Assessments Road the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and fllin your NAME, SCHOOL arc OTHER INFORMATION Use a pencil Do NOT use a coloured pene! ora pen Rub out any mistakes completely. SC | EN C E ‘You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Mark only ONE answer for each question DONOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET Your score vil be the numberof corect answers. UNTIL INSTRUCTED. ‘Maris are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. ‘There are 40 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1-40), SLLS ‘Use the informati vided to che the BEST fr TIME ALLOWED: 55 MINUTES oe ee ee On your ANSWER SHEET i nthe oval hat matches ‘STUDENT'S NAME: eee You may use a calculator and a ruler ICAS1. Afood web is a diagram that shows how the energy in food moves through a group of living things that live in the same area. This is a food web. kookabura Na" | KEY | a, a a wia°4 08 P XA Jeon as rabbit grass Based on the diagram, how many different types of animals eat kookaburras? (a 6) 3 © 4 oO 6 2. Ardi set up his torch and a block in front of a wall as shown. Wall Torch Block —__ The block cast a shadow on the wall, Ardi then moved the block closer to the wall. How did this change the shape of the shadow? (A) It became taller and wider. (©) It became shorter and wider. (C) It became taller and narrower. () __Itbecame shorter and narrower. 2016 1CAS Scenes Paper DOUNEW Clty Lad 2All matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. There are many types of atoms ‘These circles represent the relative sizes of five different atoms. &) QOOoosc lithium, beryllium boron nitrogen fluorine Which atom has a diameter that is double the diameter of a fluorine atorn? a lithium 6) beryllium, (C) boron (0) nitrogen For questions 4 and 5 use the information below. In a fair test, the investigators change one variable, measure or observe another variable and keep all other variables the same. Elena thought that th the wind, the, can blow a seed. She set up an experiment to vestige ving ee vil Which of the following tools did she also need for her investigation? (A) (B) (c) (0) timer balance thermometer measuring tape ‘What must Elena change and what must she keep the same for this to be a fair test? Keep the same Change ® fan setting starting position of the seed (8) | starting position of the seed fan setting (c) type of seed fan setting Lo | fan setting how far the seed is carried by the wind 3 2018/08 Since Paes UNSW bl Py Ltd6. James found two caterpillars crawling in his yard. He put a ruler next to them, as shown, ju yay ay gn foe 5 all 101 cm ‘What is the difference in length between the two caterpillars? tem (8) 150m (©) 250m (2) 350m For questions 7 and 8 use the information below. Most adult mammals have four types of teeth: incisors for cutting food; canines for tearing food: premolars for crushing food; molars for grinding food. 7. Which of the following human teeth are molars? a) (6) © 8. Carnivores are gggiggating mammals. They mein\ggulgmsiiamamaambend crush bones, They gael orind their food. The table lists the types of teeth that four different adult mammals normally have. Number of teeth on one side of the top jaw Mammal Incisors Canines Premolars Molars: w 3 1 3 1 x 0 0 3 3 Y 3 1 2 4 Zz 1 0 0 3 Which of the mammals listed in the table is most likely a carnivore? a Ww (8) Xx «) oY (02) Zz {2018 10AS ence Paper D UNSW lt ey Leas 49. Ned read that when water freezes it expands and takes up more space. He poured a glass of water before freezing it. ‘What should he do to investigate whether the statement is correct? (A) mark the water level before and after freezing (8) weigh the glass of water before and after freezing (C) compare the volume of water with the mass of the ice (0) measure the water temperature before and after freezing 10. Amoving object has kinetic energy due to its movement. Some objects, such as elastic bands or springs, have potential energy stored in them when stretched or compressed. One form of energy can be converted to another but it cannot be destroyed. Grace has a spring with one end fixed to a wall. She holds a toy car to compress the spring as shown. Which option shows the correct conversion of energy forms when her hand releases the toy car? (A) __ kinetic energy of the toy car — kinetic energy of the spring (8) _ kinetic eneray of the spring —> potential energy of the toy car (C) potential eneray of the spring — kinetic energy of the toy car () potential energy of the toy car — potential energy of the spring 5 20181688 Slr Paper 018 LNG Gl Pry LtdFor questions 11 and 12 use the information below. ‘The table lists some of the components in 100 grams (g) of the milk that some mammals produce. Mammal | Protein (9) Fat (9) Lactose (g)_| Energy (kcal) cow 33 38 46 66 human 1.3 44 72 69 goat 3.1 37 44 62 sheep 5.4 5.8 5.4 93, _| 11, Which statement is supported by the data in the table? (A) The greater the protein content of the milk, the higher the energy content of the (8) The greater the fat content of the milk, the higher the energy content of the milk (C)__ Ineach type of milk, the lactose content is higher than the protein or fat content. (0) Human milk has the lowest fat content of the four types of milk listed. 