Name _____________
1 Draw lines to link the words on the left with their meanings on the right.
One has been done for you as an example.
Attract How high or low a sound is.
Air resistance A piece of equipment to measure sound
volume.
Pitch When a seed starts to grow.
Sound level meter Friction caused by moving air.
Adaptation The spreading of seeds from the parent
plant.
Saliva To pull something closer.
Dispersal A movement of animals, often over a
long distance,
to a place where they can find food or breed.
Germination A feature of a plant or animal that helps it to
survive .
Migration The liquid produced in the mouth that
contains
a digestive juice.
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2 Write down ‘True’ or ‘False’ for each of these statements.
a The variable that changes in an investigation is the independent variable.
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b Gravity is a pushing force. __________________
c Gases have no shape of their own. __________________
d Trees are adapted to hot, wet environments by having small leaves.
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e We cannot see a dissolved solute. __________________
f Sound travels best through water. __________________
g Water boils when particles on the surface of a liquid become a gas.
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a Draw arrows on the diagram to show the forces acting on the parcel on the
chair.
b Label the forces on the diagram.
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a Draw three arrows on the picture to show the forces acting on the octopus.
b Draw another arrow on the picture to show the force the octopus uses to
move forward.
c Label each force.
d Describe an adaptation that the octopus has to catch its prey.
5 Write the following processes that happen in the digestive system in the correct
order from a to f.
Food swallowed and pushed down the oesophagus.
Food broken into very small particles.
Food chewed into small pieces.
Undigested food removed.
Food mixed with digestive juices.
Food particles absorbed into the blood.
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b ____________________________________________________________________________
c ____________________________________________________________________________
d ____________________________________________________________________________
e ____________________________________________________________________________
f ____________________________________________________________________________
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6 The graph shows the quantity of the different food groups in Arun’s school
lunch.
Use the graph to answer the questions.
a Which food group does Arun’s lunch contain most of?
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b Why do we need this food group?
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c Which food group does Arun’s lunch contain too much of?
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d Which food group is missing from Arun’s lunch?
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e Why do we need the missing food group?
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a Identify the predator.
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b Identify the prey.
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c Describe an adaptation that the predator has.
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a Which month of the year does this diagram represent?
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b Give a reason for your answer.
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c Near which Pole would you be able to see the midnight Sun?
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d What is the length of day at A?
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e Give two reasons why we get seasons on Earth.
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9 The picture shows two steel pins, A and B, and a bar magnet.
a Explain why pin A is attracted to the magnet.
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b Explain why pin B is not attracted to the magnet.
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