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 Topic 1 worksheet: Plants and animals on Earth

Name: Date:

Look at the photographs of different animals below:

1. Classify the animals into two groups by completing the table below. (6)

2. Explain why you placed the animals into these two groups. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

3. Explain how the snail is different from all of the other animals in the same
group. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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 Topic 2 worksheet: Animal skeletons

Name: Date:

1. Give the function of each of the bones shown below. (6)

a) b) c)

a) ___________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________

2. List two other important functions (jobs) of the skeleton. (2)

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

3. Complete the paragraph about how muscles and bones work together.
Choose your answers from the word box below. (7)
pulling; contracts; bones; push; shorter; pairs;
relaxed; short; fat
Muscles are attached to the _______________ of the skeleton. The muscles
work by becoming _______________. A resting or _______________ muscle
is long and thin. A muscle that is working contracts and becomes
_______________ and _______________. Muscles work by
_______________ on the bones that they are joined to. Muscles cannot
_______________ bones and so they have to work in _______________.
When one muscle _______________ the other muscle in the pair relaxes.

Total: [15]

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 Topic 3 worksheet: Skeletons as structures

Name: Date:

1. Look at the pictures of different animals.

Which of the pictures shows:

a) Invertebrates? (2)
___________________________________________________________
b) Vertebrates? (2)
___________________________________________________________

2. Complete these sentences using the words in the box to help you. (6)

outside; inside; exoskeleton; endoskeleton;

frame; shell

a) The skeleton of a vertebrate is called an _______________ because it

is _______________ the animal’s body. It is a _______________ structure.
b) The skeleton of an invertebrate is called an _______________ because
it is _______________ the animal’s body. It is a _______________ structure.

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 Topic 4 worksheet: Food chains

Name: Date:

1. Complete the flow chart that summarises the process of photosynthesis. (5)

............
+ +

2. Give the meaning of each of the following and provide an example. (6)
a) herbivore
___________________________________________________________
b) carnivore
___________________________________________________________
c) omnivore
___________________________________________________________

3. Look at the living things below.

meerkat tree lizard locust

a) Arrange the living things into a food chain. Write the names of the
organisms only. (4)
___________________________________________________________

b) What does a food chain always start with? Explain why. (3)
___________________________________________________________

c) Explain what the arrows in the food chain mean. (2)

___________________________________________________________

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 Topic 5 worksheet: Life cycles

Name: Date:

1. Provide labels for the plant life cycle shown below. (11)

______________________
______________________

___________
___________

___________________
___________
___________
___________________

___________________

______________________ ____________________

______________________ ______________________

2. Look at the seeds below and give the method of dispersal. Support your
answer with reasons. (4)

a) b)

a) ____________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________

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 Topic 6 worksheet: Metals and non-metals

Name: Date:

1. Look at the gold rhino found at Mapungubwe Hill.

a) List three reasons why you know that the rhino is made from metal. (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
b) Explain two reasons why the rhino is valuable to people. (4)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
c) List two properties of non-metals. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Vusi investigated metal wires of equal length and diameter made from
copper, iron, aluminium and silver. He heated the metal wires for the same
amount of time. He wanted to find out which wire would be the best
conductor of heat without melting.
a) Explain what a variable is. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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 b) Explain what independent and dependent variables are. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
c) Name the independent variable and the dependent variable in this
investigation. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
d) Name two variables that he kept constant. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
e) Explain what is meant by a fair test. (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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 Topic 7 worksheet: Uses of metals

Name: Date:

1. a) Name two properties of iron that other metals don’t have. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
b) Name one advantage and one disadvantage of these properties. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. From the list choose the two most useful properties of metals for each of
the following:
shiny; conducts heat; does not rust; light;
heavy; strong
(10)

a) cooking pot
___________________________________________________________

b) cooldrink can
___________________________________________________________

c) wheelbarrow
___________________________________________________________

d) ladder
___________________________________________________________

e) silver neck chain

___________________________________________________________

3. Write down a word that describes what happens to metals when they
become dull and lose their shine. (1)
_______________________________________________________________

Total: [15]

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 Topic 8 worksheet: Processing materials

Name: Date:

1. Materials can be made by: Mixing; Mixing and setting; Mixing and cooling;
Missing and cooking; Mixing and fixing.
Write down which process is used to make each of the following materials. (5)
a) Jelly ________________________________________________________
b) Concrete ___________________________________________________
c) Clay bricks _________________________________________________
__
d) Sticky paste _________________________________________________
e) Biscuits ___________________________________________________
2. a) The materials in the table are used to make up concrete. Fill in a
property of each material in the table below. (4)

sand stones water cement

b) Give two properties of concrete. (2)