12. How many grams of protein are there in 200 g of goat's milk? (A 34 (B) 3.3 (C) 62 (0) 66 13, Max tried to make ‘elephant toothpaste’ foam yeast + based on the instructions in his science book. ‘warm water He mixed the following chemicals in a bottle: = 100 millilitres (mL) 6% hydrogen peroxide (liquid) © 1 packet dry yeast + 80 mL warm water © Sml detergent, When the chemicals mixed, they started @ reaction => that produced new chemicals LU hydrogen peroxide Max thought the foam came out too slowly. He repeated the experiment by using 150 mL 6% hydrogen peroxide, 2 packets of dry yeast with 80 mL of warm water and 10 mL of detergent. This time the foam came out a lot faster. ‘What can Max conclude from this? (A) The extra hydrogen peroxide made it faster. (8) _—The exira yeast made it faster. (C) The extra detergent made it faster. (D) He cannot conclude what made it faster. 2818 AS Soon Paper O CUNSW Gt Pry Lenn 6For questions 14 and 15 use the information below. The graph shows the times of sunrise and sunset at one location on Earth over a year, midnight w epm{ ee s © 12 (noon) E - iY __ Gam 5 ee 2 midnight J} ________ Jan-Apr May-Aug ‘Sep-Dec Time of year 14, Which point represents the earliest sunset? “WwW (8) x ©) Y (0) 2 15. _ In summer the number of daylight hours is greater than itis in winter. In the middle of the year, it is summer in the northem hemisphere and winter in the southem hemisphere. Which of these gives the location represented by the graph and the greatest number of daylight hours at this location? Location Greatest number of daylight hours (@) | __ northern hemisphere 2 (8) | __ southern hemisphere a (© | _norhem hemisphere 7 [ 10) | southern hemisphere | 7 16. This is an old-style balance. The pans are balanced with the needle pointing to the middle. needle KEY ‘The mass of the container is 22 g. What is the mass of the powder in the container? A) 30g (8) 27g (C) $9 (0) 29 7 2008 0A Sees Paper 0 UNSW Gita Py Uta17. The diagram shows the penetrating power of different types of radiation, Penetrating power of different types of radiation lead conerete — type of radiation —_ paper alpha neutrons If the positions of aluminium and lead were swapped, which type(s) of radiation would reach aluminium? (A) alpha only (8) beta and gamma only (C) gamma and neutrons only (0) neutrons only 18. Biologists use a technique called capture-recapture to estimate populations of animals in a natural environment. A number of animals in a certain area are captured, marked and then released. At a later time, animals of the same species are captured again and the marked and unmarked animals are counted. The population is estimated using the form Number of animals in first capture x Number of animals in second capture Population = — Number of marked animals in second capture A golf course committee asked biologists to estimate the population of kangaroos on the golf course. On the first visit they captured 20 kangaroos, tagged them and released them. On the next visit they captured 12 kangaroos, 4 of which already had a tag Based on the formula, what is the estimated population of kangaroos on the golf course? (A) 28 ®) 36 (60 (0) 240 20161048 Seca Paper 06 UNEW ltl Pry Lint 819. 20. For questions 19 and 20 use the information below. Similar to natural daylight, white light is a mixture of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet light. Some students wanted to find out whether the colour of the light shining on a plant has an effect on how ‘well the plant grows. They grew tomato plants under four different light conditions, as shown, blue | green | red | white Why did the students grow one plant in white light? (A) to.compare the effect of lights of different colours with that of white light (8) to find out whether white light makes tomato plants grow (C) to make it easier to see and count the leaves. (D) to replace one of the other plants if it died The students summarised their results in this graph. ~, key 8 2 blue tight i A~ green light = 2 red ight 5 a hit light 5 2 Week Which statement is supported by the information in the graph? (A) Plants grow best in green light. (8) The plant in blue light had most leaves all the time. (C) tthe beginning of the investigation each plant had a differant number of leaves. (0) White light should make the plant grow the best so there must be errors in the investigation. 9 201818 Soence Paper DUNS ltl ry LtdFor questions 21 and 22 use the information below. ‘Metals expand when heated. Jacinta had four metal rings of the same size. Each ring was made of a different metal. She wanted to see which ring would expand the most when left out in the hot sunlight. 21. What does Jacinta have to do to make this a fair test? (A) test each ring on a different day (8) make the mass of each ring the same (C) keep each ring in the sunlight for the same time (0) keep each ring in a different location in the sunlight 22, Jacinta carried out a fair test. She used a ruler to measure the diameter of each ring after leaving them in the sunlight, She found that there was no change in the measurement of each ring. What can Jacinta conclude? (A) These metals do not expand when heated (8) The metal rings are too large to expand further. (C) She should have measured the temperature of each ring. (0) __Theruler may not be precise enough for this measurement. 23. Many ancient cultures believed that Earth was a flat disc. The development of science has provided evidence to show that Earth is sphere-tke. Which of the following is evidence that Earth is NOT flat? (A) From far away only the mast of a ship is visible above the horizon. (8) The moon seems to follow us when we move around. (C) We can see a long distance over flat land, | (D) We experience day and night. 