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SCIENCE 1113/01
Paper 1 April 2018
45 minutes
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1 Different cells have different functions.
Draw lines from the cell function to the correct type of cell.
Draw four lines only.
cell function type of cell
absorbs water and

mineral salts
contracts to cause
movement
transports oxygen
around the body
uses light energy

to make food
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2 Draw a line from the type of energy to its description and example.
One has been done for you.
description type of energy example
also called
chemical a fire
heat energy
also called
radiant energy kinetic a boy talking
energy of
light the Sun
moving objects
energy released
by vibrating sound a girl running
objects
stored energy thermal food
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3 Mike investigates different rocks.
He uses different objects to try and scratch the surface of the rocks.
Mike records his observations in a table.
rock is the rock scratched by
finger nail copper coin knife blade steel file
A yes yes yes yes
B no no yes yes
C no no no no
D no no no yes
E no yes yes yes
(a) A rock can only be scratched by a substance that is harder than the rock.
Which rock is the softest?
Choose from A, B, C, D or E.
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(b) Mike finds this information about the hardness of rocks.
relative
scratch test
hardness
1 easily scratched by finger nail
2 scratched by finger nail
3 scratched by copper coin
4 easily scratched by knife blade
5 scratched by knife blade
6 scratched by steel file
7 scratches glass
8 scratches quartz
9 easily scratches quartz
10 cannot be scratched
Use the information to answer these questions.
(i) What is the relative hardness of rock E?
[1]
(ii) A rock can be scratched with a steel file.
This rock will not scratch glass.
What is the relative hardness of this rock?
[1]
(c) Rocks form in different ways.
Which type of rocks form when lava from a volcano cools down?
[1]

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4 The diagram shows part of the human respiratory system.
Name the structures labelled A, B and C.
Choose words from the list.
air sac bronchus diaphragm lung rib cage trachea
C
[3]
5 There are many different types of chemical reaction.
Complete the sentences about types of reaction.
burning displacement endothermic
exothermic fermentation neutralisation
(a) The reaction between an acid and an alkali is called .................................................. . [1]
(b) The reaction between iron and copper sulfate to form iron sulfate and copper is called
.................................................................................................................................... . [1]
(c) When baking powder reacts with vinegar the mixture gets colder.
This is because the reaction is ................................................................................... . [1]
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6 Yuri investigates light and coloured filters.
(a) He shines white light through a red filter and then a green filter.
red filter green filter
white light
A B
What is the colour of the light at A and at B?
B
[2]
(b) He shines white light through a blue filter and then a cyan filter.
blue filter cyan filter
white light
A B
B
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7 The table shows the masses and heart rates of eight mammals.
body mass heart rate in

mammals
in grams beats per minute
whale 120 000 000 20
elephant 5 000 000 30
horse 1 200 000 44
human 90 000 60
monkey 5 000 192
cat 2 000 150
rabbit 1 000 205
hamster 60 450
(a) (i) Describe the general pattern shown by these results.
[1]
(ii) Which mammal does not follow this general pattern?
Explain your answer.
[2]
(iii) Suggest a better way of presenting the data so that the pattern is more obvious.
[1]
(b) Jamila finds this information on the internet.
A chicken with a body mass of 1500 g has a heart rate of 275 beats per minute.
The information for the chicken does not fit with the general pattern for mammals.
Suggest why.
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8 Mia collects three liquids found in her kitchen.
coffee
tea
cleaning fluid
Mia then makes this statement about the substances.
The three liquids

are acids.
(a) Mia’s friend Carlos tells her she has no evidence for her statement.
Why is it important to have evidence to back up a scientific statement?
[1]
(b) Describe how Mia uses an indicator to collect evidence for her statement.
Include the
 name of the indicator
 result she gets if the liquids are acids.
[2]

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9 Safia wants to find the density of a small ball.
(a) She measures the mass of a plastic cup containing ten identical balls.
plastic cup
ten balls
(i) The plastic cup has a mass of 2.5 g.
What is the mass of one ball?
g [1]
(ii) Why does Safia use ten identical balls?
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(b) Safia measures the volume of the ten identical balls.
cm3 cm3
50 50
40
30 40
40
30 30
20 30
20 20
10 close-up view 10 close-up view
water water and ten balls
Complete the measurements to find the volume of one ball.
The volume of water in the measuring cylinder is cm3.
The volume of the water and ten balls in the measuring cylinder is cm3.
The difference in volume between these two readings is cm3.
The volume of one ball is cm3.

[2]
(c) Calculate the density of a ball.
Use your answers for mass in part (a) and volume in part (b) to calculate the density.
mass
density 
volume
The density of the ball is g/cm3 [1]

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10 The islands of Hawaii are home to around 40 species of birds called honeycreepers.
They have descended from an original species of honeycreeper which is now extinct.
Look at the diagram.
It shows five species of honeycreeper.
original honeycreeper
A
D
B C
(a) (i) Which process causes the gradual change from one species to another?
[1]
(ii) Name the scientist who developed the theory to explain how this process could happen.
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(b) This key can be used to identify four species of honeycreeper.
honeycreeper
has short, has long,

strong beak pointed beak
upper beak upper and lower

beak slightly beak highly
much longer beaks both
curved curved
than lower beak similar size
Maui parrotbill Nihoa ‘apapane akiapolaau

finch
Use the key to identify species A and species D.
species A
species D
[2]

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11 The diagram shows the atomic structure of aluminium.
(a) How many electrons are there in one atom of aluminium?
[1]
(b) Which scientist discovered the structure of the atom?
Circle the correct answer.
Darwin Einstein Pasteur Rutherford

[1]
(c) In which group of the Periodic Table is aluminium found?
[1]
(d) Aluminium is used in the circuit boards and batteries of mobile phones.
Use ideas about properties to explain why.
[1]
(e) Aluminium burns in air to form a compound.
What is the name of this compound?
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12 The lizard loses thermal (heat) energy and gains thermal (heat) energy.
Complete the labels to show the energy transfers taking place.
Choose from the following words.
conduction convection radiation

[2]
thermal energy lost from surface of skin by
.......................................................................................... .
thermal energy gained from rock by
thermal energy lost by air movements by ........................................................... .
....................................................................................... .
13 Metal carbonates react with acids.
A salt and two other chemicals are made.
Name the two other chemicals made.
and . [2]

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14 Oliver investigates the effect of light on photosynthesis.
Oliver is given the apparatus shown.
gas
bubble
water
containing
carbon
funnel dioxide
lamp
water plant
Write down two variables which Oliver needs to control during his investigation.
2
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SCIENCE 1113/02
Paper 2 April 2018
45 minutes
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1 Pierre plays a sport called rugby.
To keep fit he eats a special diet and exercises often.
(a) To improve his strength, Pierre eats lots of chicken.
(i) Name the main nutrient present in chicken.
[1]
(ii) Explain how this nutrient improves Pierre’s strength.
[1]
(b) To prepare for a game of rugby, Pierre eats lots of starchy foods such as pasta.
Explain why it is important for Pierre to eat starchy food before a strenuous game of rugby.
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2 (a) Tick () the boxes next to the two correct sentences about gases.
Gases can flow to fill a container. 


Gases only form at temperatures above 100 C. 

The particles in a gas are arranged randomly. 

The particles in a gas are close together. 

The particles in a gas can only vibrate. 
[2]
(b) A gas changes into a liquid during condensation.
Describe what happens to the particles in a substance during condensation.
[2]

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3 Gabriella makes a sound.
She looks at the trace it makes on an oscilloscope.
She makes four different sounds and looks at their traces.
B C
D E
Complete the sentences.
Choose from the following letters.
B C D E
The sound with a higher pitch than A is .............................. .
The sound with a larger volume (louder) than A is .............................
The sound with a smaller frequency than A is ............................
The sound with a smaller amplitude than A is .............................

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4 The drawing shows a mammal called the Philippine tarsier.
Tarsiers live in rainforests, jumping from tree to tree.
They rarely touch the ground.
They sleep during the day and hunt for insects at night.
(a) Use the drawing to suggest three ways tarsiers are adapted to their habitat.
[3]
(b) Philippine tarsiers are an endangered species.
Tourists have to pay to photograph these tarsiers in special nature reserves.
Suggest two ways this can help to increase the number of these tarsiers in the wild.
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5 Yuri investigates the reaction of metals with acids.
He adds different metals to dilute hydrochloric acid.
The diagram shows his results.
metal A metal B metal C metal D
(a) Complete the column heading and table to show Yuri’s results.
metal
A 0
B 6
[2]
(b) Describe how Yuri could improve his method to find the volume of gas produced.
Tick () the box next to the correct method.
collect the gas in a measuring cylinder 


collect the gas in a test tube 

repeat the experiment the same way 

use a smaller piece of metal 
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(c) Yuri repeats his experiment using more concentrated acid.
Yuri makes this prediction.
If I use more concentrated

acid I will get a faster
reaction.
The diagram shows his results for his second experiment.
metal A metal B metal C metal D
Is Yuri’s prediction supported by his results?
yes no
[1]

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6 There are many objects in space.
(a) Which object is a source of light?
asteroid
Earth
Moon
planet
star
[1]
(b) Comets are not sources of light.
Explain how we can see a comet even though it is not a source of light.
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7 The dodo became extinct in the 17th century.
 The dodo was a flightless bird which lived on the island of Mauritius.
 The dodos built their nests on the ground.
 Dodos had never met humans before humans arrived on the island. The dodos were not
afraid of the humans.
 Humans brought new animals to the island, such as cats, dogs and rats.
 The humans removed most of the forest where the dodos lived to build new homes and to
create farmland.
Write down two reasons why you think that the dodo became extinct.
[2]

