Grade 9 Science Worksheets

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• Identify the three main states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
• Describe the characteristic properties of each state of matter.
• Understand how temperature and pressure influence state changes.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures.
• Describe physical methods used to separate mixture components based on their physical properties (filtration, distillation, magnetic separation, decanting).
• Identify examples of mixtures such as saltwater, soil, and air, and relate them to separation principles.+ Show more

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• Explain the purpose of a design cycle and the role of criteria and constraints in engineering solutions
• Identify steps in the design cycle and describe how testing evidence leads to refinement
• Apply design-cycle thinking to a real-world protective device by predicting improvements and trade-offs

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• Describe how solids, liquids, and gases differ in structure and properties (lattice arrangement, fluidity, and compressibility).
• Explain phase changes using temperature/pressure changes and energy transfer (heating and cooling).
• Use particle ideas to predict how matter behaves during freezing, melting, evaporation, condensation, and sublimation.

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• Analyze societal and ethical dimensions of genetic technologies.
• Evaluate the responsibilities of stakeholders in genetic science.
• Discuss the role of policy, public dialogue, and ethical frameworks in responsible innovation.+ Show more

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• Understand the main principles of cell theory and their historical development.
• Differentiate between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their structures.
• Explain the concept of unicellular versus multicellular organisms and specialization of cells.+ Show more

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• Understand the types and propagation characteristics of seismic waves.
• Learn how earthquake focal mechanisms reveal fault types and stress orientations.
• Relate seismic wave travel times to Earth's interior structure and earthquake epicenter location.+ Show more

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• Describe the sources of energy within Earth systems, including solar radiation and geothermal heat.
• Explain how energy is transferred through conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Analyze how energy gradients drive atmospheric and oceanic circulation, weathering, and tectonic processes.+ Show more

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• Understand how resource extraction affects ecosystems and landforms.
• Identify the environmental consequences of mining, fossil fuel use, and water withdrawal.
• Evaluate criteria for assessing the sustainability of resource use.+ Show more

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• Understand how orbital parameters such as eccentricity, axial tilt, and precession influence seasonal insolation and climate variability.
• Explain the gravitational effects of the Moon and Sun in terms of tidal forces and resonance phenomena.
• Connect orbital dynamics to observable effects like changes in day length, tidal range, and long-term climate modulation.

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• Describe the different lunar phases and the geometric arrangements of Earth, Moon, and Sun that produce them.
• Distinguish between partial, total, and annular solar and lunar eclipses based on observational conditions.
• Explain the factors, such as node alignment and orbital inclination, that influence eclipse occurrence.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes involved in the rock cycle, including melting, crystallization, weathering, erosion, deposition, and metamorphism.
• Explain how plate tectonics influence the formation and transformation of rocks over geological time.
• Identify observable evidence such as foliated textures, sedimentary layering, and igneous intrusions that support the understanding of the rock cycle.+ Show more

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• Understand the main drivers of climate change, including greenhouse gases, albedo changes, aerosol effects, and land-use feedbacks.
• Explain how radiative transfer concepts influence Earth's energy budget and surface temperature regulation.
• Analyze connections between human emissions, the carbon cycle, and projected climate responses.+ Show more

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• Describe the mechanisms and surface expressions of plate tectonics including divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.
• Explain how mantle convection and slab pull drive plate movements and produce geological features such as volcanism and mountain ranges.
• Analyze the distribution of earthquakes and volcanic arcs as evidence for plate interactions and understand the rates and consequences of plate motion over geological time.

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• Understand the orbital motions of Earth, Moon, and Sun and their observable effects.
• Explain the concepts of day-night cycles, Earth's rotation, and relative orbital parameters.
• Describe how gravitational interactions influence tidal phenomena and orbital stability.+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of chemical reactions and their characteristic features.
• Identify examples of synthesis, decomposition, displacement, and combustion reactions.
• Learn to classify reactions based on reactant patterns and products.+ Show more

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• Understand the causes and types of lunar and solar eclipses.
• Identify the alignments needed for different eclipse events.
• Learn how orbital inclination affects eclipse frequency and visibility.+ Show more

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• Explain how electron transport chains transfer electrons through sequential carriers in mitochondria and chloroplasts
• Describe how exergonic electron transfer can be coupled to proton pumping to build an electrochemical gradient
• Connect chemiosmosis and ATP synthase activity to cellular energy production and the role of oxygen availability in aerobic systems

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• Explain the overall purpose of glycolysis and its main products.
• Describe the stepwise energy changes during glycolysis, including ATP investment and ATP payoff.
• Compare what happens to pyruvate under aerobic versus anaerobic conditions.+ Show more

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• Distinguish catabolic and anabolic pathways based on energy use and product outcomes
• Explain how regulation (feedback, compartmentalization, and substrate availability) controls metabolic pathway flux
• Describe how interconnected enzyme-catalyzed reactions enable ATP synthesis and balanced biosynthesis and breakdown

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• Understand the principle of conservation of mass in closed systems during chemical reactions.
• Explain how mass is conserved despite apparent changes during chemical processes.
• Identify examples of mass conservation in real-world chemical reactions.+ Show more

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• Describe how electrons are distributed among energy levels and orbitals in an atom.
• Explain the significance of valence electrons in chemical reactions and bonding.
• Understand the principles of shell filling and how they produce periodic trends.+ Show more

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• Describe the main components and processes involved in biogeochemical cycles.
• Explain the roles of key elements like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in ecosystems.
• Understand how fluxes and reservoir sizes influence ecosystem responses to environmental changes.+ Show more

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• Understand the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction
• Identify examples of reproductive strategies in Alberta species
• Analyze ecological trade-offs related to reproduction

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• Understand the structure of DNA and how it forms the double helix.
• Identify the organization of chromosomes within cells.
• Differentiate between nuclear and organelle genomes.+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Define and describe binary fission, budding, spore formation, and vegetative propagation.
• Identify examples of asexual reproduction in Alberta flora and bacterial populations.
• Analyze the ecological contexts favoring asexual versus sexual reproduction.

