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Sec1 Sci C7e EQ Essential Questions 59marks

Q# 1/ Q15. A Japanese volcano erupted in 1936. Molten sulphur poured out of the volcano.

When it cooled it formed rock sulphur.

(a) (i) Which word describes molten rock that is underground?

Choose from lava or magma or oil.

……………………………………… 1 mark

(ii) Which type of rock do volcanoes produce?

Choose from igneous or metamorphic or sedimentary.

……………………………………… 1 mark

Q# 2/ Q17. (b) The photograph shows a piece of sandstone.

(i) The sandstone in the photograph contains a fossil. What is a fossil?

.............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................. 1 mark

(ii) What group of rocks does sandstone belong to?

.......................................................... 1 mark

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(c) Granite and basalt are igneous rocks. They contain crystals but no fossils.

(i) How are igneous rocks formed?

.............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................. 1 mark

Q# 3/ Q19. The diagram shows a volcano erupting.

not to scale

(a) Look at the diagram. Give the letter which labels:

(i) magma;

............ 1 mark

(ii) liquid lava;

............ 1 mark

(iii) old solid rock.

............ 1 mark

(b) When magma and lava cool, they form a hard crystalline rock.

What is the name of this type of rock?

Tick the correct box.

igneous rock

metamorphic rock

sedimentary rock 1 mark



(d) Ash from a volcano dropped into a lake. All the fish in the lake were killed and

buried under the ash in the mud at the bottom of the lake.

The photograph below shows the remains of a fish millions of years later.

(i) The photograph shows the body parts which supported the fish.

Give the name of these body parts.

............................................................................................................. 1 mark

(ii) Give the name for animal and plant remains that are found in a rock after

millions of years.

............................................................................................................. 1 mark

Q# 4/ Q22. (d) (i) Draw a line from the name of each rock below to the group of rocks it

belongs to.

(ii) Draw a line from each group of rocks below to the way the group of rocks

was formed.

4 marks



Q# 5/ Q23. The drawing below shows a gemstone set in a gold ring.

Crystals of gemstones are found in different rocks.

(a) There are three groups of rocks:

igneous metamorphic sedimentary

(i) Crystals can be found in rocks that have been changed into different rocks

by high temperature and high pressure.

Which group of rocks is formed in this way?

.......................................... 1 mark

(ii) Crystals can be found in rocks formed by the cooling of hot magma.

Which group of rocks is formed in this way?

.......................................... 1 mark

Q# 6/ Q24. (c) The photograph below shows the remains of an animal found in chalk rock.

(i) What are the remains of living things found in rock called?

........................................................ 1 mark

(ii) What is hot melted rock called when it is underground?

Tick the correct box.

sand magma lava mud

1 mark



Q# 8/ Q7. The diagram shows four different layers of sedimentary rock in a cliff.

(a) Which layer of , A, B, C or D, is probably the oldest?

...................................................................................................................... 1 mark

(b) Igneous rock is formed when magma cools.

Choose from the following words to complete the sentences below.

gas liquid metal solid

(i) Igneous rock is a ............................................................................... 1 mark

(ii) Magma is a ........................................................................................ 1 mark

(c) Rocks are put into groups according to the way they are formed. The groups are igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.

(i) To which group does sandstone belong?

............................................................................................................ 1 mark

Q# 9/ 2011/w/Sec1 Sci/Stage 7 Progression Test 2/



Q# 10/ 2017/w/Sec1 Sci/ Paper 1/Q# 9



Q# 11/ 2017/s/Sec1 Sci/ Paper 1/



Mark Scheme Sec1 Sci C7e EQ Essential Questions 59marks

Q# 1/ M15. (a) (i) magma 1 (L4)

(ii) igneous 1 (L4)

Q# 2/ M17. (b) (i) any one from

• remains or impressions of plants or animals

which are very old

accept ‘a plant or animal buried for thousands of years’

• remains or impressions of plants or animals in a rock

accept ‘remains or impressions of plants

or animals or living things’ 1 (L5)



(ii) sedimentary 1 (L5)

(c) (i) cooling of or crystallisation from magma or lava or molten rock

accept ‘from magma or lava’

accept ‘from volcanoes’

‘by heating’ is insufficient 1 (L5)

Q# 3/ M19. (a) (i) C 1 (L3)

(ii) A 1 (L3)

(iii) D 1 (L3)

(b) igneous rock

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark 1 (L4)

(c) water is heated to form water vapour


(d) (i) skeleton or bones

accept ‘spine’ or ‘backbone’ or ‘ribs’ or ‘skull’

accept ‘scales’ 1 (L3)

(ii) fossils 1 (L4)

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Q# 4/ M22 (d) (i) •

if all three lines are correct, award two marks

if one or two lines are correct, award one mark

if more than one line is drawn from a name of a rock,

do not credit that line 2 (L5)

(ii) •

if all three lines are correct, award two marks

if one or two lines are correct, award one mark

if more than one line is drawn from a name of a rock,

do not credit that line 2 (L6)

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Q# 5/ (ii) • metamorphic 1 (L5)

(ii) • igneous 1 (L5)

Q# 6/ M24 (c) (i) • fossils 1 (L4)

(ii) • starfish

it is the same shape or has five parts

accept ‘it looks like a star or starfish’

accept ‘it has five legs’

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark

both the answer and the correct explanation

are required for the mark 1 (L3)

(ii) • magma


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Q# 8/ M7. (a) D 1 (L3)

(b) (i) solid 1 (L3)

(ii) liquid 1 (L3)

(c) (i) sedimentary 1 (L4)




Q# 10/ 2017/w/Sec1 Sci/ Paper 1/Q# 9

Q# 11/ 2017/s/Sec1 Sci/ Paper 1/



Q# 12/ 2011/w/Sec1 Sci/Stage 7 Progression Test 2/Q6a




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