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8 When lithium is added to water it forms lithium hydroxide and a gas.
(a) Complete the word equation for the reaction between lithium and water.
+ +
[3]
(b) The chemical symbol for lithium is Li.
The formula for water is H2O.
The formula for lithium hydroxide is LiOH.
Which of these substances is an element?
Choose from lithium, water or lithium hydroxide.
.........................................................................
[2]
(c) Lithium is in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.
The diagram shows some of the elements in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.
Na sodium
K potassium
Rb rubidium
Cs caesium
Fr francium
Describe how the reactivity of the Group 1 metals changes as you go down the group.
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9 Blessy investigates conduction of thermal (heat) energy.
She heats a metal rod.
The metal rod has a pin attached with wax.
metal rod
pin attached
heat with wax
When the end of the metal rod is hot, the wax melts and the pin falls.
Blessy must think about the safety hazards of this investigation.
Describe two of these safety hazards.
[2]

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10 Diagram A shows the flower of a fly orchid.
Diagram B shows a fly orchid flower being visited by insects.
A B
(a) The flowers of this orchid release chemicals which smell like a female fly.
Suggest two reasons why male flies travel great distances to visit these flowers.
[2]
(b) The orchid is pollinated by insects.
What is meant by the term pollination?
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11 The diagram shows the structure of a boron atom.
= particle Y
= particle Z
Name particles Y and Z.
particle Y
particle Z
[2]
12 Rajiv puts a piece of wood on a pivot.
He adds weights at different distances from the pivot.
piece of
wood
3m 2m
pivot
4N A
The wood balances.
Calculate the weight labelled A in the diagram.
Weight of A = N
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13 Plants are able to use light energy to make their own food.
Name one substance that plants use to make their own food by this process.
[1]
14 Tick () the three correct properties of magnets.
Like poles of magnets repel.
Magnets always have N and S written on them.
Magnets do not work if they are in water.
Magnets attract iron, cobalt and nickel.
The force of attraction is greater at the poles than in the middle of the magnet.
[2]
15 Planets orbit the Sun.
Saturn
Sun A B C
Write down the names of planets A, B and C.
C
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16 Priya connects an electrical circuit.
(a) What type of circuit is shown in the diagram?
parallel circuit with closed switch
series circuit with closed switch
parallel circuit with open switch
parallel and series circuit with open switch
series circuit with open switch

[1]
(b) Priya wants to measure the current in the circuit.
What is the name of the meter she uses to measure the current?
[1]

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17 Jamila is a skier.
Here are the time and distance measurements for three of Jamila’s journeys.
time in distance in
journey
seconds metres
A 30 40
B 60 120
C 60 30
Journey B has the greatest average speed.
Explain why.
[2]
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SCIENCE 1113/01
Paper 1 October 2018
45 minutes
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1 Safia uses a microscope to look at cells.
She makes a labelled drawing of a cell.
vacuole
nucleus
X
cell membrane cytoplasm
(a) Name the structure labelled X.
[1]
(b) Safia cannot be sure whether the cell is animal or plant.
Use the information from the diagram to explain why.
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2 The diagram shows a cross - section of rocks in three different locations.
location 1 location 2 location 3
layer A
layer B
layer C
layer D
metamorphic rock
(a) Fossils are found in the layers of rocks.
Look at the picture of one of the fossils.
(i) This fossil is the oldest shown in the diagram.
Explain how you can tell.
[1]
(ii) The fossil is found in a sedimentary rock.
Circle the sedimentary rock in the list.
basalt granite marble sandstone
[1]
(b) Complete the sentence to explain how metamorphic rocks form.
heat ice pressure water wind
Metamorphic rocks form when other rocks are changed by
and . [2]
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3 Ring magnets have a north pole (N) and a south pole (S).
Gabriella has a toy made of ring magnets.
She puts four ring magnets on the toy.
There are gaps between the magnets.
Complete the missing labels in the boxes on the diagram.
Use N for a north pole.
Use S for a south pole.
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4 Oliver grows several different varieties of cucumber plants.
He produces new plants by breeding different varieties together.
Oliver uses a brush to transfer grains containing male cells from a flower of one variety to the
female parts of another variety.
This is shown in the diagram.
female part
male part of flower
of flower
(a) Name the grains containing the male cells.
[1]
(b) Name the process of transferring the grains to the female parts of a flower.
[1]
(c) Name the process that must take place before seeds are formed.
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5 Chen investigates displacement reactions.
(a) Chen adds iron to copper sulfate solution in a test-tube.
A reaction takes place.
Copper and iron sulfate are made.
Complete the word equation for this reaction.
+ +
[2]
(b) Chen repeats his method with some other metals and metal salt solutions.
Here are his results.
metal metal salt solution does it react?
copper zinc sulfate no
copper iron sulfate no
iron copper sulfate yes
iron zinc sulfate no
zinc copper sulfate yes
zinc iron sulfate yes
Put these metals in order of reactivity, starting with the most reactive.
copper iron zinc
most reactive
least reactive
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(c) Chen notices the test-tube gets warm when a reaction takes place.
What name describes a reaction that gives out heat?
[1]
(d) Chen's teacher suggests that he change his experiment to find out which reaction gives out
the most heat.
Describe how Chen changes his experiment.
[2]

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6 Sound waves can be shown on an oscilloscope.
amplitude frequency noise particle size
At A the wave has the highest .
At A and B the wave has the same .
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7 Angélique and Pierre watch a film about penguins.
One scene shows penguins together in a group at a temperature of –30 C.
Pierre predicts that the penguins in the middle of the group will be the warmest.
Angélique suggests that they plan an investigation to test Pierre’s prediction.
They decide to use test-tubes filled with hot water to represent eight penguins.
She labels one tube A and stands it on its own.
She labels another tube B and places it in the middle of six other tubes all labelled C.
Angélique fills the eight test-tubes with hot water.

tube B
tube A tube C
Angélique and Pierre record the temperatures of the water in tubes A, B and C over a period of
time.
(a) Name two pieces of apparatus they use to obtain the measurements they need.
and [2]
(b) State one variable they need to keep the same in their investigation.
variable
[2]

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8 Aiko and Carlos are investigating states of matter.
They do three tests on five different substances.
Test 1 Fill a syringe with the substance and try to squash it.
Test 2 Put the substance into a beaker.
Test 3 Heat the substance in an evaporating dish.
Here are their results.
substance test 1 test 2 test 3

could not fill the
did not take on the
A syringe with this melted
shape of the beaker
substance
filled the syringe turned into steam

took on the shape of
B but could not be leaving nothing in
the beaker
squashed the dish
could not fill the

did not take on the
C syringe with this burnt
shape of the beaker
substance
could be could not see this

did not do this as
D squashed in the substance in the
nothing to see
syringe beaker
filled the syringe turned to steam but

took on the shape of
E but could not be left a white solid
the beaker
squashed behind in the dish
Use their results to answer these questions.
(a) Which substance is a gas?
Choose from A, B, C, D or E. ...............................
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(b) Which two substances are solids?
Choose from A, B, C, D and E. and
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9 Pierre and Carlos have six boxes.
B C
A D
E
F
They collect information about the six boxes.
volume mass density

box colour
in cm3 in g in g/cm3
A red 15 18.0 1.2
B red 12 75.6 6.3
C green 12 86.4 7.2
D green 8 78.4 9.8
E red 10 41.0 4.1
F green 13 83.2 6.4
(a) Pierre says
‘The green boxes are denser than the red boxes.’
Does the evidence in the table support his statement?
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(b) Carlos says

‘The largest box is the most dense.’
Does the evidence in the table support his statement?
[2]
10 The diagram shows four giraffes.
They have different patterns on their bodies.
Tick () the boxes next to the two sentences that prove that they are all the same species.
They all eat the same food.
They can all breed with each other.
They share similar features.
They live in the same habitat.
Their offspring would all be able to have young.
[2]

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11 The diagram shows a model of an atom of an element.
nucleus
(a) Name the part of the atom labelled X.
[1]
(b) Describe how you can tell that the element is in Group 4 of the Periodic Table.
Use information from the diagram.
[1]
(c) What happens to the size of atoms as you move down Group 4?
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12 The diagram shows the addition of different colours of light.
yellow
green red
blue
............................................. .............................................
Complete the diagram by writing the correct colour in each box. [2]

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13 (a) The diagram shows part of a food web in a large lake.
A ................................................... B ...................................................
perch
sticklebacks
C ................................................... D ...................................................
algae
Some organisms are missing from the food web and are shown by the boxes A, B, C and D.
Identify the four organisms using the information.
Algae are small green plants that are eaten by mosquito larvae.
Water fleas also feed on algae.
Sticklebacks are small fish that eat water fleas and mosquito larvae.
Fish such as perch and pike eat sticklebacks.
Pike and otters are predators that compete with each other for perch.
Write the names of each of the organisms in the boxes A, B, C and D. [3]
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(b) In some areas, otters have been introduced into lakes and rivers.
Fishermen claim that this has affected the food web and spoiled their fishing.
Explain how and why introducing otters could affect the number of fish in the lake.
[2]
14 Jamila draws a picture of the Sun and the planets in the solar system.
Sun
She has labelled the Sun.
(a) Write down the names of the two planets nearest to the Sun.
and [1]
(b) We see the Sun because it is a source of light.
Explain why we see the planets.
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15 Safia investigates electrical circuits.
She measures the voltage across a lamp.
test wire
Safia writes her results in a table.
length of
voltage
test wire
in V
in cm
10 0.42
20 0.37
30 0.35
40 0.28
50 0.22
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(a) Complete the graph of Safia’s results by
 adding labels to both of the axes
 plotting the points (the first three have been done for you).
0.5
X
0.4
X
X
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
[2]
(b) One of the results does not fit the pattern.
Which result is anomalous and what should Safia do to check this result?
anomalous result
she should
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SCIENCE 1113/02
45 minutes
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This document consists of 17 printed pages and 3 blank pages.
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1 Draw a straight line from each function to the correct plant cell.
Draw only two lines.
function plant cell
absorbs water and

minerals from soil
transports water and

minerals
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2 Reactions between metals and non-metals form compounds.

