rainbow it is because the rain droplets in the
light are__________________________________________________.

Q 58: Draw a ray diagram and label it with all the correct terms

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 Unit 2
Q 1: Water cannot be all three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas)

True False

Q 2: What is normally collected from a salt plain?

Sand Salt

Q 3: Salt plains are near the sea because…

 The sun evaporates water from the sea leaving behind salt.
 The sun evaporates the salt from the water leaving behind pure
water

Q 4: What is pure water?

 Water that has chemicals mixed in it

 Water that has nothing mixed with it

Q 5: What do we use to measure temperature?

 A thermo-blasters
 A thermometer

Q 6: Draw the particles for the three states of matter for water.

Solid Liquid Gas

Q 7: It is not possible to change solid ice into liquid water by warming

it up

True False

Q 8: Why is it important to be able to measure temperature?

 To know how soft or hard something is

 To know how hot or cold something is

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Q 9: When a liquid turns into a gas we call it condensation.

True False

Q 10: When water heats up it disappears

True False

Q 11: Why is it dangerous to turn your back on boiling water?

 It may freeze you

 It may burn or scald you

Q 12: What happens to water when we boil it?

__________________________________________________________________.

Q 13: What do we call the gas that is made when water

evaporates?

Q 14: Folded clothes dry quicker than spread out clothes

True false

Q 15: Which kind of weather helps to dry clothes out quicker?

 Warm and windy

 Cold and rainy

Q 16: List four examples of liquids that you can smell when they
evaporate

1.
2.
3.
4.

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Q 17: what happens when water is heated?

Q 18: List three examples of solids, three examples of liquids and

three examples of gasses

Solids: Liquids: Gases:

Q 19: Solids are hard, have a fixed shape and volume

True false

Q 20: Liquids are runny and have no fixed shape and no fixed
volume

True false

Q 21: Gasses are difficult to see, have no fixed shape and volume

True false

Q 22: Liquids

 Spread out in the air

 Take the shape of the container they are in

Q 23: Draw the particles for solids, liquids and gasses

Solid Liquid Gas

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Q 24: List the properties that make solids useful for making buildings
and tools

Q 25: Liquid particles…

 Move very easily and the bonds are flexible

 Cannot move easily and the bonds are not flexible

Q 26: Gasses are easy to squash because…

 The particles spread out far away from each other, squashing
them forces them closer together
 The particles are well spread out and it may be hard to squash
them as they have no bonds

Q 27: Identify the substances. Fill the blanks to identify the states of
matter.

Property Gas
Volume fixed
Shape Spreads out fixed Takes the
to take the shape of the
shape of the lower part of
whole the container
container it is in
Density Low Medium
Ease of Very low
compression
(squashing)
Ease of flow No flow Easy

Q 28: Materials cannot change their state of matter

True false
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Q 29: When a solid ice is heated or warmed it turns into a…

Gas liquid

Q 30: When steam/water vapour is cooled it turns into a

Liquid Solid

Q 31: The change from a liquid to a gas is called

Condensation Evaporation

Q 32: The change from a gas to a liquid is called

Condensation Evaporation

Q 33: The change from a solid to a liquid is called

Melting Evaporating

Q 34: The change from a liquid to a solid is called

Heating Freezing

Q 35: If we heat solid ice it turns into liquid water, if we continue to

heat the liquid water it turns into…

Ice Water vapour/steam (gas)

Q 36: Gasses cannot spread out to fill the whole container

True False

Q 37: Solids take the shape of the container they are in.

True False

Q 38: Explain what happens when you freeze water.

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Q 39: Where does electricity come from?

Q 40: Why is steam so important to us?

 it is the main way to make electricity

 it keeps us warm

Q 41: Burning fossil fuels (coal and oil) to make electricity is good for
the environment because it does not cause global warming.

True False

Q 42: Using solar power to generate electricity does not produce

greenhouse gases.

True False

Q 43: What state of matter is water vapour?

