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Chapter 1 Test
Name: _______________________ Class: __________ Date: __________

Total score: ___________ /82 marks

Write answers in the right-hand column.

Section A: Multiple choice (10 marks)

1 The law states you must wear a bike helmet whenever you ride your bike. The
reason for this law is:
A science has proven that helmets reduce the risk of head injuries if you fall
off your bike
B helmets help you to maintain a constant body temperature 1
C helmets prevent your hair getting in your eyes, which would be
dangerous
D helmets help police to identify cyclists who ride through red lights.

2 Brent is studying how volcanoes form. Which branch of science is he working

in?
A physics
B chemistry 1
C geology
D biology

3 The diagram below shows liquid in a measuring cylinder. Which of the

following measurements of its volume is most accurate?
A 34 mL
B 35 mL
C 36 mL
D There is not enough information to decide.

4 Eddie notices that his Bunsen burner is making a hissing noise. The most
sensible and immediate action he should take is to:
A tell his teacher
B run for the door 1
C blow out the flame
D turn off the gas at the gas tap.

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5 When heating a test-tube, you should point the opening of the test-tube away
from everyone, including yourself. Which is the best reason for this rule?
A It’s easier to see what is going on in the test-tube.
B Hot liquid can spit out and hit people. 1
C To stop people seeing what you are doing.
D The liquid is less likely to spit out of the test-tube.

6 Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

A The water was hot.
B The water was clear.
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C The water was at a temperature of 34°C.
D The water was colourless.

7 Which is the correct way of writing the unit symbol for kilogram?
A kg
B kgs
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C KG
D Kg

8 Evan ran a series of experiments testing how high different balls bounced.
Which of the following is not a good conclusion for his experiments?
A Balls bounced higher on concrete than on grass.
B Tennis balls bounced higher than squash balls. 1
C Balls bounce higher when dropped from greater heights.
D The experiment was lots of fun and I learnt a lot about bouncing balls.

9 Which of the following observations is continuous?

A The brands of tomato sauce in a supermarket.
B The colours of cars in a car park.
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C The height of gum trees in a forest.
D The types of animals kept in a zoo.

1 A prac team heated water as part of an experiment. Each member wrote up this
0 part of the procedure in different ways. Which of the following is the best
description of what happened in the experiments?
A We heated some water.
B We heated 100 mL of water. 1
C We placed 100 mL of water in a 250 mL beaker and heated it until it
reached 60°C.
D We heated 100 mL of water in a 250 mL beaker.

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Chapter 1 Test
Section B: Short answer (50 marks)

1 Classify each of the following as an

example of astronomy, biology,
chemistry, ecology, geology, physics or
psychology.
a Dave is looking through his
telescope at the stars.
b Nasir is investigating what food
wombats eat.
c Steve is studying why children
want to play with toys while
elderly people do not.
d Patrice is testing what substances 6
are burnt by acids.
e Manni is investigating how to
make electrical devices use less
energy.
f Vicki is investigating what
pollution is doing to the local
creek.
g Jen is studying different rock
types.

2 List four observations that could be

made to describe lemon mineral water.

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Chapter 1 Test
3 Below is a jumbled list of instructions
for lighting a Bunsen burner. Modify
this list and use the letters given (A, B,
C, D, etc.) to place the instructions in the
correct order.
A Turn on the gas.
B Light a match.
C Connect the Bunsen burner to the
gas.
D Turn the collar to close the
airhole. 8
E To obtain a blue flame, open the
airhole.
F Place the Bunsen burner on a
bench mat.
G Hold the match about 1 cm from
the top of the barrel.
H The Bunsen should light and the
flame should be yellow.

4 Name the parts of the Bunsen burner

labelled in the following diagram.

5 Explain how the yellow flame from a

Bunsen burner can be considered to be
the safety flame even though it is hot
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enough to burn you seriously.

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Chapter 1 Test
6 Classify the following observations as
qualitative or quantitative:
a The setting Sun was bright red.
b The Sun set at 8:24 p.m.
c It took six seconds to set.
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d The day had been very hot.
e The Sun is 150 million
kilometres from Earth.