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
c) Which of the materials above have a similar property as concrete? (1)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
d) Give one thing concrete is used for. _____________________________
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 3. Mario’s mother is baking biscuits. Describe the process she is using by
completing the sentences. (3)

a) First she ____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ (1)
b) She puts all the ingredients in a bowl and ________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
c) She puts the mixture in the oven and ____________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
d) Which material is used to make the biscuits sweet? ________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
e) Compare the biscuit mixture as it is put into the oven with the
baked biscuits.
What is the same?
___________________________________________________________ (1)
What is different?
___________________________________________________________ (1)
f) Give one other thing flour is used for.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)

Total: [20]

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 Topic 9 worksheet: Processed materials

Name: Date:

1. Complete the following table by filling in a description (B.) of each property

listed in Column A, and one example of a product (C.) that has this property. (12)
A. Property B. Description C. Product
Durable
Strong
Soft
Textured
Waterproof
Fire-resistant

2. Look at the picture of a basket below.

a) What is an indigenous product? (1)

___________________________________________________________
b) What indigenous material is this basket made from? (1)
___________________________________________________________
c) What process was used to make this basket? (1)
___________________________________________________________
d) Give two uses of baskets like this. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
e) Give two other examples of products made from the same process. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
f) Give one example of another indigenous product you have learnt about. (1)
___________________________________________________________

Total: [20]

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 Topic 10 worksheet: Stored energy in fuels

Name: Date:

1. Look at the picture below and answer the questions that follow.

a) Which three different sources of energy can you see in the picture? (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
b) Which two of those sources are everyday fuels that we get energy from? (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
c) Name two types of output energy that we would get from burning
these fuels. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
d) For each source of energy in the picture, think about how safely it is
being used. Make a list of three things that could be done to reduce the
risk of dangerous fires in this kitchen. (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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 2. Look at the following hypothesis:
If I boil an egg in a pot of water over a candle, it will cook quicker than if I
boil the same egg over a wood fire.
a) Think of a possible experiment that you could do to investigate this
hypothesis. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
b) Make a prediction for this investigation. (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Total: [15]

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 Topic 11 worksheet: Energy and electricity

Name: Date:

1. Match each component of an electric circuit in Column A with its function in

Column B, by drawing a line from the component to the function. (5)
Column A: Component Column B: Function
a) cell A. Controls flow of electricity
b) switch B. Joins wire to other components
c) bulb C. Source of energy
d) metal wire D. Part of the circuit that uses the
electrical energy
e) tape E. Carries the electricity around the circuit

2. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.

substations; plugs; power stations; pylons; power lines

a) Electricity is made in _________________________________________. (1)

b) ____________________________________________________ increase
and decrease voltage. (1)
c) ________________________________________________ support
cables that carry electricity. (1)
d) ______________________________________________________ carry
electricity into homes. (1)
e) _________________________________________ carry electricity
through wires to appliances. (1)
3. State whether each of these statements about safety with electricity is true
or false.
a) Never touch the metal terminals of plugs or bare wires. ____________ (1)
b) You can safely use as many appliances as you like in one electrical plug
socket. ____________________________________________________ (1)
c) It is safe to touch electrical appliances when your hands are wet. (1)
___________________________________________________________
d) Do not put things into electric sockets, such as your fingers or anything
made of metal. ______________________________________________ (1)
e) Always pull a plug out by the cord or cable. ______________________ (1)

Total: [15]

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 Topic 12 worksheet: Energy and movement

Name: Date:

1. Name two ways to give an elastic band energy. (2)

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences about springs. (5)

movement; energy; releases; compress; stored

a) When we _______________ a spring we give the spring _______________.
b) When we _______________ the spring, the _______________ energy
in the spring is changed into _______________ energy.
3. Dineo, Bongi, André and Sam made identical catapults, which they tested to
see how far they could shoot a ball of paper. These are their results.
Catapult Distance paper ball travelled (m)
Dineo 6
Bongi 4
André 5
Sam 3

a) Draw a bar graph of the results. (8)

b) Was this a fair test? Say why or why not. (3)

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
c) Name one factor that could affect the results. ____________________ (1)
d) Where did the energy come from to make the paper balls move? (1)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Total: [20]

