Gemma Young and Mark Levesley Solutions for Exercise 11: End of chapter review

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Gemma Young Science Solutions for Exercise - Gemma Young and Mark Levesley Solutions for Exercise 11: End of chapter review

Attempt the free practice questions from Exercise 11: End of chapter review with hints and solutions to strengthen your understanding. Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 8 : Student's book solutions are prepared by Experienced Embibe Experts.

Questions from Gemma Young and Mark Levesley Solutions for Exercise 11: End of chapter review with Hints & Solutions

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The hull (bottom) of a ship is built from steel. Give one reason why steel is used to build ships. 

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The hull (bottom) of a ship is built from steel. Give one problem with using steel to build ships.

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Element X is a gas at room temperature. Is element X a metal or non-metal? Give a reason for your answer. 

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Bridges are usually made from steel, which rusts. Explain why bridges are made from steel, even though it rusts. 

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Bridges are usually made from steel, which rusts. Describe one way of protecting a steel bridge from rusting. Explain how it works.

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Describe one advantage of using paint to prevent an iron gate rusting and one disadvantage. 

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Iron nails can be galvanised. This means they are covered with a thin layer of zinc. Explain why this is used. 

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Miriam carries out an experiment. The equipment she uses is shown below. Iron wool is very thin strands of iron. 

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She leaves it for 5 days. Predict what will happen to the iron wool and the level of water in the test tube Give scientific reasons for your predictions.