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SNC1W Final Exam Review Package

Study Tips
- Organize all of your science notes
- Review all of your tests and quests from the semester
- Start NOW. Our Lab Exam is done so studying for your Science Exam should be your Science
focus. Set a specific amount of time aside each day to do a bit of science. It is more effective to
study little bits at a time rather than trying to cram all at once.
- When going through the review package, write down definitions for all the terms and answers
to the questions. Look up information in your notes or textbook when you come across
something you can’t remember AND to check that your answers are correct.
- Look up information that is difficult or that you don’t remember or missed. You will need more
time to review this material than things that are familiar or easy to you.
- Ask for extra help when you encounter something you do not know.
- Quiz a friend and have a friend quiz you.
- Try to teach your friends and families about science. Or, try to help a friend who’s struggling. If
you can teach it, it means that you really understand it.
- Hopefully you have been working on your studying techniques this semester. Think about what
has worked so far ( and what has not worked….)

Think about the next few days….

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed.

What will you More A little bit of Ask Mr. Jensen Lots of
do tonight ? Chemistry ! Electricity Questions in Studying… EXAM!
maybe ? class or at Again, review
Study old What about Lunch… everything…
quizzes and some Biology / Maybe some
9:00 AM
tests Ecology ? more Biology Lots of
and studying
Try some Chemistry? tonight…
Chemistry ? Everything !

Take breaks in
between
intense
studying…

Try some
things like self-
quizzes, cue
cards, re-
writing notes,
etc.

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STEM Skills Review

Key Terms:
Control group Error MSDS Testable question
Controlled experiment Graduated cylinder Observational study Triple beam balance
Controlled variable HHPS Overflow can Volume
Correlation Hypothesis Procedure WHMIS
Density Independent variable Scientific method
Dependent variable Length Significant figure
Electronic balance Mass SI unit

Questions:
1. Describe appropriate attire for a chemistry lab.

2. For the following WHMIS symbols, name the hazard and describe the dangers associated with
the substance.
a)

b)

c)

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3. Write a hypothesis for the following question: How does the temperature of a classroom affect
student learning? Format your hypothesis correctly.

4. Shawna is working on a science project. She wants to answer the question: “Does clarifying
shampoo affect the speed of hair growth”? Her family is willing to volunteer for her experiment.
a) What is the testable question?

b) What is the independent variable?

c) What is the dependent variable?

d) What are 3 controlled variables?

The Nature of Matter (Chemistry) Review

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Key Terms:
Atom Covalent bond Isotope Octet rule
Atomic mass Crossing over rule Lustre Optical clarity
Atomic number Density Malleable Particle theory
Binary ionic compound Diatomic element Mixture Period
Binary molecular compound Ductile Metalloids Physical change
Bohr-Rutherford diagram Electron Metals Physical property
Brittle Element Molecular element Proton
Chemical change Group Molecule Reactivity
Chemical formula Ion Neutron Solution
Chemical property Ionic bond Non-metals Valence electrons
Compound Ionic compound Nucleus Viscosity

Questions
1. Complete the table.
Chemical
NaOH HNO3 Mg(OH)2 MgCl2
Formula
Number of
each atom

Total atoms

2. How would you determine if a change was a physical change or a chemical change?

3. Complete the following table.

Location Charge Mass

Proton

Neutron

Electron

4. Identify three differences and one similarity between metals and nonmetals..

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5. a) What are the four main chemical families and where are they found on the periodic table?

b) What do all members of the same chemical family have in common?

c) Which two chemical families are most reactive? Explain why using the octet rule.

6. Drae following.
Phosphorus Magnesium

p+ = p+ =

n0 = n0 =

e- = e- =

What would happen to these atoms if they become ions. ?