Solid Liquid Gas

Q 44: Water vapour condenses into a

Solid Liquid Gas

Q 45: Write four examples of where you have seen steam

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Q 46: What happens when you hold a cold mirror in front of you and
breathe on it?

 You can see yourself better

 You can see droplets of water on the mirror

Q 47: Steam condenses back into a liquid when it touches a hot

surface

True False

Q 48: How could you prevent steam from escaping when boiling
water?

Turn the fire off Cover the pan with a lid

Q 49: When warmed a liquid becomes a solid, when cooled the solid
becomes a liquid again.

True False

Q 50: How do we make tests reliable?

 By using different equipment every time we do it

 By repeating the test more than once

Q 51: What does control variables mean?

Q 52: Why do we need water?

 Because it tastes nice

 Life would not survive without water

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Q 53: Label the diagram below:

Q 54:

Sun lakes water vapour water colder rises condense

cool clouds rain

Water in rivers,___________ and oceans is ___________ by the sun

which makes it evaporate. The ___________ changes into
________________________. When the water vapour ____________
higher in the sky it gets _______________. This causes the water vapour
to ___________________ into liquid water. This is seen as
_________________ in the sky. When these clouds ____________ even
more the water can fall to Earth as. This process starts again and is
called the water cycle.

Q 55: If you see water droplets on the outside of a cold glass of

water it is because….

 The glass is broke and it is leaking

 The water vapour in the air is condensing on the glass.

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Q 56: The water droplets on the outside of the glass come from the
air

True false

Q 57: why do we see droplets of water on windows in cold weather?

Q 58: The length of your hair depends on how humid the air is.

True false

Q 59: why do we see our breath in cold weather?

Q 60: Water vapour moves around in the air very easily

True false

Q 61: Our lungs take in water vapour when we breathe in

True false

Q 62: condensation happens in _________ temperatures.

Q 63: The scientific name for water vapour changing to water

droplets is condensation.

True false

Q 64: Water boils at 0C

True false

Q 65: Ice melts at 0°C

True False

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Q 66: The point at which water boils is known as its…

Hot point Boiling point

Q 67: The boiling point is the highest temperature water can reach
before it turns into ice

True False

Q 68: We measure temperature in

Degrees Celsius Meters

Q 69: All liquids have the ___________________ boiling point

Different Same

Q 70: We heat operational equipment in water to make bacteria

True False

Q 71: how would you know that the water is boiling just by looking?

Q 72: Boiling points and freezing points can be measured by using a

thermometer

True False

Q 73: All liquids freeze at the same temperature

True False

Q 74: Water does not increase in size after it has been frozen

True False

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Q 75: If everything had the same melting and boiling point

 There would still be three states of matter

 There would only be one state of matter

Q 76: Draw a bar chart for the boiling point of the substances below.
Make sure you label each axis and include the units.

Olive oil 300 °c

Water 100°c
Vinegar 118°c
Jet fuel 163 °c

Q 77: Scientists do not control variables when they plan

investigations

True False

Q 78: The variable that will be measured is known as the

___________________________

Q 79: The variable that we will deliberately alter (change) is known

as the ____________________

Q 80: The factors that we keep the same in an investigation are

known is ______________________

Q 81: Why do scientists use bars and charts?

_________________________________________________________________.

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Q 82: There could be bacteria in our water that we can only see
using a microscope. These are called:

Bicroscopic Microscopic

Q 83: Where does our water supply come from?

Q 84: We can tell water is pure just by looking at it

True false

Q 85: If we boil three samples of water, sample A boiled at 90°c,

sampled B boiled at 100°c and sample C 120°c, which one is pure
water._____________

Q 86: – true or false: The boiling point of water is 1000

Q 87: A solution is made by _______________________ a solid in a liquid.

Q 88: When a liquid evaporates from a ___________________

a______________________ is left behind.

Q 89: When sand and salt grains are mixed with water, which one
dissolves and which one doesn’t.

Q 90: When a solid dissolves in water, it has disappeared.

True False

Q 91: Sea water is not a solution.

