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Science questions, unit 9

The Earth

26 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.

Section A: objective questions

14 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
1

Question 1

Which one is a landform?
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B
A mountain is a landform (p. 83).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 83
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Question 2

Diagram 1 shows some landforms. What is landform A?
A beach with the sea and a pond; the three landforms are marked A, B and C
Diagram 1
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B
A is the sand beside the sea, so it is a beach (p. 82).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 82
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Question 3

What is landform C in Diagram 1?
A beach with the sea and a pond; the three landforms are marked A, B and C
Diagram 1
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A
C is the very big area of salty water, the sea (p. 82).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 82
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Question 4

What is landform B in Diagram 1?
A beach with the sea and a pond; the three landforms are marked A, B and C
Diagram 1
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C
B is a small area of water on land, a pond (p. 82).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 82
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Question 5

Diagram 2 shows more landforms. What is landform A?
Mountains, hills, a lake and a river; four landforms are marked A, B, C and D
Diagram 2
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C
A is very high land, a mountain (p. 83).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 83
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Question 6

What is landform B in Diagram 2?
Mountains, hills, a lake and a river; four landforms are marked A, B, C and D
Diagram 2
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D
B is high land that is lower than the mountain, a hill (p. 83).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 83
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Question 7

What is landform C in Diagram 2?
Mountains, hills, a lake and a river; four landforms are marked A, B, C and D
Diagram 2
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B
C is a big area of water on land, a lake (p. 83).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 83
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Question 8

What is landform D in Diagram 2?
Mountains, hills, a lake and a river; four landforms are marked A, B, C and D
Diagram 2
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A
D is water flowing along the land, a river (p. 83).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 83
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Question 9

Diagram 3 shows a type of soil. What soil is it?
A plant growing in dark garden soil with an earthworm and twigs
Diagram 3
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B
The soil is dark and has worms and twigs, so it is garden soil (p. 85).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2.1
Textbook p. 85
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Question 10

Diagram 4 shows a type of soil. What soil is it?
A plant growing in grey clay
Diagram 4
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C
The soil is grey and very fine, so it is clay (p. 85).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2.1
Textbook p. 85
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Question 11

Diagram 5 shows a type of soil. What soil is it?
A plant growing in sand with small stones
Diagram 5
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D
The soil has sand particles and small stones, so it is sand (p. 85).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2.1
Textbook p. 85
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Question 12

Which soil contains twigs and dry leaves?
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C
Garden soil contains twigs, dry leaves, stones, sand particles and small animals (p. 87).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.2.2
Textbook p. 87
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Question 13

Which soil contains only very fine soil particles?
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A
Clay contains very fine soil particles (p. 86).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.2.2
Textbook p. 86
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Question 14

Linda wants to look closely at the soil. Which tool should she use?
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D
A magnifying glass helps us see what is in the soil (p. 87).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 9.2.2
Textbook p. 87

Section B: structured questions

12 marks
Answer all questions.
15

Question 15

Write the name of the landform for each clue.
[1 mark] (a)Very high land.
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[1 mark] (b)A big area of water on land.
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[1 mark] (c)Sand beside the sea.
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 82
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Question 16

State three types of soil.
[3 marks] (a)Write three types of soil.
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2.1
Textbook p. 88
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Question 17

Hafiz investigates garden soil and sand.
[1 mark] (a)Which soil contains twigs and dry leaves?
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Garden soil
[1 mark] (b)Which tool does Hafiz use to see the soil closely?
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[1 mark] (c)Sand contains sand particles and what else?
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For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.2.2
Textbook p. 87
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Question 18

Siti makes a landforms model with clay on a paper plate.
[2 marks] (a)Name two landforms she can make.
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Any 2 points
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[1 mark] (b)What must she do to every landform at the end?
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For the teacher: Applying, high difficulty, standard 9.1.1
Textbook p. 84