Grade 7 NS Exam November

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Subject Natural Science Examiner

Date Total marks 60
Grade 7 Duration 1 ½ Hours
Moderator
Special 1. Answer all the questions on the answer
instructions/ sheetprovided.
Equipment 2. Read and answer ALL questions thoroughly.
3. Write neatly and legibly in blue pen.
4. Use a pencil for any drawings.
5. Good luck! Think before you INK!
This assessment has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom
Newby School resource material. The marking memorandum has been compiled
accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the
official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of
marking.
Name: Surname: Class:
SECTION A
ENERGY AND CHANGE AND PLANET EARTH AND BEYOND
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
LEARNER’S
MARK
POSSIBLE 5 5 5 10 10 14 11
MARK
QUESTION 1- MULTIPLE CHOICE

Read each statement or question carefully, choose the correct answer form the options
provided and fill in the correct alphabet letter in the column provided. (5)
1. Which of the following is an example of a renewable source of energy? (1)

a) Uranium
b) Hydropower
c) Coal
d) Petrol
2. The energy processed by a moving ten pin bowling ball is… (1)
a) potential energy
b) chemical energy
c) heat energy
d) kinetic energy
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3. A revolution is… (1)

a) a spinning movement around an axis
b) The tilt of the hemisphere towards the Sun
c) A fixed path an object travels in space travels
d) Movement of an object in space around another object.
4. When wood burns, the potential energy of the wood is released. (1)
a) gravitational
b) elastic
c) chemical
d) potential
5. The energy of the Sun is transferred to Earth by… (1)

a) radiation
b) conduction
c) absorption
d) convection
1 2 3 4 5
QUESTION 2 –TRUE AND FALSE

Say whether the following is TRUE or FALSE. (5)
1. Johannes Kepler used Mathematics and physics to describe an orbit accurately.
2. A lunar month is from one waning crescent to the next.
3. Copper and aluminium are excellent conductors of heat.
4. When an athlete drinks a Play energy drink, his body digests it and this causes a
chemical reaction.
5. Thermal energy is energy produced by heat.

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QUESTION 3 – MATCH THE COLUMNS

Match the terms in Column A with the correct descriptions in Column B and write down the
correct letter in Column C. . (5)
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C
1.Biofuels A. The line dividing the lit half of the
Earth from the dark half.
2. Joule B. Obtained by burning natural matter,
e.g. cow dung.
. Insulator C. All energy is measured in this unit.
. Circle of illumination D. Substances that contain particles

that moves quite freely.
5. Fluids E. Substances that do not transfer heat
energy.
SECTION B
QUESTION 4 – DIAGRAMS AND SHORT QUESTIONS (10)

1. Draw a diagram to show the alignment of the Moon, Earth and Sun at New Moon
phase. Label each object clearly. Remember to shade the unlit part of the Earth and the
Moon in your diagram. (3)
2. What is the phase of the moon, after New Moon called? (1)
3. Explain the New Moon phase of the moon. (2)

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4. How many phases of the moon are there? (1)

5. Name any other phase not mentioned in question 2 and 3, already. (1)
6. Give an explanation of what a moon is and say in which direction the Moon revolves
around Earth. (2)
QUESTION 5 – DIAGRAMS AND PICTURES (10)

Study the following diagram about a solar water heating system and answer the questions
that follow.
1. The main source of heat energy comes from the Sun in the form of
. (1)
2. A commercial solar collector that heat water are simple
with tubes of water inside them. (1)
3. Discuss how a solar water heating system would work, after analysing the above image.
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. (4)
4. The tubes inside a solar panel / box are painted and made of . (1)
5. A solar box is usually black, so that it absorbs . (1)
6. Humans have an average body temperature of º C. (1)
7. How do humans keep warm / insulate their bodies? (1)
QUESTION 6 – CLASSIFY THE PICTURES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS (14)

1. Label and classify each of the following energy sources as either renewable or non-
renewable. (6)
IMAGE A IMAGE B IMAGE C
IMAGE A IMAGE B IMAGE C
2. Explain the term non-renewable energy sources. (2)
3. What percentage of our coal does Eskom and Sasol use? (1)
4. Apply what you know about Uranium, by giving four facts about it. (4)
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5. Where was Uranium discovered and who discovered it? (1)
QUESTION 7-ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SHORT EXPLANATIONS (11)

1. Name the four different energy systems and give an example of each or draw a
diagram to describe it. (4)
2. What does the law of conservation of energy state? (2)
3. What is conduction? (1)

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4. Explain how a room is cooled down by an air-conditioner. (2)
5. Look carefully at the picture below and explain what happens to the water on and
around Earth. (2)
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Subject Natural Science Examiner

Name: Surname: Class:

QUESTION 1- MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following is an example of a renewable source of energy? (1)

3. A revolution is… (1)

5. The energy of the Sun is transferred to Earth by… (1)

QUESTION 2 –TRUE AND FALSE

1. Johannes Kepler used Mathematics and physics to describe an orbit accurately.

2. A lunar month is from one waning crescent to the next.

3. Copper and aluminium are excellent conductors of heat.

5. Thermal energy is energy produced by heat.

QUESTION 3 – MATCH THE COLUMNS

. Circle of illumination D. Substances that contain particles

QUESTION 4 – DIAGRAMS AND SHORT QUESTIONS (10)

3. Explain the New Moon phase of the moon. (2)

4. How many phases of the moon are there? (1)

QUESTION 5 – DIAGRAMS AND PICTURES (10)

QUESTION 6 – CLASSIFY THE PICTURES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS (14)

IMAGE A IMAGE B IMAGE C

2. Explain the term non-renewable energy sources. (2)

5. Where was Uranium discovered and who discovered it? (1)

QUESTION 7-ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SHORT EXPLANATIONS (11)

2. What does the law of conservation of energy state? (2)

3. What is conduction? (1)

4. Explain how a room is cooled down by an air-conditioner. (2)

Go back and check your Grand Total: 60

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