co pA KEY STAGE 3 esas Test Paper 2 bette) ( Test Paper 2 Test Paper 2 Instructions: * find @ quiet place where you can sit down and complete the test paper undisturbed * make sure you have all the necessary equipment to complete the test paper * read the questions carefully * answer all the questions in this booklet * go through and check your answers when you have finished the test paper * check how you have dane against the mark scheme in the Instructions, Answers and Mark Scheme Booklet Time: This test paper is 1 hour long {page | 3 [5 | 7] 9 [11] 13] 15] 16 [Max Actual | Mark Mark Score | | 75 First name1 Emily is heating some water. metal gauze to trap ice cube ice cube a) The ice cube has not melted. Explain why. \ 2 (2 marks) b) On the diagram draw lines to show how heat travels through the water. \ = ©) Finish the sentence. (2 marks) Circle the correct word. Heat travels through fluids by \. conduction convection radiation (mar) (Total 5 marks) poge 2Respiration takes place in all cells, a) Finish the word equation for respiration. N. Glucose + > | + (3 marks) b)_ How are the products of respiration lost from the body? \ (2 marks) ] ©) How does the body get the glucose needed? \ a (2 marks) Be d) What else is released during respiration? Qt mark ed (Total 8 marks) Turn over page 33 The diagram shows a food web. owl weasel small bird plants wi oe BS be, Use the information in the food web to help you answer the questions, a) What two things do shrews eat? \ = (2 marks) b) Name the producer. \ (1 mark) page 4°) \ i The owlis a predator. Name one other predator. \ (mark) |_| Bei ii Name an animal that is both prey and a predator. \ (1 mark) Bei iii Describe how the owl is adapted to be a predator. (2 marks) |_| Bai d) Describe what the effects on the food chain would be if the shrews were removed. (3 marks} I oad (Total 10 marks) ‘Turn over page 54 Class 9A are carrying out a series of experiments burning different masses of magnesium in air. lid crucible magnesium ribbon a) Finish the word equation for this reaction. \ [ : >| 7 —_ (2 marks) There are five groups, A-E. The results of the five groups are shown on the grid, X 0.2 «x E 5 mass of oxygen in x xy gE g c 0.1 x B A 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 mass of magnesium ing b) Draw the best line through these points. (1 mark) page 6©) i One group has anomalous results Which group is this? \ (1 mark) ii Suggest a problem which might have occurred in this group's experiment. Assume that all weighings are correct and no chemical was spilt. \. (1 mark) What mass of oxygen should have combined with this group's magnesium? \ (1 mark) d) Just over two hundred years ago, scientists believed that combustion of any substance resulted in a loss of mass. Lavoisier carried out many experiments burning different substances and finding the mass of reactants and products. He showed that combustion results in an increase in mass. What piece of apparatus was available to Lavoisier that made these experiments possible? Tick one box. an accurate thermometer An electric heater An accurate balance ‘An accurate clock (1 mark) e) Sam says: "Surely when | burn a candle in air there is a decrease in mass. Use the theory of combustion to explain to Sam why he is wrong. \ (3 marks) (Total 10 marks) Turn over page 75 The three diagrams show the arrangement of particles in solids, liquids and gases. a) Which diagram shows a solid, which a liquid and which a gas? \ solid liquid gas (2 marks) b) Why does € have a higher density than A or B? \ — et marks ¢) Finish the table about changes of state. From To Change of state |S eneray taken in or given out? A B | evaporation taken in | | c A | | A c B A | - (4 marks) (Total 7 marks) page 86 Jane is out on a cycle ride. In the diagram Jane is speeding up. driving force a) How can you tell she is speeding up? \ (1 mark) b) Draw forces acting on Jane and her cycle when she is going at constant speed. (7 mark) \ ©) Write down the name of the force that stops cycle wheels from slipping on the road surface. \ - (1 mark) d) Onan icy road, Jane skids on her bicycle. Why does this happen? \ — ___(1 mark} (Total 4 marks) Turn over page 97 The two pictures show the same statue. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 1 shows the statue as it was 2000 years ago. Picture 2 shows the statue today. a) Describe and explain the difference. \ a marks) b) Suggest why scientists believe that changes to the statue have been faster in the last 100 years. \ eee eee eeee teres eceenensevocecetesvee ws easbvee eneaserseeevnawE® (2//908/15) (Total 4 marks) page 108 The table shows the results of experiments to find the percentage of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide in three different places. Gas in% Centre of ety City suburb Inthe country oxygen 75 180° 88 nitrogen 709 709 709 carbon dioxide 005 oa 002 a) One of the gases being tested is a compound. Which gas is a compound and which elements make up this compound? \. gas elements b) What can you conclude about the percentage of nitrogen in each place? \ ea mars) (1 mark) ©) Why does the carbon dioxide concentration need to be measured more accurately than oxygen or nitrogen? \. (1 mark} d) i Where is the oxygen concentration lowest? \ tt marty ii Why is this? \ (1 mark) Turn over page 11e) Suggest another gas that might be found in the city centre in a higher concentration than in the country. \ (1 mark) f) i Name the process that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. XN eS ie) ii In which of the three different places is this likely to happen and why? \ (2 marks) (Total 10 marks) page 129 The drawing shows a bulldozer. a) On the diagram draw an arrow to show the weight of the bulldozer. (1 mark) b) The bulldozer weighs 180 000 N. It has large caterpillar tracks. The area of the track in contact with the ground is 10 m’ i Why does the bulldozer need large caterpillar tracks? \ it marty ii Calculate the pressure acting on the ground. Include the correct unit in your answer. \ pressure (3 marks) (Total 5 marks) Turn over page 1310 The graph shows the pulse rate before and after smoking a cigarette. Pulse rate before and after one cigarette 100 90 80 70 60 beats per minute 0 40 30 20 10 ~ before 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 smoking time after smoking cigarette in minutes cigarette a) What was the pulse rate before smoking a cigarette? beats per minute (1 mark) b) By how much did the pulse rate increase in the first five minutes after smoking a cigarette? ‘Show how you worked out your answer. \. _ beats per minute (2 marks) 70 page 14c)_ Explain why the pulse rate increases after smoking. \ (2 marks} d) Describe one other effect smoking has on the body. ~ (1 mark) e) Tobacco contains a very poisonous substance. Circle the name of this substance. \.__ benzene chlorophyll nicotine (1 mark) (Total 7 marks) Turn over paye 15" page 16 The diagram shows an iron bar inside a coil of copper wire. The ends of the coil are attached to a battery. A switch turns the current on and off. | compass The needle on both compasses points towards the iron bar before the current is switched on. a) What would happen to the compass needles if the iron bar was replaced by a brass one? tt mart b) What happens when the iron bar is placed inside the coil and the current is switched on? Explain your answer. \ (2 marks) c) What happens when the current is switched off? X\ (1 mark) d) What is the name of the device consisting of an iron bar inside a coil of wire carrying an electric current? \ (1 mark) (Total 5 marks) END OF TEST woesos2n160