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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 6: END-OF-UNIT 3 TEST

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

End-of-unit 3 test
The End-of-unit tests have been written by the authors. These may not fully reflect the approach of
Cambridge Assessment International Education.
20 marks

1 Write down one word that matches each of these descriptions:


a a well-balanced soil

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b a fossil where the bones of the whole animal are preserved in minerals

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c to wear down weathered rock into sediments

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d the feel of a material

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e a natural fertiliser made of dead organic matter such as dead leaves and insects.

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2 Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ in the answer spaces.
a Metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are changed by heat and/or pressure.

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b Fossils are the remains of plants and animals preserved in igneous rocks. _______________

c The most important feature of sedimentary rocks is that they are one colour ____________

d A geologist is a scientist who studies rocks. _______________

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 6: END-OF-UNIT 3 TEST

a What does this rock consist of?

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b Did this rock form when magma cooled down or when lava cooled down?

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c How do you know that this is an intrusive igneous rock?

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d Identify the rock.

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 6: END-OF-UNIT 3 TEST

The rock cycle

4 a Name the process at 1: _______________

b Name the process at 2: _______________

c Name the process at 3: _______________

d Name the process at 4: _______________

e Name the process at 5: _______________

f Name the process at 6: _______________

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