7 State the correct symbol for the

following units.
a kilogram
b seconds
c millilitre 5
d degrees Celsius
e centimetre

8 Name each of the following pieces of

equipment.

9 Construct an appropriate conclusion for

an experiment in which the aim is to find
out whether cream pours slower than
water out of the same-sized jug. 2

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Chapter 1 Test
1 The following statements were written as
0 part of a prac report. Identify which
statement is the:
a purpose
b hypothesis
c materials
d method
e conclusion.

Statement 1
100 mL of water was put in a large
beaker. 100 mL of cooking oil was
slowly dripped on to its surface. 5
Statement 2
I think that cooking oil will float on top
of water.
Statement 3
cooking oil, water, large beaker
Statement 4
The oil formed a layer on top of the
water.
Statement 5
To test if oil floats on water.

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Chapter 1 Test
Section C: Thinking scientifically (10 marks)

1 The length of the ant in the following diagram is most likely to be:
A 2 mm
B 6.5 mm
C 8.5 mm
D 11 mm.

2 The ant in the diagram below is 4.0 mm. The beetle is drawn to the same scale as
the ant. The length of the beetle is most likely to be:
A 4.0 mm
B 6.0 mm
C 8.0 mm
D 10 mm.

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Chapter 1 Test
3 The temperature measured by the thermometer shown is:
A 70.3°C
B 73°C
C 75°C
D 70.6°C.

4 Maddie measured how far an elastic band stretched when masses were hung
from it. Throughout the experiment Maddie made sure she always used the same
make and thickness of elastic band.

From this information, which of the following is the variable that Maddie is
changing (the independent variable)? 1
A How far an elastic band stretches.
B The make of elastic band.
C The masses hung from the elastic band.
D The thickness of the elastic band.

5 Controlled variables are factors that are kept the same throughout the
experiment. From the experiment in question 4, Maddie’s controlled variables
were the:
A stretch of the elastic band and the masses hung from it
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B stretch of the elastic band and its make
C make of elastic band and its thickness
D masses hung from the elastic band and its make.

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Chapter 1 Test
6 Which of the pie charts best represents the measurements in the table?

Metal Iron Copper Aluminium Gold TOTAL

Percentage 60% 25% 10% 5% 100%

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Chapter 1 Test
7 Which of these graphs best represents the measurements in the table below?

Insects Flies Mosquitoes Ants Grasshopper Moths

s
Number 20 10 5 5 2

8 The Big Bad Wolf blew down the houses of the Three Little Pigs. A nearby
scientist counted how many times the Big Bad Wolf needed to blow to make
each house collapse. The results are shown in the following bar graph. How
many blows were required to knock down each house?
A brick 40, twigs 5, straw 10
B brick 40, twigs 10, straw 5
C brick 5, twigs 10, straw 40
D brick 40%, twigs 10%, straw 5%
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Chapter 1 Test
9 Based on the results in question 8, how much stronger are brick houses than twig
houses?
A Four times stronger.
B Two times stronger. 1
C Ten times stronger.
D Not enough information to decide.

1 Based on the results in question 8, how much stronger are brick houses
0 compared with straw houses?
A Four times stronger.
B Two times stronger. 1
C Eight times stronger.
D Not enough information to decide.

Section D: Additional content (12 marks)

1 The mountain pygmy-possum of New

South Wales is classified as endangered.
Explain why scientists from different
2
branches are required to help conserve it.

2 Propose how scientists studying insects

and spiders could assist in finding out
why the mountain pygmy-possum is
2
dying out.

3 Voyager 1 was an unmanned spacecraft

sent to investigate the outer solar system.
List two branches of science that would 2
be involved in the planning of such a
mission.

4 Photos sent back to Earth from Voyager

1 showed that Io, one of Jupiter’s moons,
had active volcanoes on it. Propose
2
which two branches of science would
have been very excited about this
discovery.
5 A number of unmanned spacecraft have
landed on Mars and have sent back
photos and information regarding the
chemicals in its atmosphere, rocks,
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gravity and whether the planet ever once
had life. List four branches of science
that would be involved in the collection
and analysing of this information.

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