(a) Sulfur reacts with metals to form a type of compound called a sulfide.
Complete the table to show the type of compound formed by different non-metals.
non-metal type of compound
chlorine
oxygen
sulfur sulfide
[2]
(b) Iron reacts with a compound and oxygen to form rust.
What is the name of this compound?
[1]
3 Gabriella connects an electrical circuit.
A1 A4
A2
A3
There are two lamps and four ammeters in the circuit.
The lamps are identical.
The reading on A1 is 0.8 A.
What are the readings on the other ammeters?
A2 is A.
A3 is A.
A4 is A. [2]

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4 The diagram shows a frog.
Scientists classify animals with backbones into five main vertebrate groups.
Classify the frog into its correct vertebrate group.
Give one reason for your answer.
vertebrate group
reason
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5 Rajiv draws pictures of the stars in the night sky from his bedroom window.
He draws a picture in January.
He draws a picture in June.
(a) Write down one difference between the two pictures.
[1]
(b) Rajiv draws another picture in January of the next year.
Describe what the picture will look like.
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6 (a) (i) Name the process that plants use to make their own food.
[1]
(ii) Name one other product of this process.
[1]
(b) In an investigation, identical plants are placed in three different gases.
 Each plant is given constant light.
 The plants are kept in the same conditions for one week.
The diagram shows the results of this investigation.
at start
gas A gas B gas C
after one
week
gas A gas B gas C
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Describe the results of this investigation.
plant kept in gas A
plant kept in gas B
plant kept in gas C
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7 Carlos investigates the reaction of zinc with dilute sulfuric acid.
He puts zinc into a conical flask and then adds 25 cm3 of cold dilute sulfuric acid.
The diagram shows his apparatus.
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
gas syringe
zinc
dilute sulfuric acid
Carlos then records the volume of gas in the syringe each minute.
The diagrams below show some of his results.
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1 minute 2 minutes
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
4 minutes 6 minutes
(a) Write down the volume of gas collected after 6 minutes.
cm3 [1]
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Predict the volume of gas collected after 2 minutes.
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(c) Carlos then repeats the investigation using 25 cm3 of more concentrated sulfuric acid.
Explain why the reaction is faster.
Use ideas about particles and collisions in your answer.
[2]
8 Yuri draws a picture to show the air particles in front of a loudspeaker.
air particles
loudspeaker
Write the letter C on the diagram where there is a compression of air particles.
Write the letter R on the diagram where there is a rarefaction of air particles.
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9 The picture shows a mountaineer climbing Mount Everest.
Mount Everest is nearly 9 km high.
The air pressure at the top of the mountain is very low. This makes breathing very difficult.
The mountaineer wears a tight fitting mask connected to a breathing apparatus.
A chemical in the breathing apparatus removes waste gas from his breath.
(a) Name the life process which provides the mountaineer with the energy for climbing.
[1]
(b) Which gas, found in the air, is needed for this process?
[1]
(c) Which waste gas needs to be removed from the mountaineer’s breath?
[1]
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10 Youssef and Blessy investigate the reaction of metals with dilute hydrochloric acid.
They put 10 cm3 of hydrochloric acid into four test-tubes.
They then add 0.1g of a different metal to each test-tube.
Youssef and Blessy measure the time it takes for the metal to react completely.
This is the reaction time.
The table shows their results.
reaction time
metal
in s
calcium 15
iron 290
magnesium 23
zinc 230
(a) Put the metals in the table in order of reactivity.
most reactive
least reactive [1]
(b) Write the word equation for the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid.
+ +
[3]
(c) Youssef and Blessy wear safety glasses during the investigation.
Explain why.
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11 White light can be split into different colours by a glass prism.
white light
glass prism
(a) Write down the name given to this splitting of white light.
[1]
(b) The white light is split into seven different colours.
Complete the order of the seven colours.
red
yellow
blue
violet
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12 Substances are either elements, compounds or mixtures.
(a) Look at the list of substances.
carbon
copper
magnesium carbonate
sulfur
water
Sort the substances into compounds and elements.
compound element
carbon
[2]
(b) Read these sentences about mixtures.
Tick () the box next to the correct sentence.
Mixtures are pure substances.
Mixtures can be separated by physical means.
Mixtures contain only elements.
Elements in mixtures are joined by chemical bonds. [1]
(c) Magnesium carbonate reacts with an acid to make magnesium nitrate.
Which acid must be used in this reaction?
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13 Chen draws a diagram to show water changing from a liquid to water vapour.
water vapour
water molecules
liquid
All the water molecules in the liquid are moving.
Some of the molecules have more .....................................................
These molecules move ...................................................... enough to escape the surface of the

liquid.
This is called .................................................. .
This makes the liquid become .................................... .
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14 The diagram shows a model of the human heart.
blood from
body X
blood to
lungs
(a) Complete the table about the composition of the blood going to the lungs.
Tick () the two boxes that describe the correct composition of this blood.
concentration concentration
of carbon dioxide of oxygen
high low high low
[1]
(b) The blood vessel labelled X carries blood away from the heart.
(i) What name is given to this type of blood vessel?
[1]
(ii) The blood vessel labelled X has very thick walls.
Explain why this is necessary.
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15 Blessy draws five different distance/time graphs on the same axes.
A
B
C
distance
from D
Blessy
E
time
(a) The distance axis shows how far an object is away from Blessy.
Which graph shows an object moving towards Blessy?
A B C D E
[1]
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16 Lily draws a diagram to explain the principle of moments.
d1 d2
F2
F1
Use the diagram to explain the principle of moments.
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Paper 1 April 2017
45 minutes
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IB17 05_1113_01/5RP
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1 Plants and animals contain cells.
(a) Complete the table.
Tick () if the structure is present.
The first one has been done for you.
structure plant cell animal cell
nucleus  
cell wall
cytoplasm
cell membrane
vacuole
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(b) This is a diagram of a plant cell.
A B
D C
Draw a line from each letter to its correct name and function in the plant cell.
name letter function
where photosynthesis
cell wall A
happens
where chemical
chloroplast B
reactions occur
contains genetic
cytoplasm C
information
rigid to support
nucleus D
the cell
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2 This question is about the structure of the Earth.
(a) Draw straight lines to match the part of the Earth’s structure with its description.
Earth’s structure description
core centre of the Earth
crust part made of liquid rock
mantle outer part
[2]
(b) The Earth is made up of three different types of rock.
One type is sedimentary rock.
Write the names of the other two types of rock.
and [2]
(c) Sedimentary rocks sometimes contain the remains of dead animals and plants.
What is the name of these remains found in rocks?
Tick () the correct box.
crystal
fossil
mineral
rock
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3 Here are six objects.
Each of these objects transfers energy into useful types of energy.
................................................. ................................................. .................................................
................................................. ................................................. .................................................
Write down the useful type of energy released below each object.
Choose the type of energy from
electrical kinetic light sound thermal

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4 Mia connects an electrical circuit.
+ –
A1 A5
A2
A3
A4
(a) What type of electrical circuit has Mia made?
[1]
(b) There are five components in the circuit with the letter A in a circle.
(i) Write down the name of this component.
[1]
(ii) What do these components measure?
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(c) Here is a picture of component A1.
10 15
5
20
A
0
What is the reading on component A1?
[1]
(d) Predict the reading on component A5.
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5 The diagram shows the human circulatory system.
Four organs are labelled A, B, C and D.
head and
arms
organ A
heart
organ B
organ C
organ D
legs
oxygenated blood
Diagram not to scale
deoxygenated blood
(a) Look at the diagram and name the four organs.
A B
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(b) Some substances leave the blood and other substances enter the blood when it travels
through an organ.
Complete the table by writing the letters of the organs in the correct boxes.
how the blood changes as it passes through the organ letter
The concentration of nutrients increases.
The concentration of carbon dioxide decreases and the

concentration of oxygen increases.
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6 A group of students investigate photosynthesis using pond weed.
The diagram shows the equipment they use.
cm3
gas
gas bubbles
10
thermometer
15
lamp
light
20 water
pond weed
(a) (i) Write down the word equation for photosynthesis.
+  +
[2]
(ii) The diagram shows the volume of gas they collect after 5 minutes.
Write down this volume.
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(b) The students want to increase the volume of gas the pond weed makes in 5 minutes.
(i) The students use a drinking straw to bubble some of their breath into the water.
The volume of gas the pond weed makes increases.
Explain why.
[1]
(ii) Suggest and explain one other way the students could increase the volume of gas this
pond weed makes in 5 minutes.
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7 Youssef investigates what happens when iron is added to different solutions.
He puts four different metal salt solutions into four beakers.
He then adds an iron nail to each beaker.
iron nail in iron nail in iron nail in iron nail in

copper sulfate potassium nitrate lead nitrate silver nitrate
solution solution solution solution
After ten minutes Youssef records his observations.
metal salt solution observation
copper sulfate iron nail covered in a pink solid
potassium nitrate no reaction
lead nitrate iron nail covered with a black solid
silver nitrate iron nail covered with a black solid
(a) Which variable does Youssef change in his investigation?
[1]
(b) Write down one variable Youssef needs to control.
[1]
(c) Youssef sets up another beaker.
This time he puts the nail in sodium chloride solution.
There is no reaction.
Explain why the nail in this beaker does not react.
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8 Carlos learns about the law of reflection in a lesson.
He draws a diagram.
Label his diagram.
Use the following words.
angle of incidence
angle of reflection
incident ray
mirror
normal
reflected ray
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9 This question is about the three states of matter.
(a) Which state of matter has the strongest forces between its particles?
[1]
(b) Draw straight lines to match the state of matter with the description of the spacing of the
particles.
state of matter description
gas spread far apart
closely packed in
liquid
a regular pattern
closely packed
solid but not in a
pattern
[1]
(c) Youssef puts a small amount of water into a flat dish.
He then leaves the dish outside in the warm sunshine.
After a while the water disappears.
Explain what happens to the water particles.
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10 Look at the diagram. It shows some of the elements in the Periodic Table.
H He
Li B C O F
Na Al Cl
K transition elements
Use this Periodic Table to answer these questions.
(a) Write down the chemical symbol of the most reactive element in Group 1.
[1]
(b) An atom of an element has only one proton inside its nucleus.
Write down the chemical symbol for this element.
[1]
(c) Write down the chemical symbol of the element in Group 7 (Group 17) and Period 3.
[1]
(d) Write down the name of the element in the same group as boron.
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11 Priya and Lily investigate friction.
Here is the equipment they use.
masses
forcemeter
wooden block
pull
table
material
They pull the wooden block with a forcemeter.
They repeat the investigation using different materials.
(a) Priya says
“We must be careful because we are using heavy masses.”
Lily says
“We must make this investigation safe.”
Describe two things they can do to reduce the risk of hurting themselves or others.
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(b) Here are their results.
material A
has a read
in g of 2.4 N
1.7 is the
reading
for mater
ial B
C is 3.2
0.7 belong
s to mater
ial D
Complete Priya and Lily’s results table.
forcemeter
reading
in N
[2]
(c) Describe how they can make the results more reliable.
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SCIENCE 1113/02
Paper 2 April 2017
45 minutes
Pencil
Ruler

