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Grade 7 Natural Science Term 2 Test + Memo

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About this resource

Help your Grade 7 learner prepare for Term 2 Natural Science with this comprehensive 50-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 1½ hours and covers properties of materials, acids and bases, mixtures and separation methods, the Periodic Table and valence electrons.

The test covers:

  • Physical properties of materials
  • Strength and flexibility
  • Choosing suitable materials for different purposes
  • Conductors and insulators
  • Density
  • Melting and boiling points
  • Expansion and contraction of materials
  • Mixtures
  • Methods of physical separation
  • Sieving
  • Filtration
  • Magnetic separation
  • Boiling point of water
  • Acids, bases and neutral substances
  • The pH scale
  • Properties of acids and bases
  • Litmus paper
  • Different tastes sensed by the human tongue
  • Metals and their properties
  • The Periodic Table
  • Metals, semi-metals and non-metals
  • Elements and their symbols
  • Atomic numbers
  • Calcium and its role in the human body
  • Boron, iodine, helium and lead
  • Valence electrons
  • Outer electron shells
  • Valence electrons and chemical bonding
  • Group 1 elements and alkali metals
  • Oxygen and its valence electrons
  • Carbon and its valence electrons
  • Stable electron configurations
  • Why some atoms are more or less reactive

Total: 50 marks | Duration: 1½ hours | Full memorandum included | PDF format.

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