True False

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Q 92: Write examples of 4 solutions.

Q 93: When we add too much of a soluble substance to water, it will

carry on dissolving.

True False

Q 94: Coffee beans do not dissolve in water.

True false

Q 95: If a substance dissolves in water we say it is _____________.

Q 96: If a substance does not dissolve in water we say it is

___________.

Q 97: Name four soluble and insoluble substances

Soluble Insoluble

Q 98: Why is it important we have both soluble and insoluble

substances on Earth?

Q99: If you make a ____________ solution, you can make

_____________.

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Q 100: Water has to evaporate from a solution for crystals to be
formed.

True False

Q 101: What happens to water when crystals are made?

It condensates It evaporates

Q 102: List three substances that dissolve in water.

Q 103: If you mix insoluble materials with water, they dissolve.

True False

Q 104: Sand, rocks, clay, chalk, oil, concrete are all examples of
_____________________ substances.

Q 105: What can you use to separate insoluble solids from water?

Q 106: The holes in filter paper are so small that even

___________________ grains cannot pass through.

Q107: Sieving, filtering and evaporation can be used to separate

mixtures.

True False

Q 108: What is the process of using filter paper and filter funnel to
separate substances from water known as?

Q 109: When substances dissolve in water, the particles become very

small and can pass through the holes in the filter paper.

True false
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Q 110: We can use a sieve and filter paper to separate dissolved
substances from water.

True False

Q 111: Sieves can have different sized holes to help separate

different sized particles.

True False

Q 112: If we have a mixture of rocks, sand, plastic, wood and paper

clips, what can we use to separate the paper clip from the mixture?

Q 113:

Dissolved substances cannot be

separated by Dissolved
Sand does not dissolve. It can be Filter paper
trapped in
When salt spreads out in water
we say it had Filtration

Q 114: When a liquid evaporates from a solution, nothing is left

behind.

True False

Q 115: Label the diagram below using the words from the word
bank.

Sand Filter paper

Filter funnel

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Q 116: Which one of these dissolves more easily in water?

Salt Sugar

Q 117: It is safe to eat food during an experiment?

True False

Q118: Sieves can be used to separate large solids

True False

Q 119: We would use ____________________ to separate dissolved

substances from water

Filter paper Sieve Evaporation

Q 120: If you leave a dish of seawater near a source of heat…

 The salt will evaporate and the water will stay

 The water will evaporate and the salt will remain

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Q 121: Where are people normally given saline drips?

Mechanic hospital restaurant

Q 122: If I have 1000cm (litre) of water which contains 11 grams of

salt. How much salt would the following amounts of saline contain?

100cm = 500cm =

Q 123: How can you separate chalk from chalky water?

Q 124: What is a substance that does not dissolve in water called?

Q 125: How can you speed up the process of dissolving?

 By heating the water or stirring the solution

 By adding more solution

Q 126: solvent means _____________________________________________.

Q 127: We do not breathe out water vapor.

True false

Q 128: Name two solutions made with water and solids.

______________ _____________

Q 129: What happens when a solid reaches its melting point?

__________________________________________________________________

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Q 130: Why does a steam condense back into water when it lands
on some surfaces?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Q 131: We cannot see, smell, or feel water vapor.

True False

Q 132: What is the scientific term of steam?

__________________________________________________________________

Q 133: What is the scientific name of water vapor changing to water

droplets?

__________________________________________________________________

Q 134: Humidity does not affect the length of your hair.

True False

Q 135: we need to cool oxygen to change it to liquid.

True False

Q 136: Pure water boils at 100 Celsius.

True False

Q 137: The particles of solid, liquid and gas are arranged differently.

True False

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Q 138: The amount of water vapor in the air is called …………………..

Q 139: Evaporation and condensation are the reverse of each other.

True False

Q 140: Condensation and evaporation are the main components of

the water cycle.

True False

Q 141: Explain why when we leave a cola bottle in the fridge, and it
freezes, it may explode.

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Q 142: What are the uses of steam?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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