The Official Grade 10 Science Review

This is a list of topics that we have covered since the beginning of the semester. In terms of the exam this is the last summative evaluation you are going to have in this course therein everything from the beginning of the year will be covered so be prepared. Review questions have been supplied however ensure that you look over each section and review your tests, quizzes and labs from each section covered as well. The final exam is worth 20% of your final mark.

Chemistry – Chemical Reactions

  1. Properties of Matter – physical, chemical, pure substances, mixtures
  2. Atomic Theory
  3. Safety Symbols - WHMIS
  4. Patterns in the Periodic Table (groups, periods, families)
  5. Ions (valence shells, electron dot diagrams)
  6. Bonding (ionic and covalent bonds give ionic and molecular compounds)
  7. Chemical Compound Nomeclature – naming molecular and ionic compounds; polyatomic compounds, multivalent ions
  8. Chemical Equations and Balancing – word equations, skeleton equations, formula equations, balanced equations
  9. Laws – conservation of mass, conservation of energy
  10. Reactions (energy changes, synthesis and decomposition, single and double displacement, combustion [both complete and incomplete])
  11. Energy – endothermic, exothermic
  12. Acids and Bases – what are they?properties. naming
  13. pH - indicators
  14. Neutralization Reactions
  15. Hydrocarbons
  16. Chemicals and the Environment – sulfur, nitrogen, carbon, scrubbers

Additional overview with associated vocabulary p. 244-245

Review Questionsp.248Q. 1-75, 77-81.

Physics - Optics

  1. Light – what is it?
  2. Properties of waves – amplitude, wavelength, frequency
  3. Electromagnetic spectrum
  4. Ray theory of light
  5. Radiation Transfer – absorbed, reflected, scattered, refracted, transmitted
  6. Light Interactions with Objects – transparent, translucent, opaque
  7. Reflection – law, drawings
  8. Refraction – drawings, index of refraction, bending of light, Snells Law, Critical angle, Total internal reflection
  9. Mirrors – SALT, terminology, rules, converging and diverging mirrors, application of the mirror and magnification equations
  10. Lenses – SALT, terminology, application of the thin lens and magnification equations, rules, converging and diverging lenses
  11. The Eye – parts, nearsighted vs. farsighted, vision issues

Additional overview with associated vocabulary p. 500-501

Review Questionsp.504Q. 1-7, 10-16, 18-33, 35-40, 42-44, 50-53, 58-60, 63-82

Biology - Sustainability of Ecosystems

  1. Microscopy – history, parts of a microscope, drawings
  2. Cell cycle – G1. S. G2, M
  3. Mitosis – phases
  4. Cell Clock
  5. Cancer – errors in mitosis
  6. Fertilization
  7. Cloning – plants vs. animals
  8. Genetic Engineering
  9. Organ Systems – organization
  10. Animals – epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous
  11. Plants – epidermal, ground, vascular and meristematic
  12. Animals & Plants – different organ systems
  13. Homeostasis
  14. Interdependence of Organ Systems
  15. Issues with Organ Systems

Additional overview with associated vocabulary p. 124-125

Review Questionsp.128Q.1-3, 5-16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 27-50, 55, 62-65, 67-81, 84, 86, 87, 92 .

Earth and Space Science –Climate Change

1.What is your well formed opinion about climate change? Do you believe it is happening? Why or why not?

2.How does climate differ from weather?

Additional overview with associated vocabulary p. 364-365

Review Questionsp.368Q.2, 3, 8, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 28-35, 42, 45, 48, 52-59.