8E End of Unit Test Standard (S)

Name Class Date

1 Use words from the box to complete the sentences correctly. Not all the words will be used.

burn flames hot fire extinguisher wet wood

(a) To light a bonfire, you need to make the wood very .

(1)

(b) We can tell when the wood starts to burn, because we can see .
(1)

(c) To put the fire out, we can use a .

(1)

(Total for Question 1 = 3 marks)

2 Draw lines to link each of the words on the left with its meaning shown on the right.

combustion a reaction when a substance combines

with oxygen

fuel a substance made of only hydrogen and

carbon

hydrocarbon a substance containing stored energy

that can be released during burning

oxidation a reaction when burning happens

(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)

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3 The apparatus shown below is used to show what happens during the combustion of a
hydrocarbon fuel.

(a) Tick one box to complete each sentence in parts (i), (ii) and (iii) below.
(i) The thermometer will show that during the experiment the temperature:

A decreases

B increases

C stays the same

D varies

(1)

(ii) The blue cobalt chloride paper will change to pink because:

A water is being produced.

B oxygen is being produced.

C carbon dioxide is being produced.

D heat is being produced.

(1)

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(iii) The limewater will change from clear to:

A pink

B blue

C dark

D cloudy

(1)

(b) Describe how anhydrous copper sulfate could be used as an alternative test for water in this
experiment.

(1)

(Total for Question 3 = 4 marks)

4 A tea light is a type of candle. The diagram shows apparatus used to investigate the effect of
the height of a candle on the time taken before the candle goes out.

(a) (i) Which is the independent variable in the experiment? Tick one box.

A height of candle

B the material of the container

C size of container

D time taken for candle to go out

(1)

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(ii) Which is the dependent variable in the experiment? Tick one box.

A height of candle

B the material of the container

C size of container

D time taken for candle to go out

(1)

(c) Give a reason why the other variables need to be controlled.

(1)

(d) Choose one of the control variables and suggest how it could be controlled.

(1)

(Total for Question 4 = 4 marks)

5 The diagram shows an incomplete fire triangle.

(a) What is the missing word on the triangle?

(1)

(b) Explain what the fire triangle shows.

(1)

(c) Explain how water helps to put out a fire.

(1)

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(d) Explain why you should not use water on burning oil.

(1)

(Total for Question 5 = 4 marks)

6 (a) Name the product formed when magnesium metal burns in air.

(1)

(b) Write a word equation for this reaction.

(1)

(c) What happens to the mass of reactants and mass of products in this reaction? Tick one box.

A The mass of the products is more than the mass of the reactants.

B The mass of the products is less than the mass of the reactants.

C The mass of the products is the same as the mass of the reactants.

D The mass of the products is not comparable with the mass of the reactants.

(1)

(Total for Question 6 = 3 marks)

7 Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are pollutants produced from the combustion of fossil
fuels. Other pollutants are also produced.
(a) (i) Name one non-metal oxide pollutant produced from the combustion of an impurity in fossil
fuels.

(1)

(ii) Name one non-metal oxide pollutant produced by the high temperature inside a vehicle
engine when the engine is burning fossil fuels.

(1)

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(b) Explain how the combustion of fossil fuels can cause acid rain.

(2)

(c) Explain how carbon monoxide is produced in a car engine.

(2)

(d) Explain how the amount of carbon monoxide released into the air from a car exhaust can
be reduced.

(2)

(e) Explain why the carbon dioxide produced from the combustion of fossil fuels is a problem
for the climate.

(2)

(Total for Question 7 = 10 marks)

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