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 Topic 13 worksheet: Systems for moving things

Name: Date:

1. Look at the list of systems below.

Wheelbarrow; cell phone; rolling pin; bicycle; electric toaster

a) List the systems that use a wheel and axle to work. (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
b) Name one system in the list that has:
a fixed axle (1)

___________________________________________________________

a turning axle. (1)

___________________________________________________________

2. Busi made wheels that she fitted onto an axle. The wheels don’t turn properly.
a) Suggest three things she should check to find out why the wheels don’t
turn properly. (3)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
b) Make a labelled drawing of a wheel and axle that will turn properly. (2)

Total: [10]

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 Topic 14 worksheet: Planet Earth

Name: Date:

1. Use the words below to label the drawing correctly. (6)

Sun; Earth; axis; orbit;

N (for north) and S (for south) on the Earth’s axis

2. On the diagram:
a) Draw in an arrow to show which way the Earth moves around the Sun. (2)
b) Draw in an arrow to show which way the Earth spins around its axis. (2)
3. Complete the sentences below correctly. Choose your answers from the box:

centre; revolution, rotation; year; day

a) The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called _______________

___________________. (2)
b) The movement of the Earth on its axis is called ____________________
__________________. (2)
c) It takes the Earth a ____________________________________ to
move around the Sun once. (2)
d) It takes the Earth a __________________________________________
to spin on its axis once. (2)
e) The Earth’s axis goes through the _______________________________
_________ of the Earth. (2)

Total: [20]

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 Topic 15 worksheet: Surface of the Earth

Name: Date:

1. Look at the picture of soil below.

A.

B.

C.

D.

a) Provide labels for the parts numbered A to D. Choose from the words
in the box: (4)

topsoil; bedrock; subsoil; plant filter

b) Describe topsoil. (2)

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
c) What happens to topsoil if it is exposed? (1)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
d) Give two ways in which we can conserve topsoil. (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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 2. Zama grew three bean seeds. One she had planted in loamy soil, one she
planted in sandy soil, and one she planted in rocks. This is what she noticed.

A bar graph to show how well

beans grew in different soil types

a) Give the height of the plant growing in the loamy soil. (1)
___________________________________________________________
b) What is sandy soil? (1)
___________________________________________________________
c) Does sandy soil have humus in it? (1)
___________________________________________________________
d) What happened to the plant growing in rocks? (1)
___________________________________________________________
e) Give a reason for what happened in d). (2)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Total: [15]

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 Topic 16 worksheet: Sedimentary rocks

Name: Date:

1. Draw lines to match the term with its explanation. (4)

TERM EXPLANATION
a) Sediments A. Loose bits of rock, stones and sand that are dropped in
one place.
b) Quarry B. To press together and become smaller and more solid
c) Compact C. A place where sand and stones are dug out of the ground
d) Deposits D. Layers of mud and sand that has settled
2. Look at the diagram below.

Match the labels a)– e) below with the numbers on the diagram. Write the
number next to the label. (5)
a) Rivers deposit the sand and mud in the lower-lying areas. ___________
___________________________________________________________
b) Rain washes small rocks and stones into the rivers. ________________
___________________________________________________________
c) Pieces of rock or sand are washed or blown down to lower-lying areas.
___________________________________________________________
d) Layers of sediments form. _____________________________________
___________________________________________________________
e) As the rivers flow they move the sand and mud along. ______________
___________________________________________________________

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 3. The statements below explain how sedimentary rocks form. Place them in
the correct order to complete the explanation. (5)
a) The grains are deposited to form sediments.
b) The layers collect and the top layers press down on the lower ones
compacting them.
c) Rocks break up into small stones and tiny grains of sand.
d) The sediments collect in layers.
e) Water and air is squeezed out of the layers which harden to form rock.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

4. Complete the table on the various types of sedimentary rock. (6)

Rock type How formed One use people make

of this type of rock
Sandstone
Shale
Limestone
Total: [20]

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 Topic 17 worksheet: Fossils

Name: Date:

1. The diagrams below show how a fossil forms. Match the diagram with the
correct description of the process of fossilisation. Draw a line between the
picture and the description. (4)
A. B. C. D.

a) The skeleton of the lizard is replaced by minerals.

b) The lizard dies and the soft parts rot.
c) Millions of years later the rock rises to the Earth’s surface.
d) The skeleton is covered by sand and mud.