IB17 05_1113_02/4RP
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1 Complete the sentence.
Choose from the list.
both the south pole and the north pole
neither pole
only the north pole
only the south pole
An iron nail is attracted to of a magnet. [1]
2 This question is about sound.
Tick () the correct sentence about the pitch of sound.
A high pitched sound is always loud.
A high pitched sound always has a high frequency.
A high pitched sound always has a large amplitude.
A high pitched sound always has a low frequency.
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3 (a) Scientists classify arthropods into four main groups depending on their number of legs.
The diagrams show examples of three of these groups.
Draw straight lines to match each of the arthropods to its group.
arthropods group
arachnid
3 pairs of legs
crustacean
5 pairs of legs insect
myriapod
4 pairs of legs
[3]
(b) All arthropods have jointed legs.
Describe two other characteristics that would identify an arthropod.
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4 Here are some chemical formulas.
Al
CaO
Cl 2
CO2
KNO3
MgCO3
NaCl
P2O5
(a) Choose the formulas from the list.
Each formula can be used once, more than once or not at all.
(i) Write down the formulas of two elements.
and [1]
(ii) Write down the formulas of all the compounds containing carbon.
[1]
(iii) Write down two formulas that show compounds made from three elements.
and [1]
(iv) Fertilisers are often compounds of potassium.
Write down the formula for a fertiliser that is a compound of potassium.
[1]
(b) Write down the name of the compound with the formula CaO.
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5 Energy is always conserved.
Complete the energy diagrams to show that energy is conserved.
(a)
80 J of light energy
200 J of electrical energy
............. J of thermal energy
[1]
(b)
60 J of light energy
........... J of electrical energy
40 J of thermal energy
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6 The world human population needs increasing amounts of energy.
A large amount of energy is obtained by burning fuels.
(a) Look at the list.
Circle the fuel that is a renewable source of energy.
biomass coal gasoline (petrol) natural gas

[1]
(b) Burning these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the environment.
(i) Describe some harmful effects of increasing levels of carbon dioxide on the environment.
[3]
(ii) Suggest which of these fuels would be the best to burn, if we must continue to burn fuel.
coal gasoline (petrol) hydrogen wood
fuel
explanation
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7 Look at the table of elements in Group 7 (Group 17) of the modern Periodic Table.
atomic state at room melting point boiling point

element
mass temperature in °C in °C
fluorine 19 –220 –188
chlorine 35 gas –101
bromine 80 liquid –7 59
iodine 127 solid 114 184
astatine 210 solid 301 337
(a) Complete the sentence about the relationship between atomic mass and melting point.
As the atomic mass the melting point . [1]
(b) What is the state of fluorine at room temperature?
[1]
(c) Estimate the boiling point of chlorine.
–201°C –34°C 65°C 138°C
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8 Jamila uses the internet.
She finds some information about adding coloured light together.
yellow
red ........................................
........................................
magenta cyan
........................................
Write the correct colours of light in the three boxes on the diagram. [2]
9 The scientist Copernicus was born in 1473.
At this time people thought that the Earth was the centre of the universe.
What did Copernicus think was the centre of the universe?
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10 Pierre grows pepper plants.
To find the effect of fertiliser on the growth of these pepper plants,
 he sows three groups of 50 seeds
 he places them in a glasshouse and waters one group with organic fertiliser, one with
artificial fertiliser and one with distilled water
 he measures the average height of the pepper plants every 4 weeks
 he counts how many peppers each group of plants have produced after 16 weeks.
The table shows the results of his investigation.
average height of pepper number

plants in cm of
treatment peppers
4 8 12 after 16
weeks weeks weeks weeks
distilled
38 70 98 46
water
organic
42 84 124 104
fertiliser
artificial
48 88 130 127
fertiliser
(a) (i) Which variable does Pierre change in his investigation?
[1]
(ii) State two variables Pierre must control in his investigation.
2 [2]
(iii) Suggest why Pierre waters one group of plants with distilled water.
[1]
(b) What conclusions can be made about the effects of adding fertiliser on
(i) the height of pepper plants?
[1]
(ii) the number of peppers the plants produced?
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11 Complete the table about the reactivity of metals.
reaction with dilute

metal reaction with cold water
hydrochloric acid
sodium violent reaction to form hydrogen
calcium bubbles and gives hydrogen
iron no reaction
copper no reaction
gold no reaction
[5]
12 Blessy puts two books on a table.
book B
book A
The books are the same size and the same mass.
Which book exerts the greater pressure on the table?
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13 Mike and Oliver sit on a see-saw.
Mike Oliver
2m 1m
500 N
1000 N
pivot
Mike is smaller than Oliver but the see-saw balances.
Explain why it balances, using the principle of moments.
[3]
14 Mia investigates an endothermic reaction.
She adds sodium carbonate to dilute ethanoic acid.
(a) The temperature of the dilute ethanoic acid at the start is 20 °C.
What will happen to the temperature when the sodium carbonate is added?
[1]
(b) When sodium carbonate reacts with dilute ethanoic acid a salt is made.
A gas and a liquid are also made.
Which gas and liquid are made when carbonates react with acids?
gas
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15 The properties of sound can be explained using a diagram.
dots
loudspeaker A B ear
(a) What do the dots represent?
air particles
heat particles
light particles
solid particles
sound particles
[1]
(b) Complete the sentences.
The particles in the diagram move.
Area A is called a compression because the particles are
Area B is called a rarefaction because the particles are
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16 Chen opens a bottle of liquid perfume.
After a few seconds he can smell the perfume.
Some of the liquid perfume evaporates into a gas.
The perfume gas then diffuses.
What happens to the particles of perfume during diffusion?
Tick () the correct box.
The particles have less energy.
The particles move closer together.
The particles move more slowly.
The particles spread out.

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17 Aiko draws a bar chart to show the mean (average) distance of planets from the Sun.
12
10
distance
from the Sun
in large
6
distance
units
0
A B C D E F
planets
(a) Planet C is the Earth.
What are the names of planets A and B?
Planet A
Planet B [1]
(b) What planet is between 8 and 12 large distance units from the Sun?
Choose from A, B, C, D, E or F.
[1]
(c) How many planets are less than 8.2 large distance units from the Sun?
3 4 5 6 7
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45 minutes
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IB17 10_1113_01/5RP
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1 Chloroplasts are found in plant cells but not in animal cells.
Other structures are found in both plant and animal cells.
(a) Complete the table by putting ticks () and crosses () in the correct column.
Chloroplast has been done for you.
found in found in
structure
plant cells animal cells
cell membrane
cell wall
chloroplast  
cytoplasm
nucleus
vacuole
[2]
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2 Look at the diagram.
It shows the materials that make up different parts of a car.
electrical wires
made of copper
exhaust pipe made

from stainless steel bumper (fender)
made from polymers
wheel hubs car body made rubber tyres

made of aluminium from mild steel filled with air
(a) Which two labelled parts of the car are made from non-metals?
and [1]
(b) Which property of steel is useful for making the car body?
ductile magnetic sonorous strong [1]
(c) Which property of copper is useful for making the electrical wires?
ductile magnetic sonorous strong [1]
(d) What is an advantage of using stainless steel instead of iron?
[1]
(e) The windows are made of glass because glass is transparent.
What is meant by the word transparent?
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3 Yuri uses a flashlight.
green filter
flashlight
(torch)
light
yellow paper
You can use each word once, more than once, or not at all.
black blue green red white
The light from the flashlight contains three primary colours.
When these three primary colours are added together it makes light.
This light contains red light, green light and light.
The yellow paper reflects the red light and light.
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4 The diagram shows a simple food web. It contains three food chains.
The letters A, B, C and D are the four different organisms making up these food chains.
A B
(a) Which organism is a producer?
Choose from A, B, C or D. [1]
(b) Which organism is both a primary and a secondary consumer?
Choose from A, B, C or D. [1]
(c) What do the arrows in a food web show?
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5 Chen investigates the reaction of acids with metals.
He puts hydrochloric acid into four test-tubes.
Chen then adds a different metal powder to each tube.
The diagram shows his results.
tube 1 tube 2 tube 3 tube 4
10 cm3 of hydrochloric acid

