CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 4 UNIT 3: END-OF-UNIT TEST
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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 the correct words in the spaces to complete each sentence.
Use each of the following words.
liquid water change of state particles
a All materials consist of ______________________ .
b Heating causes a solid to experience a ______________________ .
c Heating causes a solid to change into a ______________________ .
d An example of this is when ice changes to ______________________ .
2 Answer ‘solid’ or ‘liquid’ to the descriptions of how materials behave.
The first one has been done for you.
a A brick is an example. Solid
b Particles are close together but not in a fixed pattern. ______________
c Particles cannot move around. ______________
d Does not change shape. ______________
e Can change shape by spreading out over a surface. ______________
f Forms when a solid is heated. ______________
g Forms when a liquid is cooled. ______________
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3 Amina and Leah made ice cream. They mixed together milk, sugar and cocoa powder.
They poured the mixture into a plastic container and put it in the freezer.
The learners took the container out of the freezer the next day.
a In which state of matter was the milk when the learners started to make
the ice cream?
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b In which state of matter was the milk when they took the ice cream out
of the freezer?
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c Why did the milk change from the one state to the other?
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d Name the process that took place to make the milk change state.
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e Why could Amina and Leah pour the ice cream mixture into the container before
they put it in the freezer?
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4 Ahmed’s group investigated rusting. This is a graph of their results.
a In which conditions did rust form quickest?
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b How long did it take for rust to form in air only?
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c Why did it take rust longer to form in the water covered with oil?
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d This was not a fair test. Say why.
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e Rusting is a chemical reaction. Say why this is so.
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