Chemistry
Electrons have this charge
Negative
List one renewable resource
Timber
Solar
Hydro power
Wind power
What is a pathogen?
A) A path to the gym
B) A disease causing micro-organism
C) A bacteria that is good for your immune system
B) A disease causing micro-organism
Column/bar chart has columns or bars to represent values/
Line graph has dots to represent values, and dots are joined.
A shuttlecock is used in what sport?
Badminton
Explain what an element is and give one example
One atom. Anything on the periodic table e.g. gold, oxygen, carbon, helium, copper, etc.
List one technology that can help predict and understand natural disasters
Satellites
Radar
Seismograph
List the structure of a food chain
Producer - consumer - decomposer
Suggest one strategy we could use at school to reduce recyclable waste
Answers will vary:
- Recycling program
- Return and earn
- Reward system
Name one member of the Beatles
Ringo star
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul Mccartney
What does the atomic number tell us?
The number of protons in the nucleus
Name the Earths 4 spheres
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
What is the purpose of a creating a food chain?
To determine relationships between organisms
To see what animals eat what
To determine to role of particular organisms in their specific ecosystems
All good graphs have AT LEAST these 3 things:
A title
Labelled horizontal axis
Labelled vertical axis
What year did Australia become a federation?
1901
What is the difference between a physical and chemical change?
Physical change: The substance changes it's state or form, but no new substance is formed.
Chemical change: A new substance is formed due to a chemical reaction
List the layers of the Earth from outside in:
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Why are plants the first link in a food chain?
They create their own food
Classify the following as either a mixture, compound or element:
Zinc (Zn)
Saltwater (Salt + water)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Zinc - element (one atom)
Saltwater - mixture (combined physically but separate substances)
Carbon dioxide - compound (chemically bonded)
What year did apollo 11 land on the moon?
1969
Draw an atom on the board. To earn the points, your drawing must include the following and must be correctly labelled, including the charges:
- Protons, neutrons, electrons, electron shell, nucleus
Show image or draw
Explain the water cycle, and what powers it
The sun causes water to evaporate, which then causes condensation (clouds), with then causes precipitation (rain) thus completing the cycle.
List one example of how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge is used in fire, weed, and marine management.
Knowledge of the land has helped reduce the abundance of weeds and allowed native plants to thrive
Knowledge of marine life has helped increase our knowledge of coastal marine animals.
Draw a food web to represent the following:
Mice and grasshoppers eat grass, snakes eat mice, kookaburras eat grasshoppers, eagles eat snakes
Arrows needed, as well as labels for each part
Draw on board.
What is the most watched show on Netflix?
Stranger things