and 1g of metal powder
Chen counts the bubbles formed in the reaction and records his results in a table.
tube name of metal
1 iron 6
2 copper
0
3 zinc
4 tin
3
(a) Chen has missed one of the headings in the table.
Complete the table by writing in the missing heading. [1]
(b) Chen has not recorded the result for zinc.
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(c) Write down the metals in order of reactivity.
most reactive
least reactive [1]
(d) The bubbles are made of a gas.
What is the name of the gas that forms when metals react with acids?
[1]
(e) Chen uses hydrochloric acid in his investigation.
What is the name of the salt formed when zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid?
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6 Angelique investigates heat transfer.
She heats a metal rod.
The metal rod has a pin attached with wax.
metal rod
pin attached
heat with wax
When the end of the metal rod is hot, the wax melts and the pin falls.
(a) What type of heat transfer is Angelique investigating?
[1]
(b) Angelique repeats the investigation with rods made of different metals.
The pins fall after different amounts of time.
Why do the pins fall after different amounts of time?
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(c) Angelique draws a picture of the atoms inside one of the metal rods.
atoms
metal rod
heat
Describe how the heat is transferred to the end of the metal rod.
Use Angelique’s drawing to help you.
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7 Look at the diagram of a nitrogen atom.
electron
nucleus
(a) The protons are not shown on the diagram.
How many protons are in a nitrogen atom?
[1]
(b) Which group of the Periodic Table does nitrogen belong to?
[1]
(c) Write down the chemical symbol for nitrogen.
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8 Plants absorb mineral salts from the soil.
(a) Circle the cell that plants use to absorb mineral salts.
[1]
(b) Which other substance must plants absorb from the soil?
[1]
(c) Three identical plants A, B and C are grown in different conditions.
fruit
A B C
plant grown in plant grown in plant grown in
ideal conditions identical conditions identical conditions
to A but without to A but without
magnesium phosphate
(i) Describe the effects of phosphate on plant growth.
Explain how you can tell from the diagrams.
[3]
(ii) The plant grown without magnesium has yellow leaves.

Suggest why.
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9 Gabriella investigates the air content of different soils.
The diagram shows the apparatus she uses.
cm³ cm³
250 250
100 cm³ water
200 200
150 150 water
soil soil and water
100 100
50 50
She puts 100 cm3 of soil into the measuring cylinder.
Gabriella then adds 100 cm3 of water to the soil.
She then records the total volume of soil and water in the measuring cylinder.
(a) The diagram below shows the total volume of soil and water for soil A.
cm³
170
160
soil and
water
150
Complete the table to show the total volume of soil and water for soil A.
total volume of soil

soil
and water in cm3
B 156
C 145
D 178
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(b) The water fills the air spaces in the soil.
The more air spaces, the lower the total volume of soil and water.
(i) Which soil has the most air spaces?
Choose from A, B, C, or D.
[1]
(ii) Clay soils are made of closely packed particles.
The air spaces are very small.
Which soil is clay?
Choose from A, B, C, or D.
[1]
(c) Clay is one type of soil.
Circle one other type of soil.
fossils igneous peat rocky [1]
(d) Gabriella also wants to investigate the acidity of each soil.
Which scale is used to measure the acidity of soil?
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10 Blessy has some cubes of material.
She wants to calculate the density of one of these cubes.
Blessy needs to measure two physical quantities.
One of these is the mass of the cube.
(a) Describe how she finds the mass of the cube.
[1]
(b) (i) What is the other physical quantity that Blessy needs to measure?
[1]
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11 Rabbits are herbivores and are adapted to survive in their environment.
They live in grassy places and make nests in underground tunnels.
(a) Look at the diagram.
The rabbits are able to detect the presence of predators such as foxes.
Write down one way shown in the picture in which rabbits are good at detecting predators.
[1]
(b) Rabbits make their nests in underground tunnels.
Suggest two reasons why.
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12 Class 9 have a quiz about current and voltage.
Their teacher gives them four questions.
Answer the questions on the quiz.
Quiz
1. What equipment is used to measure current?
........................................................................
2. What equipment is used to measure voltage?
........................................................................
3. What is the unit of current?
……………………………………………………
4. What is the unit of voltage?
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1 Angelique and her friends are planning a party.
They want to prepare food that will be part of a healthy, balanced diet.
They find this information on the internet.
eat less fat, oil, sugar, salt
eat moderately dairy products, meat,

fish, eggs and beans
fruit and
eat more
vegetables
eat most cereals and

whole grains
You should also drink 6-8 glasses of fluid (including water, weak tea and soup) every day.
(a) The information states that a person should eat mostly cereals and whole grains.
(i) Which group of nutrients is provided by cereals and whole grains?
[1]
(ii) Why do we need these nutrients?
[1]
(b) People are advised to eat more fruit and vegetables in their diet.
This helps to prevent them from developing deficiency diseases such as scurvy and rickets.
Name the group of nutrients which helps to prevent these deficiency diseases.
[1]
(c) Eating too much fat and oil can lead to health problems.
State one harmful result of eating too much fat and oil.
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2 This question is about states of matter.
(a) Complete these sentences about states of matter.
be squashed break condense
expand melt separate
The particles in solids are close together which means solids cannot .
When a liquid evaporates the particles .
When a solid changes into a liquid it is said to . [3]
(b) The particles of a gas fill any container in which they are placed.
Explain why.
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3 Mia plays her flute.
flute
microphone
oscilloscope
The oscilloscope shows the sounds the flute makes.
Here is an oscilloscope picture.
height in cm
time in seconds
(a) There are two complete waves in the picture.
This wave has a frequency of 2 units.
The frequency of the wave increases to 6 units.
The amplitude stays the same.
(i) What is the number of complete waves that are now seen in the oscilloscope picture?
[1]
(ii) What happens to the height of the waves on the oscilloscope picture?
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(b) Mia moves further away from the microphone.
She plays the flute in exactly the same way.
Explain what happens to the oscilloscope picture.
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4 There are still many undiscovered species of animals and plants in remote parts of the world.
The diagram shows a newly discovered species which scientists have classified and named
Isothrix barbarabrownae.
(a) Name the class of vertebrates that includes Isothrix.
amphibians birds fish mammals reptiles

[1]
(b) Give two reasons for your answer to (a).
Use information from the diagram.
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5 Hassan is a farmer.
The soil on his fields is too acidic to grow some crops.
(a) Hassan wants to find out the pH of the soil.
He uses litmus.
(i) How does litmus tell Hassan that the soil is acidic?
[1]
(ii) Hassan’s friend suggests that he uses Universal Indicator instead of litmus.
Explain why.
[1]
(b) Hassan adds an alkali to the field.
The acid in the soil reacts with the alkali.
What is the name of this type of reaction?
evaporation fertilisation fossilisation
neutralisation respiration
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6 Look at the pictures of stars seen from the same position on the surface of the Earth.
One of the pictures is from June and the other is from December.
June December
(a) Why are the patterns of the stars different?
[1]
(b) A picture of stars is taken in October.
It is taken from the same position on the Earth.
What pattern will the stars have in the month of October?
same as the pattern in June
same as the pattern in December
a different pattern
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7 Rajiv and Jamila investigate photosynthesis.
They set up their apparatus as shown.
gas
bubble
water
containing dissolved
carbon dioxide
funnel
lamp
water plant
They want to find out how changing the distance of the lamp from the water plant affects the rate
of photosynthesis.
(a) Write down two variables that they measure.
2 [2]
(b) Rajiv and Jamila do their experiment.
Here are their results.
35
30 x
25 x
number of
bubbles 20
produced x
in 5 15
minutes
10 x
5
x
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
distance of the lamp from the water plant in cm
Describe the pattern shown by the results.
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8 Safia and Carlos do some displacement reactions.
(a) The sentences A – D describe the method they use.
The sentences are in the wrong order.
A They look to see if there is a reaction.
B They place different metals into five test-tubes.
C They add copper nitrate solution to each test-tube.
D They repeat the method with different solutions.
Complete the boxes to show the correct order.
One box has been done for you.
B
[1]
(b) The table shows their results.
 = a reaction takes place

 = there is no reaction
metal
solution
zinc iron lead magnesium
zinc nitrate    
iron nitrate    
lead nitrate    
magnesium nitrate    
Use the information in the table to put the metals into the order of reactivity.
most reactive
least reactive [2]
(c) Complete the word equation for the reaction between zinc and lead nitrate.
lead
zinc + +
nitrate
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9 Jamila and Ahmed collect information about a camel and a horse.
camel horse
weight = 5000 N weight = 4000 N

total area of feet = 2000 cm2 total area of feet = 400 cm2
Pressure is calculated by the equation
force
pressure =
area
The total pressure exerted by the camel’s feet is 2.5 N / cm2.
Calculate the total pressure exerted by the horse’s feet.
pressure N / cm2 [2]

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10 Youssef investigates friction.
He drops marbles into different liquids.
marble
milk olive honey corn

oil syrup
(a) Youssef makes a prediction.
I predict that the honey

will have the most friction.
Here are his results.
liquid time taken for marble to fall

in seconds
milk 2.5
olive oil 3.1
honey 3.4
corn syrup 3.5
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Is Youssef’s prediction correct?
yes no
Explain your answer using the results.
[2]
(b) Youssef wants to increase the time it takes for the marble to fall.
Describe how he could increase the time it takes for the marble to fall.
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11 Mike and Oliver find information about some planets.
name of planet time to orbit the Sun

in (Earth) years
Earth 1.0
Jupiter 11.9
Mars 1.9
Mercury 0.2
Venus 0.7
(a) Which two of these planets take more time than the Earth to orbit the Sun?
and [1]
(b) Oliver finds some information about the planets Saturn and Uranus.
name of planet time to orbit the Sun

in (Earth) years
Saturn 84.0
Uranus 29.5
Mike says the information is incorrect.
What is wrong with this information?
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12 Different cells have different functions.
Draw a line from each cell to its function.
cell function
absorbs water and

mineral ions from
the soil
transmits nerve
impulses around
the body
fertilises the egg cell
carries oxygen
around the body
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13 Look at the diagrams.
The diagrams show the particles in five substances.
The white and grey circles represent types of atom.
A B C
D E
Which two diagrams show mixtures?
Choose from A, B, C, D and E.
and
[3]
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14 Forces are useful when playing different sports.
(a) Draw an arrow () from the tennis ball to show the direction of gravity.
[1]
(b) There is a force between the rugby ball and the boy’s hand.
Write down the name of this force.
[1]
(c) When the golf ball moves through the air a force slows it down.
Write down the name of this force.
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It shows some different varieties of pigeon.
wild rock dove
pouter pigeon fan-tailed pigeon racing pigeon
(a) The four pigeons all have different colours.
Describe one other difference that you can see in the diagram between a wild rock dove
and a fan-tailed pigeon.
[1]
(b) Racing pigeons are specially bred for speed and stamina.
Describe one feature of the racing pigeon, shown in the diagram, that enables it to fly at high
speed.
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16 Piriya connects an electrical circuit.
+ –
A1 A5
A2 2Ω
A3 3Ω
A4 4Ω
The 2Ω, 3Ω and 4Ω components are resistors.
Complete the readings on the ammeters.
A1 = 1.8 amps
A2 = 0.8 amps
A3 = 0.6 amps
A4 amps
A5 amps [2]

