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2 Integrated Science
Worksheet
Chapter 7 ( 7.1 - 7.3)

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Part A: Multiple Choice (10 marks)
Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.
1. Which of the following does NOT involve the use of a noble gas?
A. B.

Making balloons that can float Making soft drinks

in air
C. D.

Making neon lights Making light bulbs

2. Which of the following shows the correct percentages of different gases in air?
Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Oxygen Water vapour
A. 78 % 21 % Variable 0.03 %
B. 0.03 % 78 % 21 % Variable
C. Variable 0.03 % 78 % 21 %
D. 21 % Variable 0.03 % 78 %

3. Which of the following is a correct description of breathed air?

A. It does not contain oxygen.
B. It contains more oxygen than carbon dioxide.
C. It mainly contains carbon dioxide.
D. It mainly contains oxygen.

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4. Which of the following is the most appropriate word equation to show the burning of
common fuels?
A. Common fuel + Carbon dioxide  Oxygen + Water
B. Common fuel + Oxygen  Carbon dioxide + Water
C. Common fuel + Carbon dioxide  Oxygen + Water + Energy
D. Common fuel + Oxygen  Carbon dioxide + Water +
Energy

5. Which of the following gases supports burning?

A. Carbon dioxide B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen D. Argon

6. Which of the following shows the fire triangle correctly?

A. B.

C. D.

7. We should NOT use water to put out certain kinds of fires. What are they?
(I) Burning oil
(II) A fire caused by leakage of electricity
(III) A hill fire
A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) only
C. (II) and (III) only D. (I), (II) and (III)

8. What are the uses of the energy released in respiration in our body?
(I) For growth
(II) For physical activities
(III) For maintaining the body temperature

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 A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) only
C. (II) and (III) only D. (I), (II) and (III)

9. The following diagram shows the set-up of an experiment on the burning of food.
stopper with two holes

thermometer

clamp burning
boiling spoon
tube
burning food
water
stand

Which of the following can be shown by this experiment?

A. Oxygen is consumed in burning.
B. Heat energy is released in burning.
C. The energy content of the food can be found out accurately based on the rise in
temperature.
D. Carbon dioxide is released in burning.

10. Which of the following is a unit for measuring the amount of energy stored in food?
A. mL B. kg
C. kJ D. dB

Answer:
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Part B: Concept Checking (10 marks)

Decide whether the following statements are true or not. Write a ‘T’ in the brackets if it is true and
an ‘F’ in the brackets if it is false.
1. Air contains oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapour only.
2. Carbon dioxide changes lime water from colourless to milky.
3. One difference between nitrogen and noble gases is that nitrogen is reactive while noble gases are
unreactive.
4. Breathed air mainly contains carbon dioxide.
5. Water is often used to put out a fire because water removes heat from the fire and lowers the
temperature.

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6. To start a fire, all three conditions in the fire triangle must be present.
7. The gas released when burning food can change the colour of cobalt chloride paper from
blue to pink.
8. The process of releasing energy from food in our body cells is called burning.
9. In general, the energy stored in food is released faster in burning than
in respiration.
10. The energy content of a kind of food is not affected by the composition of
the food.
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Part C: Fill in the Blanks (10 marks)

1. Dry (a)____________________ paper can be used to test for the presence of water. In the

presence of water, its colour changes from (b)____________________ to

(c)____________________ .

2. In breathed air, the percentage of oxygen is (d)____________________ than that of carbon

dioxide. Breathed air is saturated with (e)____________________ .
3. When a charcoal is burnt, the (f)____________________ energy stored in it changes to
(g)____________________ energy and (h)____________________ energy.
4. The human body obtains energy from food which stores (i)____________________ energy.

The stored energy is changed into the forms of energy we need during the process of

(j)____________________ .

Answer:
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)

(g) (h)

(i) (j)

Part D: Structured Questions (30 marks)

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1. Stephen covered a burning candle with an inverted gas jar. He observed that the candle went
out in 6 seconds.

inverted
air gas jar

candle

(a) How would you explain Stephen’s observation? (2 marks)

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(b) The composition of the air inside the gas jar became different from that outside the gas
jar. State any TWO differences. (2 marks)
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2. (a) Why are noble gases also called inert gases? (1 mark)
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(b) Name TWO noble gases and state ONE use for each of them. (4 marks)
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3. Complete the following table. (9 marks)

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 Appearance inside a gas jar containing only
Material used for Original
Carbon
testing appearance Oxygen Nitrogen
dioxide
(a) (b) (c)
Lime water Colourless

Hydrogencarbonate
(d) (e) (f) (g)
indicator
(h)
Glowing splint Glowing (i) Goes out

4. The diagram below shows a set-up used by Henry to collect breathed air.
Henry blew lightly

straw
gas jar

trough
water

To test the carbon dioxide content in breathed air, Henry added a small amount of indicator
into the gas jar. He found that the indicator turned yellow in colour.
(a) What indicator did Henry use? (1 mark)
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(b) According to the results observed, Henry concluded that breathed air mainly contained
carbon dioxide. Was he correct? If not, what should he conclude? (2 marks)
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(c) Henry then put another gas jar of breathed air over a burning candle so that the the
burning candle is totally covered with the gas jar.
(i) What did Henry observe? (2 marks)
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(ii) Based on his observation, what could Henry tell about breathed air? (1 mark)
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5. The diagram below shows an experiment on burning food.

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 stopper with 2 holes

thermometer

clamp burning
boiling spoon
tube
burning peanut
water
stand

(a) What form of energy is stored in the peanut? (1 mark)

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(b) Write a word equation to show the energy changes when the peanut is burnt.
(2 marks)
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(c) State ONE reason why the rise in temperature of the water upon complete burning of
peanut is lower than expected. (1 mark)
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6. (a) State ONE similarities between respiration and the burning of food. (1 marks)
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(b) State ONE differences between the above two processes. (1 marks)
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