LOYALIST COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE

GRADE 10 ACADEMIC SCIENCE EXAMINATION

Student’s Name: ______

Course: Grade 10 Academic ScienceCourse Code: SNC 2D

Date: Friday, January 27, 2017Teachers:P. Leeder

Time: 8:30-10:00Length: 1.5 hours

12 pages

Weighting: This examination is worth 30% of your course mark

  1. Reference tables are attached at the end of the exam paper. Students are allowed a calculator, ruler and protractor. No supplemental material is allowed.
  1. Place your name on every page.
  1. Answer all questions in the space provided.
  1. You have one and a half hours to complete this examination. The marks and suggested time lines for each part of the examination are outlined below.
  1. Before beginning, it would be wise to quickly read the entire examination and then answer the questions in the order that you feel most comfortable.

PART / SUGGESTED TIME / MARKS AVAILABLE / SCORE
Chemistry / 30 minutes / 44
Optics / 20 minutes / 30
Climate / 10 minutes / 12
Biology / 20 minutes / 28
TOTAL / 114

Part A: Chemistry [44 marks]

MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 marks)

  • Circle the correct response.

WRITTEN RESPONSE (39 marks)

  • Answer each question in the space provided.

Choose 11 OR12 and answer in the space below:

Part B: Optics [30marks]

MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 marks)

  • Circle the correct response.

WRITTEN RESPONSE (25marks)

  • Answer each question in the space provided.

22. Choose ONEof the following 2 questions and answer them in the space below (5 marks).

Part C: Climate Change [12 marks]

MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 marks)

  • Circle the correct response.

Use this graph to answer questions 23 and 24.

WRITTEN RESPONSE(7 marks)

  • Answer each question in the space provided.

28. Read the article below and answer the following questions.

29. Choose 1 out of the following 4 questions(3 marks):

Part D: Tissues, Systems and Organs [28 marks]

MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 marks)

  • Circle the correct response.

WRITTEN RESPONSE(23marks)

  • Answer each question in the space provided.

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Formula and Data Table
/ Media / Index of Refraction
Vacuum / 1.00
Air / 1.0003
Water / 1.33
Pyrex glass / 1.47
Plexiglas / 1.49
Flint glass / 1.61
Cubic zirconium / 2.16
Diamond / 2.42

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