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17 Oliver investigates which variables affect the decay of leaves.
He puts some fallen leaves in three different types of soil.
The table shows the differences between the three different types of soil.
variables
type of soil
percentage of air percentage of
pH of soil
in soil water in soil
A 8 30 30
B 6 20 30
C 8 20 30
(a) Decomposers help to decay the leaves.
Name one type of microorganism which is a decomposer.
[1]
(b) Oliver finds that the leaves in soil C decay faster than those in soil B.
Suggest why.
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Paper 1 April 2016
45 minutes
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IB16 05_1113_01/8RP
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1 The diagram shows four animals found living near a field of cabbage plants.
The animals all belong to the same food chain but are not in the correct order.
snake slug rook toad
Read the following information to help you to work out the food chain.
 Rooks have no predators and are the top carnivores in this food chain.
 Slugs are herbivores and are the main prey of toads.
 Cabbages are producers and make food for the food chain.
 The energy for the food chain is provided by sunlight.
 Snakes are predators of toads.
(a) Write the names of the organisms in the spaces in the correct order to finish the food chain.
sunlight toad
[2]
(b) What is the number of trophic levels in this food chain?
[1]
(c) When organisms die, their bodies become food for decomposers.
Give an example of a decomposer and explain why decomposers are important.
example of a decomposer
why decomposers are important
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2 Look at the information about six different rocks.
rock description of rock how rock was formed
liquid rock (magma) cooled slowly

A large crystals of different colours
underground
liquid rock (lava) from an erupting

B black with small crystals
volcano cooled rapidly above ground
mudstone was changed by high

C black with lots of thin layers
pressure
limestone was changed by heat and

D white hard solid
high pressure
E yellow and crumbles into sand layers of sand were compressed
chalk was changed by heat and high

F white and grey hard solid
pressure
(a) Rocks A and B both formed from cooling liquid rock.
(i) What type of rock are A and B?
[1]
(ii) The crystals in rock A are larger than in rock B.
Suggest a reason why.
[1]
(b) Which rock is a sedimentary rock?
Choose from C, D, E or F. [1]
(c) Rock E contains the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago.
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3 Look at the diagram of the Sun and the Earth.
Sun Earth
rotation NOT TO
X SCALE
axis
(a) Write down the name of path X.
[1]
(b) The Earth turns on its own axis.
How many hours does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?
hours [1]
(c) Complete the sentence.
Choose the best answer from the list.
an absorber of light
a reflector of light
a refractor of light
a source of light
The Sun is . [1]
(d) Complete the sentence.
Choose the best answer from the list.
absorbed by its surface
emitted by its surface
reflected by its surface
refracted by its surface
A planet is seen because light is . [1]
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4 This question is about the changes that take place during puberty and adolescence.
One of these changes in females is the growth of breasts.
(a) Describe one visible sign of puberty which occurs in both males and females.
[1]
(b) Look at the diagram.
It shows the reproductive system of a woman.
thick lining of uterus
(i) What is the name of the organ labelled X?
[1]
(ii) One function of organ X is to release chemicals which help to control fertility.
What is the other function of organ X?
[1]
(c) In the first part of the menstrual cycle the uterus produces a thick lining.
(i) What is the purpose of this lining?
[1]
(ii) What happens to this lining if an egg is not fertilised?
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5 Lily makes an electromagnet as shown.
iron rod
+ –
cell
coil of wire
(6 turns)
switch
paper clips
Lily uses the electromagnet to pick up paper clips.
(a) Lily predicts:
“Increasing the number of turns of wire around the iron rod will make it stronger.”
This prediction does not explain what is stronger.
Complete the sentence to explain what is stronger.
Increasing the number of turns of wire around the iron rod will make
[1]
(b) Lily does the investigation.
Look at her results.
number of turns number of paper clips picked up
2 0
4 2
6 4
8 5
Is Lily’s prediction correct?
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(c) Lily wants to improve the investigation.
Describe what Lily could do to improve the investigation.
[1]
6 Safia investigates endothermic and exothermic reactions.
She mixes different chemicals together and records the temperature change.
(a) Complete her table of results by
 calculating the change in temperature for water mixed with ammonium nitrate
 writing either endothermic or exothermic in the last column.
chemicals being mixed temperature temperature at change in endothermic or

at start end temperature exothermic
in °C in °C in °C reaction
ethanoic acid + 19 15 –4
sodium carbonate ...........................
hydrochloric acid + 19 23 +4
sodium carbonate ...........................
water + 19 14
ammonium nitrate ............................... ...........................
[2]
(b) The reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium carbonate is an example of
neutralisation.
This neutralisation reaction forms a salt, a gas and a colourless liquid.
Write down the names of the three products of this reaction.
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7 Oliver always beats Mike at computer games.
Oliver says that this is because his nervous system works faster than Mike’s.
They find a computer program which records how long it takes a person to press a key when the
screen changes colour.
They each do the test four times. Their results are shown in the table.
Oliver’s data in the table is incomplete.
time taken to press a key after the screen changes colour total average
in seconds time in time in
1st trial 2nd trial 3rd trial 4th trial seconds seconds
Mike 0.32 0.26 0.28 0.30 1.16 0.29
Oliver 0.30 0.26 0.26 0.42
(a) (i) Calculate the total time Oliver took to do his four trials.
Write your answer in the table.
[1]
(ii) Use your result for (a)(i) to find Oliver’s average time for the four trials.
Write your answer in the table.
[1]
(iii) Do the results support Oliver’s idea that his nervous system works faster than Mike’s?
Give a reason for your answer.
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(b) Oliver says that his trials contain an anomalous result.
(i) Explain what Oliver means by an anomalous result.
Which of Oliver’s results is anomalous?
[2]
(ii) Suggest what Mike and Oliver should do to make their results more reliable.
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8 Look at the diagram of a beryllium atom.
(a) (i) How many electrons are in the atom?
[1]
(ii) How many neutrons are in the atom?
[1]
(b) Write down the chemical symbol for beryllium.
[1]
(c) Lithium is the third element in the Periodic Table.
Beryllium is the fourth element.
Lithium has fewer neutrons than beryllium.
Describe two other ways in which the structure of a lithium atom is different from a
beryllium atom.
2 [2]
(d) Which one of these scientists did research on the structure of an atom?
Darwin Galileo Newton Rutherford

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9 Light is reflected by water.
The diagram shows some paths the ray of light may take.
A C
B
air
water
(a) Which letter shows the reflected ray of light?
A B C D E
letter [1]
(b) The law of reflection is about the angle of incidence (i) and the angle of reflection (r).
Circle the correct sentence.
i is always larger than r
i is always the same as r
r is always larger than i
r is sometimes larger than i

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10 Carlos does an experiment on pressure.
syringe A syringe B
water
The two syringes are filled with water.
Syringe A has a cross-sectional area of 2 cm2.
Carlos pushes the plunger down with a force of 10 N.
Calculate the pressure in the syringe.
You should include your working and the units.
pressure = unit [3]
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11 The diagram shows a leaf insect called a mantis.
Its body is bright green and it has two large eyes at the front of its head.
(a) A mantis is an insect.
Explain two ways you can tell this from the diagram.
2 [2]
(b) Scientists think that leaf insects evolved by a process called natural selection.
(i) Name the scientist who introduced the theory of natural selection.
[1]
(ii) Read these sentences about natural selection.
A Advantageous features were passed to the next generation of insects.
B Over generations some of the insects developed into a new species.
C Some insects looked more like leaves than others.
D The best adapted insects survived and reproduced.
Write the letters of the sentences in order so that they describe natural selection.
A
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12 Sound is made by a loudspeaker.
loudspeaker air particles ear
The air particles move.
(a) What does the loudspeaker do to make sound?
Complete the sentence.
Choose the best word from the list.
turns twists vibrates waves
The loudspeaker . [1]
(b) The air particles move.
Choose the best word from the list.
compression reflection refraction vibration
When air particles are close together it is called a . [1]
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SCIENCE 1113/02
Paper 2 April 2016
45 minutes
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IB16 05_1113_02/8RP
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1 Chen investigates light and coloured filters.
He shines white light through a red filter and then a blue filter.
red filter blue filter
white light
A B
B [2]
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2 The drawing shows parts of a dandelion plant.
flower
seed
(a) Bees are attracted to dandelion flowers and they pollinate them.
(i) What attracts bees to dandelion flowers?
[1]
(ii) Explain what is meant by pollination.
[2]
(b) Dandelion seeds must be dispersed away from the parent plant.
(i) Why do seeds need to be dispersed away from the parent plant?
[1]
(ii) Use the information given in the drawing to suggest how these seeds are dispersed.
Give a reason for your answer.
method of dispersal
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3 Mia makes a thermometer.
Look at the apparatus she uses.
glass tube
ruler
h
0
bung
boiling
tube
water mixed
with dye
(a) Mia measures the height, h, of the liquid in the glass tube.
Mia then places the boiling tube into a beaker of water and ice.
(i) What happens to the height of the liquid in the glass tube?
[1]
(ii) Describe how the movement and arrangement of water particles change as the water
gets colder.
[2]
(b) Mia decides to test her thermometer in boiling water.
(i) Describe one safety precaution she needs to take to prevent injury.
[1]
(ii) How does this safety precaution help prevent injury?
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4 Animals can hear sounds of different pitches.
(a) Complete the sentence.
amplitude frequency height loudness vibration
The pitch of a sound is also called its . [1]
(b) Hassan finds this information about animals from the internet.
It shows the range of hearing of different animals.
bat
owl
name of sheep
animal tuna
cat
cow
increasing pitch
The cat has a large range of hearing.
Which animal has the smallest range of hearing?
Choose from the graph.
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5 Lily bought some fresh apples and lemons and placed them in a bowl near the kitchen window.
A few days later, Lily’s apples had turned brown and were smaller and shrivelled.
The lemons had green mould growing on them.
apple
mould
lemon
(a) Explain why the apples had become smaller and shrivelled.
[1]
(b) The mould grew from spores on the skin of the lemons.
Suggest where these spores came from and how they got onto the lemon.
[2]
(c) The apples and lemons in Lily’s fridge still looked fresh even though they were bought at the
same time.
Suggest two reasons why.
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6 This question is about liquids.
(a) When a liquid is put into a beaker it takes on the shape of the beaker.
Why do liquids take on the shape of the beaker?
Tick () the boxes next to two correct answers.
Liquids have no fixed shape.
Liquids have no fixed volume.
Liquid particles only vibrate.
The particles in a liquid expand.
The particles in a liquid move around. [2]
(b) Pierre investigates the boiling point of water.
 He heats up some pure water in a beaker until it boils.
 Pierre measures the boiling point of the pure water.
 He does this two more times using new samples of pure water.
 Pierre then does this three more times using salt water.
The table shows some of his results.
type of water boiling point in °C
pure water 100 100 100
salt water 102 103
(i) There is one result missing.
The thermometer shows Pierre’s missing result.
110
100
90
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(ii) What effect does adding salt have on the boiling point of water?
[1]

