NORTH LEGON LITTLE CAMPUS
MID-TERM EXAMINATION
2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
TIME : 45 MIN
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
YEAR: 4
Name:……………………………………………………………….
Date:……………………………………………………………….
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper
The number of marks given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 100
1
Safia puts ice in a filter funnel at room temperature.
equipment to
measure
temperature
ice
filter funnel
ml
100
90
80
70
60
50 measuring cylinder
40
30
20
10
(a) The ice changes state.
What type of process is this change of state?
Circle the correct answer.
chemical process
cooling process
mixing process
physical process
[2]
(b) What equipment does Safia use to measure temperature?
Circle the correct answer.
forcemeter measuring tape ruler thermometer
[1]
2 Esther adds two substances to a plastic bottle.
She puts a balloon over the top of the plastic bottle.
balloon
plastic bottle
mixture of two substances
After 5 minutes she looks at the plastic bottle again.
balloon
Complete these sentences.
The two substances in the mixture have with each other.
They have produced a new substance.
This process is called a chemical .
[2]
3 (a) The particle model is used to explain the properties of solids and liquids.
Complete the table.
solid liquid
closeness of particles close
arrangement of particles random
movement of particles move by vibrating
diagram
[3]
(b) Draw a line to match each process to its correct description.
process description
change of when a solid turns into a liquid or
state when a liquid turns into a solid
when the particles get further apart
freezing
and move over each other
when the particles get closer
melting
together and make a regular pattern
[1]
4 The largest active volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
(a) Draw the letter V on the volcano on the map. [1]
(b) Describe what causes volcanoes.
Circle the correct answer.
a break between the land and sea
a break in the Earth’s crust
a break in the Earth’s core
a break in the Earth’s mantle
[1]
(c) Molten rock in the mantle is called ………………………. and when it erupts
onto the surface it becomes...……………. [1]
5 Mia has four different materials.
glass marble chalk powder copper pipe wood cube
(a) Write down one thing about the arrangement of particles in all these materials.
[1]
(b) Write down one thing about the movement of particles in all these materials.
[1]
(c) Which one of these materials can be poured like a liquid?
Circle the correct answer.
glass marble chalk powder copper pipe wood cube
[1]
(d) What is a substance.
[1]
(b) What is a material.
[1]
6 Safia draws a model to show the particles in a solid.
(a) This solid melts.
Draw a model to show the particles in this liquid.
[1]
(b) Which statement about particles is correct?
Circle the correct answer.
particles do not move
particles move in a solid and in a liquid
particles only move in a liquid
particles only move in a solid
[1]
(c) Solids and liquids have properties.
Tick () the correct box to show if each statement is true or false.
statement true false
solids have a fixed shape
liquids have a fixed shape
solids can be compressed
liquids can be compressed
[2]
(d) Some solids behave like liquids.
Describe how the sand is behaving like a liquid.
Explain why sand can behave like a liquid.
[2]
7 The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
The table shows the state of matter at room temperature, 25 °C, of some
materials.
Complete the table.
Tick () the correct boxes.
One has been done for you.
material solid liquid gas
water
iron
butter
oxygen
carbon dioxide
copper
salt
[3]
8 Blessy adds white powder to vinegar in a beaker.
The picture shows the white powder reacting with the vinegar.
beaker
bubbles
of gas
white powder
and vinegar
(a) Write down one way Blessy stays safe when she adds the white powder to the
vinegar.
[1]
(b) When the white powder reacts with the vinegar, carbon dioxide is made.
Explain why this is an example of a chemical reaction.
[1]
(c) Melting is...…..........................................................................................
Freezing is .........................................................................................
also called…...............................
[3]
(d) Write the reaction that happens to form rusting.
[2]
9 A glass of water and ice cubes is left in a warm room.
ice cubes
water
(a) Complete the sentences.
When ice cubes are left in a warm room the ice changes from a
state to a state called water.
This change of state is called .
[2]
(b) Describe how to change water back into ice.
[1]
(c) Complete the sentence.
Water is a substance made from very small .
[1]
10 Label the model of the Earth.
Choose from the list.
crust core mantle
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[1]