2. Here is the length of some fossils of dinosaurs that were discovered:

Fossil A was 1 m long, Fossil B was 4 m in length and fossil C (Euparkeria)
was 0,5 m in length. Draw a bar graph to show this information. (11)

Total: [15]

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 WORKSHEET ANSWERS

Topic 1 worksheet answers: Plants and animals on

Earth
1.
Invertebrates Vertebrates
ladybird, millipede, ant, snail lion, pig, lizard, frog, bird
Allocate 1 mark each for the headings and allocate 2 marks each for having the
correct animals in each group. (6)
2. Vertebrates are animals with a backbone and invertebrates do not have a backbone. (2)
3. The snail does not have a hard outer covering. The snail has a shell. (2)
Total: [10]

Topic 2 worksheet answers: Animal skeletons

1. a) skull: Protects the brain from injury (2)

b) vertebral column: Protects the spinal cord from injury (2)
c) ribcage: Protects the heart and lungs from injury (2)
2. The bones provide attachment for muscle so that movement can occur. The bones of
the skeleton provide support for the body. (2)
3. bones; shorter; relaxed; short; fat; pulling; push; pairs; contracts (7)
Total: [15]

Topic 3 worksheet answers: Skeletons as structures

1. a) crab, snail (2)

b) fish, mouse (2)
2. endoskeleton; inside; frame (3)
exoskeleton; outside; shell (3)
Total: [10]

Topic 4 worksheet answers: Food chains

1. Sunlight
Carbon (5)
dioxide + Water Food + Oxygen

2. a) an animal that eats plants (2)

b) an animal that eats other animals (2)
c) an animals that eats plants and animals (2)
3. a) tree → locust → lizard → meerkat (4)
b) Plants or producers as they are able to make their own food by the process of
photosynthesis (3)
c) The arrows show the direction in which energy flows in the food chain. (2)
Total: [20]

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 Topic 5 worksheet answers: Life cycles

1. Seed starts to
Seeds are
germinate.
dispersed. (11)

seed

Seedling grows.

seedling
Fruit contains
seeds.

fruiting
plant
Plant is
Flower is pollinated by mature.
an insect.
flowering adult plant
plant

2. a) Wind dispersal, because the seed has large papery wings to catch the wind
b) Animal dispersal, because the seed has hooks that will catch on to the fur of an
animal (4)
Total: [15]

Topic 6 worksheet answers: Metals and non-metals

1. a) The rhino is shiny, hard, and malleable. (3)
b) It is made of gold which is a scarce metal and it is attractive. It was made a long
time ago by people who lived thousands of years ago. (4)
c) Non-metals are brittle and dull. (2)
2. a) A variable is any factor or thing that will affect the investigation. (2)
b) Independent variable: the variable that is changed
Dependent variable: the variable that is measured (2)
c) Independent variable: the type of metal
Dependent variable: how quickly the heat was conducted (2)
d) length and diameter of the metal wires, length of time the metal wires were
heated. (2)
e) A fair test is an investigation where all of the variables are controlled or kept the
same. Only one variable is changed. (3)
Total: [20]

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 Topic 7 worksheet answers: Uses of metals

1. a) Magnetic, rusts (2)

b) Advantage: magnetism can help sort objects that contain iron from those that don’t (1)
Disadvantage: rusting make metal objects weaker and wear out faster (1)
2. a) Conducts heat, does not rust (2)
b) Does not rust, light (2)
c) Strong, heavy (2)
d) Strong, light (2)
e) Shiny, does not rust (2)
3. Tarnish (1)
Total: [15]

Topic 8 worksheet answers: Processing materials

1. a) mixing and cooling

b) mixing and setting
c) mixing and firing
d) mixing
e) mixing and cooking (5)
2. a) Fill in a property of each material in the space below: (4)
sand stones water cement
loose hard wet powdery
b) Concrete is hard and strong. (2)
c) Stones are strong. (1)
d) Building blocks. (1)
3. a) First she collects all the materials. (1)
b) She puts all the ingredients into a bowl and mixes them. (1)
c) She puts the mixture into the oven and cooks it. (1)
d) sugar (1)
e) The mixture is sweet and so are biscuits. (1)
The mixture is soft and wet; biscuits are hard and dry. (1)
f) Flour is used for bread. (1)
Total: [20]