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7 Complete the sentences and answer the question about thermal (heat) energy.
conduction
conductor
convection
evaporation
insulation
insulator
radiation
(a) The main form of thermal (heat) energy transfer in liquids and gases is called
. [1]
(b) Thermal (heat) energy is transferred through a solid by . [1]
(c) Iron is a metal so it is a good . [1]
(d) What is the term for a poor conductor? . [1]
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8 The graph shows how smoking during pregnancy affects the birth mass of babies.
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
birth mass of
baby in kilograms 2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
number of cigarettes smoked by a pregnant woman each day
(a) Complete the sentence.
As the number of cigarettes smoked each day during pregnancy increases, the birth mass
of a baby . [1]
(b) What advice would you give to a pregnant woman who smokes?
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9 Sodium is in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.
(a) Write down the chemical symbol for sodium.
[1]
(b) Sodium is a metal.
Tick () the boxes next to the two correct properties of sodium.
Sodium conducts electricity.
Sodium does not conduct heat.
Sodium has a low boiling point.
Sodium is ductile.
Sodium is not malleable.

[2]
(c) Sodium reacts with water. A gas is formed.
(i) Name the gas that is formed.
[1]
(ii) Potassium is another element in Group 1.
Potassium is below sodium in the Periodic Table.
The rate of reaction of potassium with water is than
the rate of reaction of sodium with water. [1]
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10 Safia and Priya investigate friction.
Here is the equipment they use.
masses
wooden block forcemeter
pull
table
material
They pull the wooden block with a forcemeter.
They repeat the investigation using different materials.
(a) What two measurements should they make?
[2]
(b) The materials they use have different surfaces.
Some of the materials are smoother.
Some of the materials are rougher.
(i) Predict what will happen when the smoother materials are used.
[1]
(ii) Explain your prediction.
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11 Look at the diagram of the reactivity series.
It shows some metals in order of reactivity.
most reactive potassium

sodium
calcium
magnesium
aluminium
zinc
iron
tin
lead
copper
silver
gold
least reactive platinum
Use the diagram to answer these questions.
(a) (i) Which three metals react with cold water?
3 [1]
(ii) Which gas is produced when metals react with acids?
[1]
(b) It is possible to predict if a displacement reaction will happen using the reactivity series.
Tick () two displacement reactions that will happen.
aluminium and silver nitrate
calcium and zinc sulfate
copper and sodium chloride
lead and iron nitrate
tin and magnesium chloride

[2]
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12 Ring magnets have a north pole (N) and a south pole (S).
Gabriella has a toy that uses ring magnets.
(a) She puts four of these ring magnets on the toy.
Explain why there are gaps between the magnets.
[2]
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(b) She puts the four ring magnets on the toy in a different way.
Explain why there are no gaps between the magnets.
[2]

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13 Snails move slowly.
(a) A snail moves 10 metres in 4 hours.
Calculate the average speed of this snail.
average speed in metres per hour [2]
(b) Another snail moves at a speed of 1.5 metres per hour.
Calculate the time it takes this snail to move 6 metres.
time hours [1]
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SCIENCE 1113/01
45 minutes
Pencil
Ruler

This document consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page.
IB16 10_1113_01/3RP
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1 There are seven characteristics of living things. These are called life processes.
In humans, different organs specialise in different life processes.
Draw a line from each organ to its life process.
organ life process
excretion
intestine growth
kidney movement
muscle nutrition
spinal cord reproduction
uterus respiration
sensitivity
[4]
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2 Carlos investigates soil.
He mixes a sample of soil with water in a measuring cylinder.
He then leaves the mixture to settle out into layers.
cm3
80
70
water 60
50
clay particles 40
30
silt particles 20
sand particles
10
gravel
(a) Which layer is made up of the largest particles?
[1]
(b) What is the volume of gravel in the soil sample?
cm3 [1]
(c) Which particles are smaller in size, clay or silt?
clay silt
Explain how you can tell from the diagram of the measuring cylinder.
[1]
(d) Different types of soils have different amounts of sand, clay, gravel and silt particles.
These give the soils different properties.
Circle the correct words to complete the sentences about clay soils and sandy soils.
Sandy soils have fewer / more sand particles than clay soils.
Between the sand particles there are large / small air spaces.
Sandy soils are more / less likely to become waterlogged. [2]

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3 Safia plays her flute.
flute
microphone
oscilloscope
The oscilloscope shows the sounds the flute makes.
Safia plays six different notes on her flute.
Here are six oscilloscope pictures.
A B C
D E F
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(a) Which sound is the loudest?
A B C D E F
[1]
(b) Which sound has the greatest amplitude?
A B C D E F
[1]
(c) Which sound has the highest pitch?
A B C D E F
[1]
(d) Which sound has the highest frequency?
A B C D E F
[1]

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4 Gabriella has brown hair and green eyes.
She plays the piano and speaks Italian and French.
Gabriella has inherited some of her features from her parents.
Gabriella’s mother is Italian and plays the violin. She has brown hair.
Gabriella’s father is French, plays the piano and has green eyes.
(a) Tick the boxes next to the features that Gabriella has inherited from her parents.
features  = inherited from her parents
brown hair colour
green eye colour
her gender (female)
playing the piano
speaking French and Italian
[2]
(b) (i) Which part of a cell contains the information for inherited features?
[1]
(ii) Describe how this inherited information was passed on to Gabriella from her parents?
[2]
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It shows some of the elements in the Periodic Table.
H He
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca transition elements
(a) Use the Periodic Table to answer these questions.
(i) Write down the chemical symbol of the most reactive element in Group 7.
[1]
(ii) Write down the chemical symbol of the element with only three protons inside its
nucleus.
[1]
(iii) Write down the chemical symbol of the element in Group 2 and Period 3.
[1]
(b) Look at the diagram.
nucleus
Complete the diagram to show the arrangement of electrons in an atom of carbon. [2]

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6 Hair dryers work by using energy transfers.
The picture shows the inside of a hair dryer.
Complete the labels to show the energy transfers.
Choose from
chemical elastic potential electrical
kinetic nuclear sound thermal
The air inside the hair dryer

The motor turns showing
is hot. It has
it has
................................. energy.
........................... energy.
The air leaving the hair dryer

makes a noise. It has The hair dryer is supplied
with
................................. energy.
........................... energy.
[2]
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7 Jamila uses an exercise bicycle to improve her fitness.
She measures her power and her heart rate as she cycles.
(a) Write down one other piece of data she could collect to measure her fitness.
[1]
(b) Read Jamila’s notes carefully.
I started with gentle exercise and measured my heart rate

in beats per minute.
My power was 70 watts and my heart rate was 80.
Then I pedalled faster, my heart rate reached 100 and my

power went to 120.
When my power was 170, my heart rate was 120.
I pedalled harder up to 220 watts and my heart rate was 140.
When I worked my hardest, the readings were 270 watts

and 160 beats per minute.
Draw a table to show Jamila’s results, including the correct units.
[3]

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8 Aiko and Mike want to make the salt copper sulfate.
They react copper oxide with an acid.
(a) (i) What is the name of the acid they use?
[1]
(ii) What type of reaction takes place?
Circle the correct reaction.
burning
condensation
fermentation
neutralisation
oxidation
[1]
(b) The sentences A–F describe the method they use.
They are in the wrong order.
A The filtrate is left for several days for the crystals to grow.
B The filtrate is heated until the first crystals appear.
C The reaction mixture is filtered to remove the excess copper oxide.
D Excess copper oxide is added to the acid.
E The filtrate is put into an evaporating dish.
F The reaction mixture is heated carefully for three minutes.
Fill in the boxes to show the correct order.
One box has been done for you.
E
[2]
(c) Look at sentence F.
Write down one safety precaution Aiko and Mike should obey.
[1]
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9 Yuri investigates the time it takes for different sized parachutes to fall to the ground.
He records his results in a table
area of time for parachute to fall to the ground in seconds

parachute in cm2
test 1 test 2 test 3
50 1.7 1.5 2.8
113 3.0 3.6 3.3
201 6.2 6.3 6.7
314 9.5 9.9 10.0
(a) Calculate the average (mean) time for the parachute with the largest area.
average (mean) time = seconds [1]
(b) There is one anomalous result in the table.
Circle the anomalous result. [1]
(c) What do the data tell Yuri about the relationship between the area of the parachute and the
air resistance?
[1]

