Centre Number Candidate Number Name

IN073

SCIENCE GRADE: VI
MAR/TRIAL-2/ 2021
PAPER-2 45Min

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 1. The diagram shows four large objects, A to D, at different places on the Earth’s
surface.

D B
Eart
h

(a)Draw arrows from the objects to show the force of gravity on them.

The first one has been done for you. [1]

(b)The Moon has a smaller force of gravity than the Earth.

Use this information to complete the sentences. Use the words from the list low.

greater the same less

The mass of object A will be ..................................... when placed on the Moon.

The weight of object A will be ...................................... when placed on the Moon. [2]

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 2. The drawing represents a mushroom partly in section.
Which of the following structures represents the mycelium? [1]

a) A b) B c) C d) D

3. The lorry below is moving. Two forces are acting on the lorry.

(a) (i) What produces force Y ?

…………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii) Name force X.

…………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(iii) When the lorry is moving at constant speed, force Y is 1000N.

What is the size of force X?

………………………………………….. N [1]

(b) The lorry speeds up. Which of the following is true?

Tick the correct box.

[1]

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 4. The animal lived millions of years ago. Scientists used the remains to draw what they
think the animal looked like when it was alive.

a) Why can scientists not be certain that the animal looked like the drawing above?

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

b) Give the name for the remains of living things found in rocks

…………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

c) Igneous rocks can be formed from lava from volcanoes. The remains of living
things are not found in rocks made from lava. Why does lava destroy the remains
of living things?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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 5. Snails are herbivores. Thrushes and blackbirds eat snails.

a) Complete the food web below to show the relationship between plants, snails,
thrushes and blackbirds. [3]

Draw arrows on the diagram.

Plants

b) Snails that live in woodland areas are usually brown or red.

Suggest how the colour of snails in woodland areas protects them from birds.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

6. The drawing below shows a mole. Moles dig tunnels through soil.

a) Give one way a mole is suited for digging the soil.

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

…………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

b) Moles are part of food chain shown below.

i) Which living thing in this food chain do mole eat?

…………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

ii) Which living thing in this food chain is a predator of moles?

……………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

7. Choose the most appropriate words from the list below to complete the following
paragraph.

Predators, animals, food, fewer, eaten, plants, prey, greater

In habitats, carnivores are animals that eat other ……………………… Herbivores

eat plants and are fewer by carnivores. Another name for carnivores is

……………………… and the animals that they hunt are called the

…………………….. [3]

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 8. These animals are all classified as which subgroup of invertebrates.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

9. A pollutant is a substance introduced into the environment that causes adverse

effects such as global warming, acid rain etc.

(a) What are the two main pollutants that contribute to acid rain?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

(b) Where do these pollutants come from?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

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 (c) What direct or indirect effect is 'acid rain' thought to have on (i) lakes, (ii) forests and

(iii) buildings?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [3]

10. This is a question about fuels.

(a) Name two fossil fuels.

1................................................................................................................................................

2................................................................................................................................................ [1]

(b) Write down one disadvantage of burning fossil fuels

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

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

....................................................................................................................................................[1]

(c) Wood is a type of biomass which can be used as fuel.

What is meant by the term biomass?

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

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

.....................................................................................................................................................[1]

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 11. Figure shows a student before and after a bungee jump.

The bungee cord has an unstretched length of 20 m.

a) For safety reasons, it is important that the bungee cord used is appropriate for the

student’s weight.

i) Give two reasons. Why? [2]

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

b) The student jumps off the bridge.

Complete the sentences to describe the energy transfers. [3]

Use answers from below.

elastic potential gravitational potential kinetic sound thermal

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 Before the student jumps from the bridge he has a store of ………………………energy.

When he is falling, the student’s store of …………………………………energy increases.

When the bungee cord is stretched, the cord stores energy

as………………………..energy.

12. Anna used a deodorant, which had a warning sign on it.

a) What does this warning sign mean?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

13. A bag of apples is being weighed on a spring scale which acts as a force
meter.

(a)What is the name of the force that pulls the spring down?
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 ……………….. ……………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(b)What will happen to the length of the spring:

(i) if another apple is added to the bag?

……………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(ii) if the bag of apples is lowered into a bucket of water?

………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(iii) Name the force found in spring.

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

14. Michelle added some universal indicator solution to four solids.

Michelle uses the pH chart to fill in her table of results.

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