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 Topic 9 worksheet answers: Processed materials
1.
A. Property B. Description C. Product
Durable Lasts long Concrete
Strong Can hold heavy weights Furniture
Soft Is comfortable Shirt
Textured Feels different Concrete wall
Waterproof Does not allow water in Raincoat
Fire-resistant Does not burn easily Fireman’s overall
(12)
2. a) Made by local people using methods passed down from one generation to the next. (1)
b) plant fibres (1)
c) weaving (1)
d) storing grain; serving beer (2)
e) table mats; hats (2)
f) clay pots (1)
Total: [20]

Topic 10 worksheet answers: Stored energy in fuels

3. a) coal, electricity, candles (3)

b) coal and candles (2)
c) Heat energy and light energy (2)
d) Allow any three correct answers, for example:
• Mend the holes in the coal stove to stop the smoke coming out.
• Open the window to let the smoke out.
• Move the candle away from the curtain or tie the curtain back.
• Use a lamp that does not have a damaged electrical cord. (3)
4. a) Learners’ answers will vary. They must indicate that to conduct a fair test, they
would have to use two pots of the same size in the experiment. Then they
would bring both pots to the boil and measure the time it takes for the water to
start boiling. (2)
b) The hypothesis is false. The pot of water over the fire will start boiling quicker
than the pot over the candle, because wood is a more efficient fuel than a
candle. (3)
Total: [15]

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 Topic 11 worksheet answers: Energy and electricity

1 a) C; b) A; c) D; d) E; e) B (5)
2. a) power stations
b) substations
c) pylons
d) power lines
e) plugs (5)
3. a) True
b) False
c) False
d) True
e) False (5)
Total: [15]

Topic 12 worksheet answers: Energy and movement

1. Stretch it or twist it. (2)

2. a) compress; energy
b) release; stored; movement (5)
3. a) Marks for:
Graph heading (1)
Correctly labelled axes (2)
Suitable scale on axes (1)
Correct bar categories (2)
Correct height of bars (2)
Graph of distance travelled by paper balls
(8)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Dineo Bongi André Sam
Catapult

b) Yes. The catapults were all identical. (3)

c) How far the elastic band was stretched. (1)
d) From stretching the elastic band (1)
Total: [20]

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 Topic 13 worksheet answers: Systems for moving
things
1. a) wheelbarrow, rolling pin, bicycle (3)
b) fixed axle – wheelbarrow or bicycle (1)
turning axle – rolling pin (1)
2 a) The wheels must be completely round. (1)
The axle must pass through the centre of each wheel. (1)
The holes in the centre of the wheels must be big enough for the axle to fit
through and turn easily. (1)
b) Learners should draw a completely round wheel with axle in the centre. (2)
Total: [10]

Topic 14 worksheet answers: Planet Earth

1.

The learners should add in the following labels:

Sun (1)
Earth (1)
axis (1)
orbit (1)
N (for north) and S (for south) on the Earth’s axis (2) (6)
2. a) The learners should draw an arrow in to show the direction in which the Earth
moves around the Sun. (2)
b) The learners should draw an arrow in to show the direction in which the Earth
spins around its axis. (2)
3. a) revolution (2)
b) rotation (2)
c) year (2)
d) day (2)
e) centre (2)
Total: [20]

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 Topic 15 worksheet answers: Surface of the Earth

1. a) A – plant filters; B– topsoil; C – subsoil; D – bedrock (4)

b) Topsoil is the top layer of soil that contains humus. Plants get their nutrients
from topsoil. (2)
c) It becomes eroded. (1)
d) We can plant trees and other natural vegetation; we can prevent people and
animals from trampling on vegetation and exposing the soil. (2)
2. a) 30 cm (1)
b) Sandy soil has a high proportion of sand in it. (1)
c) No (1)
d) Plants growing in rocks do not grow well. (1)
e) The plant did not grow well as it could not get nutrients from rocks. (2)
Total: [15]

Topic 16 worksheet answers: Sedimentary rocks

1. a) – D; b) – C; c) – B; d) – A (4)
2. 1 – a); 2 – b); 3 – e); 4 – c); 5 – a) (5)
3. c); a); d); b); e). (5)
4. Rock type How formed One use people make of this
type of rock (6)

Sandstone Deposits of sand Outside walls of buildings

Shale Deposits of mud Cement
Limestone Deposits of shells and skeletons Cement and lime

Total: [20]

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 Topic 17 worksheet answers: Fossils

1. A – b); B – d); C – a); D – c) (4)

2. (11)
Length of three different
dinosaurs
4
3,5
3
Length of dinosaur (m)

2,5
2
1,5
1
0,5
0
Fossil A Fossil B Fossil C
Type of dinosaur
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