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10 The diagrams show four different fruits and four methods of dispersal.
(a) Draw straight lines to match each fruit to its correct method of dispersal.
fruit method of dispersal
animal dispersal
explosive self-dispersal
water dispersal
wind dispersal
[3]
(b) Give a reason why plants need to disperse their fruits and seeds.
[1]
11 Hydrated oxide of iron (rust) forms when iron and steel are left exposed outside.
Which two other chemicals are required for iron and steel to rust?
and [1]
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12 Look at the diagram of the Sun and eight planets.
Sun H
G
C D F
A B
E
NOT TO SCALE
(a) Planet C is the Earth.
There are two planets with a smaller orbit than the Earth.
Write down the letters of these two planets.
and [1]
(b) What are the names of planets A, D and F?
F [1]
(c) Complete the sentence.
Choose the letter from the list.
A B C D E F G H
The planet that takes the shortest time to orbit the Sun is . [1]

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13 (a) Here is some information about objects in the universe.
name type of object is it a source of light?
Sirius star
Earth planet
Venus planet
Pallas asteroid
Canopus star
Complete the table by writing yes or no. [2]
(b) We can see the Moon.
The Moon can be seen from the Earth because light from the Sun is
. [1]
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14 There are two different types of energy sources.
(a) One type of energy source cannot be replaced once it is used up.
What is the name of this type of energy source?
[1]
(b) Circle the two energy sources from the list that cannot be replaced once they are used up.
biomass
coal
crude oil (petroleum)
geothermal
solar
wind
[1]
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45 minutes
Pencil
Ruler

IB16 10_1113_02/4RP
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1 Here is a food chain from the Atlantic Ocean.
algae zooplankton shrimp cod

(small animals)
(a) How many trophic levels are there in this food chain?
[1]
(b) Explain why algae are called producers.
[1]
(c) Humans have overfished the cod, causing their numbers to decrease.
What effect will this have on the numbers of the shrimp?
Explain why.
[2]
2 Gabriella investigates change of state.
 She puts water into a beaker and heats it gently.
 Every 2 minutes Gabriella records the temperature.
The graph shows her results.
120
100
80
temperature
in °C 60
40
20
0
0 2 4 6 8 10
time in minutes
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(a) How many minutes does it take for the temperature of the water to reach 100 C?
minutes [1]
(b) Complete the sentences to explain what is happening to the water particles between
8 and 10 minutes.
The water particles gain more energy.
The particles move .
This causes the particles to out. [3]
(c) The diagram shows the particles in liquid water.
Complete this diagram to show the particles in solid ice.
[2]

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3 Chen draws a diagram showing dispersion of light.
(a) He has not labelled the diagram.
Label the diagram using the following words.
light ray
light source
slit
prism
spectrum
...............................................
...............................................
}
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
[2]
(b) The light from the light source is dispersed into the full colour spectrum.
What colour is the light from the light source?
blue green red white yellow

[1]
(c) Draw the letter X on the diagram to show where dispersion happens. [1]
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4 The diagram shows a sandwich.
The sandwich consists of layers of meat, lettuce and butter placed between slices of bread.
(a) Draw a line from each food item in the sandwich to the main type of nutrient it contains.
main type of
food item
nutrient
meat carbohydrate
bread fat
lettuce protein
butter roughage (fibre)

[2]
(b) The sandwich provides many of the ingredients of a balanced diet.
What is meant by the term balanced diet?
[2]

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5 Angelique and Pierre investigate the rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid and
calcium carbonate.
The diagram shows the apparatus they use.
gas syringe
hydrochloric
acid
calcium carbonate
 They add 1 g of calcium carbonate to 25 cm3 of hydrochloric acid.
 They measure the volume of gas collected in 2 minutes.
 They then repeat the method using different concentrations of acid.
The table shows their results.
relative volume of gas

concentration collected in
of acid cm3
1 6.2
2 11.8
3 19.3
4 27.1
5 32.7
(a) As the concentration of the acid increases the rate of reaction increases.
(i) Explain how the results show this?
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(ii) Explain why the rate of reaction increases as the concentration of acid increases.
Use ideas about particles and collisions in your answer.
[2]
(b) Angelique tells Pierre that the results are not reliable.
How could they make the results more reliable?
[1]
6 Oliver keeps some drinks in a refrigerator.
He measures the time it takes the drinks to warm up to room temperature.
He wants to find out how the volume of a drink affects this time.
He thinks the following variables are important in his investigation.
A – temperature of the cold drink in the refrigerator
B – room temperature
C – volume of drink
D – type of drink
E – time taken for cold drink to warm up to room temperature
Write down the letters of the variables to answer each question.
(a) Which variable will Oliver change? …………… [1]
(b) Which two variables must Oliver measure? …………… and …………… [2]
(c) Which three variables should Oliver keep the same?
…………… and …………… and …………… [1]

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7 Scientists have found evidence which shows that smoking tobacco increases the risk of
developing serious diseases.
(a) The graph shows the percentage of people who smoked cigarettes between 1974 and 2006.
60
50
percentage
of people 40
who smoked
cigarettes
key
30 all women men
20
1974 1982 1990 1998 2006
years
Describe two patterns shown by the data.
[2]
(b) Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of getting lung cancer.
Doctors predict that there will be fewer cases of lung cancer in the future.
Use information from the graph in part (a) to suggest a reason for this prediction.
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8 Look at the diagram of a reactivity series.
most reactive
potassium
calcium
aluminium
zinc
iron
tin
lead
copper
silver
gold
least reactive
Use the diagram and your scientific knowledge to answer these questions.
(a) Some of the metals will displace other metals from their compounds.
Tick () the boxes next to two displacement reactions that happen.
aluminium and copper chloride
copper and potassium chloride
gold and silver nitrate
lead and copper chloride
tin and zinc chloride [2]
(b) (i) Which gas is produced when a metal reacts with acid?
[1]
(ii) Heat is released when a metal reacts with acid.
What name describes a reaction that releases heat energy?
[1]

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9 Magnets have a North pole (N) and a South pole (S).
(a) Draw one arrow ( ) on each magnet to show the direction of the force.
The arrows for the top two magnets have been done for you.
S N S N
N S N S
S N N S
N S S N
[2]
(b) There are magnetic field patterns around a bar magnet.
The diagram shows one magnetic field line.
(i) Draw an arrow on the field line to show the direction of the magnetic field.
N S
[1]
(ii) Draw another two field lines with arrows on the diagram. [1]
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10 The Earth is about 150 million kilometres away from the Sun.
Mars is 227 million kilometres away from the Sun.
This will affect how much food could be made by photosynthesis on Mars.
Suggest why food production on Mars could be affected.
Explain your answer
[2]
11 Look at the diagrams.
The white circles show one type of atom and the grey circles show another type of atom.
A B C D E
Which diagram A, B, C, D or E, shows
(a) a mixture of two elements?
[1]
(b) a pure compound?
[1]
(c) one element made up of molecules?
[1]

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12 Ahmed and Mike sit at opposite ends of a see-saw.
Ahmed Mike
3m 3m
400 N 400 N
pivot
(a) The see-saw is balanced.
Explain why.
[1]
(b) Ahmed moves closer to the pivot.
Ahmed Mike
1.5 m 3m
400 N 400 N
pivot
Describe what happens to the see-saw.
[1]
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(c) Mike also moves closer to the pivot.
Ahmed Mike
1.5 m 1.5 m
400 N 400 N
pivot
[1]
(d) Mike now moves as close to the pivot as possible.
Ahmed Mike
1.5 m
400 N
pivot
400 N
[1]

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13 Animals can be classified into different groups.
Complete the table.
Choose from the following groups.
amphibian arthropod bird mammal reptile
animal picture name group
snake
(a) [1]
........................................
tarantula
(b) [1]
........................................
wolf
(c) [1]
........................................
frog
(d) [1]
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Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

This document consists of 16 printed pages.

1 Different cells have different functions.

Draw four lines only.

cell function type of cell

absorbs water and

uses light energy

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One has been done for you.

description type of energy example

stored energy thermal food

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3 Mike investigates different rocks.

Mike records his observations in a table.

rock is the rock scratched by

finger nail copper coin knife blade steel file

A yes yes yes yes

E no yes yes yes

Which rock is the softest?

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(b) Mike finds this information about the hardness of rocks.

1 easily scratched by finger nail

2 scratched by finger nail

3 scratched by copper coin

4 easily scratched by knife blade

5 scratched by knife blade

6 scratched by steel file

9 easily scratches quartz

Use the information to answer these questions.

(i) What is the relative hardness of rock E?

(ii) A rock can be scratched with a steel file.

This rock will not scratch glass.

What is the relative hardness of this rock?

(c) Rocks form in different ways.

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4 The diagram shows part of the human respiratory system.

Name the structures labelled A, B and C.

Choose words from the list.

air sac bronchus diaphragm lung rib cage trachea

5 There are many different types of chemical reaction.

Complete the sentences about types of reaction.

Choose words from the list.

burning displacement endothermic

exothermic fermentation neutralisation

This is because the reaction is ................................................................................... . [1]

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6 Yuri investigates light and coloured filters.

red filter green filter

What is the colour of the light at A and at B?

blue filter cyan filter

What is the colour of the light at A and at B?

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body mass heart rate in

whale 120 000 000 20

elephant 5 000 000 30

horse 1 200 000 44

monkey 5 000 192

cat 2 000 150

rabbit 1 000 205

(a) (i) Describe the general pattern shown by these results.