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• Understand Mendelian inheritance patterns including dominance and recessiveness.
• Differentiate between genotype and phenotype.
• Use Punnett squares to predict offspring traits.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of fertilization in animal reproduction.
• Differentiate between internal and external fertilization strategies.
• Identify factors influencing successful embryonic development.+ Show more

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• Understand basic weather measurements such as temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure.
• Learn how weather data patterns can indicate atmospheric conditions.
• Recognize the relationship between atmospheric measurements and observable weather phenomena.+ Show more

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• Describe the basic components of the cell membrane and their functions.
• Explain the fluid mosaic model and how it accounts for membrane permeability and signaling.
• Identify the roles of phospholipids, proteins, cholesterol, and carbohydrate chains in membrane structure.

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• Explain how the heart and lungs work together to regulate oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
• Describe the processes of pulmonary ventilation and systemic circulation.
• Identify how chemoreceptors monitor blood gases and influence respiratory and cardiac responses.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of representation models (mathematical formulas, graphs, schematic diagrams, and computational approximations) and explain what each is best at capturing.
• Use criteria of representational fidelity, parsimony, and predictive scope to justify why a model is selected for a specific system.
• Explain how mapping model components to measurable observables helps interpret results and test assumptions with evidence.+ Show more

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• Understand the geometric conditions that cause solar and lunar eclipses.
• Identify the relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during different eclipses.
• Describe how orbital inclinations affect eclipse frequency and visibility.+ Show more

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• Understand the geological processes involved in mountain formation from plate convergence and collision.
• Identify different structures such as thrust faults, fold belts, and crustal shortening associated with mountain ranges.
• Explain how weathering and erosion shape mountain landscapes over time.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes involved in the rock cycle and how they transform different types of rocks.
• Identify observable evidence of the rock cycle in the field, such as layering and textures.
• Explain the role of plate tectonics, energy sources, and processes like weathering and metamorphism in shaping rocks.+ Show more

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• Describe the different types of plate boundaries and their surface expressions.
• Explain the mechanisms driving plate motions such as mantle convection and slab pull.
• Analyze global distribution of earthquakes and volcanic arcs as evidence for plate interactions.+ Show more

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• Understand human impacts on watershed processes such as urbanization, deforestation, agriculture, and infrastructure.
• Identify consequences of watershed alterations including runoff, sediment load, nutrient fluxes, and groundwater recharge.
• Describe how changes in watersheds affect channel morphology, flood frequency, and aquatic ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Describe the major carbon reservoirs in the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, and geosphere.
• Explain the fluxes and processes that transfer carbon among different reservoirs, including photosynthesis, respiration, dissolution, sedimentation, and fossil fuel formation.
• Quantify basic exchanges and residence times of carbon in different parts of Earth's system.+ Show more

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• Explain the causes of apparent diurnal and annual motion of celestial objects as observed from Earth.
• Describe how Earth's rotation and revolution produce observable changes in the night sky over nights and seasons.
• Use celestial coordinate concepts such as rising, setting, altitude, and azimuth to relate observed positions of celestial objects.+ Show more

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• Describe the basic mechanisms of climate forcing including greenhouse gases, albedo changes, and aerosols.
• Explain the concept of radiative transfer and how Earth's energy budget influences surface temperature.
• Analyze the links between human emissions, the carbon cycle, and climate change projections.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain the sources of energy within Earth's systems, including solar radiation and geothermal heat
• Describe how energy transfer occurs through conduction, convection, and radiation
• Analyze how energy gradients influence atmospheric and oceanic circulation and geological processes+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Describe the geometric conditions that lead to lunar phases, solar, and lunar eclipses.
• Differentiate between partial, total, and annular eclipses and identify their observational characteristics.
• Explain the importance of node alignment and orbital inclination in eclipse occurrence.+ Show more

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• Understand the types and propagation characteristics of seismic waves.
• Explain how earthquake focal mechanisms reveal fault types and stress orientations.
• Relate seismic wave travel times to Earth's interior structure and methods for locating epicentres.+ Show more

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• Understand how resource extraction influences landforms, ecosystems, and material cycles.
• Evaluate sustainability criteria related to resource use—including renewability, environmental effects, and reclamation potential.
• Analyze the trade-offs between societal needs and ecosystem integrity in resource management.

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• Understand how orbital parameters such as eccentricity, axial tilt, and precession affect seasonal insolation and climate patterns.
• Explain tidal forces caused by the Moon and Sun through gravitational gradients and relative geometry.
• Describe resonance effects and tidal locking phenomena in celestial mechanics.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe diagnostic physical and chemical properties of common rock-forming minerals.
• Explain how mineral composition relates to formation environments and stability under various conditions.
• Connect mineral assemblages to petrogenetic histories and distinguish ore minerals from gangue in economic contexts.

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• Understand the structure and composition of Earth's concentric layers: crust, mantle, and core.
• Explain the differences between the lithosphere and asthenosphere in mechanical behavior.
• Describe how variations in density, temperature, and pressure with depth influence material phases and planetary processes.+ Show more