Dream Land International School

Year-8 Science (Term-1 Examination)

Name: ______________________

Date : ______________________

Total score: 50 marks Time Allowed: 1hr & 30 mins

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Examination Rules:
1. Candidates must only start writing when advised by the invigilator.
2. Candidates must handwrite their answers on question paper.
3. Candidates must not receive any help or attempt any communication throughout the
examination.
4. Mobile phones and other electronic devices are not allowed.
5. Eating is not allowed during the exam.
6. Silence must be always maintained during the examination.
7. The candidates can raise their hands, if they need help.

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Section Marks

A (Physics) /15

B (Chemistry) /15

C (Biology) /20

Total /50

Section- A (Physics)
I. Read the sentence carefully and circle the correct answer. ( 5 marks)

1. What is the law of reflection?

A) The angle of reflection is always greater than the angle of incidence.

B) The angle of reflection is always smaller than the angle of incidence.

C) The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

D) The angle of reflection is independent of the angle of incidence.

2. What happens when light undergoes refraction?

A) It bounces off the surface without being absorbed.

B) It changes direction due to a change in its speed when passing between two mediums.

C) It remains in the same direction but slows down.

D) It spreads out into different colors.

3. Which of the following best describes reflection?

A) Light changes direction as it moves from one medium to another.

B) Light is absorbed by the surface and converted to heat.

C) Light bounces off the surface without being absorbed.

D) Light is scattered in all directions from the surface.

4. What is an incident ray?

A) A beam of light that has been reflected off the surface.

B) A beam of light that has been refracted in a medium.

C) A beam of light that splits into different wavelengths.

D) A beam of light arriving at the surface.

5. What is normal in relation to light reflection?

 A) A line drawn at a 90-degree angle to the surface where light hits.

B) A beam of light that passes through a transparent surface.

C) The path of the reflected ray.

D) The angle formed between the surface and the reflected ray.

6. What does "slows down" refer to?

A) Increase speed

B) Maintain speed

C) Decrease speed

D) Change direction

7. What is the definition of speed?

A) The time taken to stop an object

B) The distance traveled per unit time

C) The force applied on an object

D) The energy required to move an object

8. What does the term "constant" mean in physics?

A) Does not change

B) Changes rapidly

C) Decreases over time

D) Increases with speed

9. What does "change direction" refer to?

 A) The speed of an object

B) The path taken by a moving object

C) The force applied on an object

D) The weight of an object

10. What is a lever?

A) A rigid length of material that can be turned about a pivot

B) A machine that moves objects by pushing

C) A device used to measure speed

D) A tool that increases the speed of an object

II. Read the sentence carefully and circle True or False. (5 marks)

1. The material that light passes through is called a medium.

True False

2. The speed of light in the air is 300,000 kilometers per second.

True False

3. Light speeds up when it passes from air into glass or water.

True False

4. Refraction can be a nuisance, such as when you cannot see clearly through a wet window.

True False

5. A lens is a flat piece of glass that reflects light.

 True False

6. Pressure in a liquid decrease as the depth increases.

True False

7. Mixing two gases will always result in a chemical reaction.

True False

8. When the temperature of a gas increases, its pressure generally increases if the volume
remains the same.
True False

9. Atmospheric pressure is higher at sea level than at high altitudes.

True False

10. The speed of diffusion depends on temperature.

True False

III. Calculate the following questions. (Show your works) ( 5 marks)

1. Water in a river takes a time of 2 hours to flow for a distance of 6 km. Calculate the speed of the
water in the river. Show your working.
2. The diagram shows four forces, A–D, acting on a cyclist. The cyclist is moving forwards.

The cyclist is moving at a constant speed.

Which forces are balanced? Write the letters.

________ is balanced with ________

________ is balanced with ________

3. Calculating Pressure:
A force of 800 N is applied to an area of 2 m². Calculate the pressure exerted.
4. This ray diagram shows a ray of light in air.
Copy and complete the ray diagram to show what happens when the ray of light enters the
glass. Include on your diagram:
 The normal
 The angle of incidence
 The reflected ray
 The angle of refraction

Air

Glass

5. A gas exerts a pressure of 150,000 N/m2 in a container with an area of 0.5 m². Calculate the
force exerted by the gas on the container's walls.
Section- B (Chemistry)

