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    2020 NT Grade 06 Nov Exam Paper

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    This document contains questions from a natural sciences and technology exam covering topics in fossil fuels, the solar system, planets, and space exploration. Question 3 asks about fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas and how they are formed from ancient organisms over time. Question 4 covers properties of the sun and stars, and the inner planets. Question 5 asks students to compare properties of Mercury and Mars in a table. Question 6 is about the moon, including when the Soviet Luna spacecraft first orbited it and how long it takes to orbit Earth. Question 7 discusses Mars rovers like Pathfinder and Curiosity, and why life is not possible on Mars.

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    This document contains questions from a natural sciences and technology exam covering topics in fossil fuels, the solar system, planets, and space exploration. Question 3 asks about fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas and how they are formed from ancient organisms over time. Question 4 covers properties of the sun and stars, and the inner planets. Question 5 asks students to compare properties of Mercury and Mars in a table. Question 6 is about the moon, including when the Soviet Luna spacecraft first orbited it and how long it takes to orbit Earth. Question 7 discusses Mars rovers like Pathfinder and Curiosity, and why life is not possible on Mars.

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    November Examination 2020

    G06 ~ Natural Sciences and Technology P1/1

    SECTION B

    QUESTION 3

    Answer the following questions.

    3.1 Name three fossil fuels.

    (3)

    3.2 Name two factors that caused the remains of organisms to turn into
    fossil fuels.

    (2)

    3.3 Name two fossil fuels and describe how each are extracted from earth.

    (2)

    3.4 Who is the main supplier of electricity in South Africa and name one
    factor than contributes toward electricity being expensive?

    (2)

    3.5 Explain why fossil fuels are non-renewable resources of energy.

    (1)
    [10]

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    November Examination 2020
    G06 ~ Natural Sciences and Technology P1/1

    QUESTION 4

    Answer the following questions.

    4.1 What is the sun made of?

    (1)

    4.2 Explain how it is possible for the sun to die.

    (2)

    4.3 What are the patterns of stars called?

    (1)

    4.4 What do the Greeks refer to when they use the term “The Wanderers”?

    (1)

    4.5 Name two properties of the four inner planets of the solar system.

    (2)
    [7]

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    G06 ~ Natural Sciences and Technology P1/1

    QUESTION 5

    5.1 Use the table below and compare Mercury and Mars by listing four
    properties of each. (8)

    Mercury Mars

    [8]

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    G06 ~ Natural Sciences and Technology P1/1

    QUESTION 6

    Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow.

    6.1 What did the Russian spacecraft ‘Soviet Luna’ do in 1959?

    (2)

    6.2 How many days does the Moon take to complete one orbit?
    (1)

    6.3 Write a short paragraph and explain how the Earth, the Sun and the
    Moon rotate.

    (5)
    [8]

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    G06 ~ Natural Sciences and Technology P1/1

    QUESTION 7

    Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow.

    7.1 When did the ‘Pathfinder’ land on Mars?


    (1)

    7.2 What did the ‘Pathfinder’ use to move?


    (1)

    7.3 Where does the electric motor get electricity from?


    (1)

    7.4 Which other two rovers landed on Mars in 2004?


    (2)

    7.5 Give a description of the rover ‘Curiosity’.


    (1)

    7.6 Why is life on Mars not possible?


    (1)
    [7]

    TOTAL SECTION B: 40

    GRAND TOTAL: 50

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