Phosphorus -

Magnesium -

Name another element that would form an ion with a similar charge to Magnesium. ________________

7. Complete the following table.

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Element Atomic Mass Number of Number of Number of Charge

Name Number Number Protons Electrons Neutrons
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Aluminum 13 27 13 13 3+
20
neon 10 20 10 10 0
5
Beryllium 4 9 4 4 2+

10 2-

18 40 0

Carbon 0

8. Find the following five elements.

a) I am extremely reactive, but I am not a metal. My mass is less than Aluminum. Flourine
b) I am shiny, conduct electricity, and extremely reactive. I am in the same period as Iron.
calcium
c) I don’t react with anything. I have more than 15 but less than 33 electrons. Argon
d) I am an Alkaline Earth Metal with 20 neutrons. Calcium
e) I have more than 6 protons but less than 14. I would like 2 electrons to complete my valence
shell. Oxygen

9. Name as many physical properties of matter as you can.

10. Name the following compounds. There are a mix of ionic and molecular compounds.
Chemical Formula Name
LiF
Lithium Fluoride
AgBr
Silver Bromide

Zn3P2 zinc Nitride

N2O5
Dinitrogen Pentoxide
PCl4

11. Write the chemical formulas for the following compounds. There are a mix of ionic and
molecular compounds.
Name Chemical Formula

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potassium sulfide
KS
aluminum chloride
AlCl3
magnesium oxide
MgO
nitrogen monoxide
NO

Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change (Biology) Review

Key Terms:
Abiotic factor Commensalism Herbivory Photosynthesis
Community Hydrosphere Population
Atmosphere Competition Individual Predation
Artificial fertilizer Consumer Producer
Bioaccumulation Decomposer Invasive species Pyramid of biomass
Biodiversity Ecological niche Light energy Pyramid of energy
Biogeochemical cycles Ecosystem Limiting factor Pyramid of numbers
Biomagnification Endangered Lithosphere Scavengers
Biosphere Extinct Mitochondria Species
Biotic factor Extirpated Mutualism
Broad spectrum pesticides Food chain Narrow spectrum pesticides Sustainability
Carbon cycle Food web Natural fertilizer Synthetic fertilizer
Carnivores Fragmentation Niche Thermal energy
Carrying capacity Fungicides Nutrient Threatened
Cellular respiration Habitat Omnivores Tolerance range
Chemical energy Optimal range Trophic level
Organism Radiant energy
Herbivores Parasitism Vulnerable
Water cycle

Questions:

1. Why does Mr. Jensen use the word “sustainable” so often when talking about ecosystems ?

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2. Describe 2 ways that humans are affecting the carbon cycle, and what these changes mean for
humans.

3. a) What is a producer? Explain using an example.

b) What is a consumer? Explain using an example.

c) What is a decomposer? Explain using an example.

4. What are the similarities and differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

5. Complete the table below with organisms from the following food web.

Role Organism
Producer

Secondary consumer ONLY

Top carnivore

6. Draw a properly labelled food chain for the following organisms: wolf, mink, mouse, grass.

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7. Why do we use pyramids to represent the flow of energy through the trophic levels in an
ecosystem ?

8. Which organisms are affected the most by biomagnification ?

9. How can an invasive species disrupt a community of organisms ?

10. Explain what it means for a species to be endangered, extirpated and extinct.

The Characteristics of Electricity (Physics) Review

Key terms:

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Ammeter Current Load Static electricity

Ampere Electrical potential difference Neutral Switch
Attraction Electroscope Ohm Voltage
Battery Parallel Volt
Cell Ground Repulsion Voltmeter
Charge Induction Resistance
Circuit Insulator Resistor
Conductor Law of electric charges Series

Questions:
1. Draw a picture to show charging by friction and a picture to show charging by conduction.
Charging by Friction Charging by Conduction

2. Draw a picture to show charging by induction.

Permanent Charging by Induction

3. What does the law of electric charges state?

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4. Use the electrostatic series to predict the resulting charges when acetate and silk are rubbed
together.

5. Explain how grounding works for a negatively charged object and for a positively charged object.
Draw diagrams to help you.

6. a) Which would offer more resistance to electric current: a conductor or an insulator ? Explain
your answer.

b) Identify two difference and a similarity between conductors or insulators ?

7. What happens to bulb brightness when the number of bulbs is increased in a series circuit?
Explain why this happens using a mathematical formula.

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8. a) Draw a diagram of a series circuit with three bulbs, one resistor, an ammeter and a four-cell
battery.

b) What would happen if one of the bulbs was broken? Why?

9. Would you want your home to be wired in series or in parallel ? Explain your answer.

10. A light bulb has a resistance of 96.8 Ω . What current flows through the bulb when it is
connected to a 120 V source? Show work using GRASP.

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