IV. Match the words with their meanings. (5 marks)

Words Meanings

A. climatology -------  The study of weather

B. meteorology -------  Allows light to pass through it

C. atmosphere -------  The study of climate

D. translucent -------  A measurement of purity of gold

E. carat -------  The layer of air that surrounds Earth

F. nucleus -------  A dense area at the center of an atom

G. humidity -------  The direction of an object was changed

H. deflected -------  How soluble a substance is

I. solubility -------  A measure of how much water vapor is in the

atmosphere
J. solution  a mixture formed when a solid dissolves in a
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liquid

V. Write "True" if the statement is correct and "False" if it is incorrect. (5 marks)

1. Pure gold has 28 carats.

True False

2. Pure elements can contain multiple types of atoms.

True False

3. Diamonds are made from the element of Calcium.

True False

4. Scientists developed the current model of the atom based on experiments and evidence.

True False

5. A pure diamond is colorless and translucent.

 True False

6. A substance that will not dissolve in water is called insoluble.

True False

7. Solution A has more solute particles in it than Solution B, making Solution A less concentrated

than Solution B.

True False

8. Sofia has added more copper sulfate to water until no more will dissolve, creating an unsaturated

solution.

True False

9. Copper sulfate is said to be insoluble in water because it dissolves in water.

True False

10. By adding 50 cm³ of water to a solution of sodium chloride, Marcus has diluted the solution.

True False

VI. Answer the following questions. (5marks)

1. What was Rutherford’s most famous experiment?

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2. 204g of sugar dissolves in 100g of water at 20 C.

How much sugar will dissolve in 200g of water at 20 C?
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3. In a solution of sugar and water, which is the solvent, and which is the solute?
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4. Describe the climate in the polar zone.

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5. Describe the climate in the tropical zone.
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Section C (Biology)

1. Write True or False for the following statements.

(a) Respiration is a series of chemical reactions that happen inside every living organs. -----

[1/2]

(b) Respiration happens in animals but not plants. ------------ [1/2]

(c) The air that you breathe in is called inspired air. ------------ [1/2]

(d) When we breathe in, the muscles in the diaphragm contract. ------------ [1/2]

(e) The products of the aerobic respiration are carbon dioxide and oxygen. ------------ [1/2]

(f) The liquid part of the blood is called blood plasma. ------------ [1/2]

(g) White blood cells can be quite smaller than red blood cells. ------------ [1/2]

(h) Red blood cells have cell wall and cytoplasm. ------------ [1/2]

(i) If the oxygen combines with haemoglobin, it forms oxyhaemoglobin. ------------ [1/2]

(j) Bacteria and viruses that cause illness are called phagocytosis. ------------ [1/2]

2. Fill in the blanks with correct answers for the following statements. Use the words
from the box below.

adaptations antibodies food webs

ecology ecosystem habitat burrows desert
(a) Chemicals that kill pathogens are called -----------------------------. [1/2]
(b) Organisms that live in deserts must have ----------------------------- to survive with little
water. [1/2]
(c) Some of the interactions in an ecosystem involve -----------------------------.
[1/2]
(d) The study of ecosystems is called -----------------------------. [1/2]

(e) A network of interactions between all the living organisms and the non-living things
around them is called -----------------------------. [1/2]

(f) The ----------------------------- of a saguaro cactus is the open desert. [1/2]

3. Give short and conceptual answers for the following questions.

(a) Write down the names of two producers in the Sonoran Desert.

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(b) What is the meaning of habitat?

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(c) What is aerobic respiration?

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(d) Give the name of the tube that we can find in the respiratory system.

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(e) Write down one animal that we can find in the Arctic Ocean ecosystem.

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(f) Write down one animal that we can find in Mangrove forest ecosystem.

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(g) What is the habitat of a saguaro cactus?

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(h) What is the function of the larynx?

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(i) Describe another name for air sacs.

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(j) Write down the name when each bronchus divides into several smaller tubes.

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4. A team of scientists did an experiment to find out how the number of red blood cells
when the rats were taken to high altitude. The table shows their results.

Time in days Mean red blood cell Mean red blood cell
count count
(Rats at sea level) (Rats at high altitude)
1 6.5 6.5
3 7 8.5
7 6.5 10
15 6.5 10.5
20 7 11.5

(i) On the grid, construct line graphs to show these results. Draw two lines on the same
pair of axes. (Tip: Draw the lines clearly by using ruler)

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(ii) Suggest the two control variables and the dependent variable.
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(iii) Calculate the increase in red blood cell count for the rats at high altitude from day

1 to day 20. Use your answer to calculate the mean rate of increase per day. Show your

working.

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(iv) After 20 days, the rats at high altitude were taken back down to sea level. Predict

what would happen to their red blood cell count over the next few weeks. Explain your

answer.

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