21 C8 Seance Papa UNSW Ga Py Und 1024, Finn's car was leaking one drop of oil every second. The oil left a pattern of drops on the carpark. He measured the distance between the drops of oil and drew this pattern on paper. One centimetre (om) on paper equals one metre (m) in real life. t Start How far did the car travel in the first 6 seconds? (A) 6om (8) 85cm (C) 6m (0) 85m 25. An echo is a sound wave that has bounced off an object and returns to the sender. —_——> original wave 1 roy rot ! ' \i\ ! i i\! | |! Sender yyy peppy pap thy Object iy if} ft Vou pap toa 1 an \ yoyoyy \ 1 q---- reflected wave Tina stands in front of a wall and shouts. She hears the echo of her shout 1 second later. What else does Tina need to know to calculate the distance between her and the wall? (A) Tina's height (8) the height of the wall (C) the speed of the sound (0) the loudness of the sound " OIDICASSerce Paper 09 UNEW Gatley Lead26. James put a small amount of salt mixed with sand into filter paper in a funnel, as shown. He observed it for a few minutes, but nothing appeared to happen. He then poured some warm water over the sand and salt and he observed that the salt disappeared. He also noticed a clear liquid dripping from the funnel. : ta paar WZ sand & salt = p Z pb beaker. | * ae Lt What can James conclude from his observations? (A) Salt can pass through filter paper. (8) __ Dissolved salt can pass through filter paper. {C) Wet sand will pass through fitter paper. (D) Sand and salt cannot be separated once they are mixed together. 27. Chemical weathering is caused by acidic rainwater reacting with the minerals in rocks. ‘Some students tested the effect of chemical weathering. They set up four beakers containing pieces of marble rock in vinegar at different temperatures, as shown in the diagrams. cal lead Lagl e beaker 1 beaker 2 beaker 3 beaker 4 30°C 50°C 10°C 50°C Which beakers must they use to have @ fair test of the effect of temperature on the reaction between vinegar and marble rock? (A) tand2 (8) 2and3 (©) Sand4 (0) tand4 0181S Since Paper DO UNSW Gibby nee 1228. The air surrounding Earth is called the atmosphere. It consists of four layers: the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere and the thermosphere. ‘The graph shows the temperature of the atmosphere at different altitudes (height above sea level). 120 100 thermosphere E 80 3 6 mesosphere Z 40 stratosphere 20 é troposphere 100 0 100 200 300 ‘Temperature (°C) Which statement about the atmosphere is correct? (A) The greater the altitude, the higher the temperature. (8) The troposphere is the coldest part of the atmosphere. (C) The temperature drops when moving up through the mesosphere, (0) The temperature rises continuously when moving up through the stratosphere. 29. Joe found some information about the planets in the solar system, Planet Distance from Sun (mi Diameter (thousands km) Mercury 58 4.88 Venus 108 | 12.10 Earth 150 12.76 Mars 228 678 Jupiter 778 139.82 Saturn 1429 116.46 Uranus: 2871 50.72 Neptune 4504 - 49.25 Which statement is supported by the data in the table? (A) The further the planet is from the Sun, the colder the planet is. (8) The further the planet is from the Sun, the larger its diameter is. (C) As distance from the Sun increases, the distance between neighbouring planets gets greater. (0) The distance of each planet from the Sun is over 1000 times greater than the diameter of the planet. 8 2018148 Soca Paper BSUNSW Gita Und30. Molly put some marbles into a measuring cylinder up to the 40 mL mark. Then she measured 40 mL of water and added it to the measuring oylinder. Which of these could be the total volume of the contents in the cylinder? (A) 35 mt (8) 40mt (©) 55m (0) 80mL 31. The diagram shows our solar system. Each planet moves around the Sun in its own orbit at a different speed from the others. We can see some planets in the night sky at different times of the year. ea Uranus NOT TO SCALE Which of these planets can NEVER be visible from the equator on Earth at midnight? (A) Venus (8) Mars (©) Jupiter (0) Saturn 2018 CAS Soance Paper UNSN Ga Py Links 142, Ben had two identical empty glass bottles, one with a cap and the other without. He placed both bottles in hot water and recorded the temperatures (T) inside each bottle every minute for 5 minutes. T, T, Ben then graphed his results. Which graph correctly represents Ben’s results? (A) (8) (c) (0) Ty, ° #]e° Eletas z/ z Pleo glo. : : iL. iL ot ft Elatiect E & . e .& ; ° Time 9 Time 0 Time o Time 33. When two liquids do not mix, they separate into layers with the less dense liquid on top of the more dense one. For example, water and cil do not mix and oils less dense than water. oll water Three different liquids X, Y and Z do not mix with water or oil. The diagram shows what happens when each liquid is added to water or ol. water ¥ Zz x oil water Which statement is supported by this information? (A) Zis less dense than Y. (B) Xi more dense than Y and 2, (C) XandZ are as dense as water. (0) Yad Z are more dense than ci 15 20181CAS Sone Paper © BUNSW Gly Lid34, Emily and Lara ran a 100-metre race. The graph represents the distance over time during the race. 100 0 - aot 70 60 | 50 40 ott 20 EEE 1 to He o 34867 8 91011213 4 18 Time (seconds) £ KEY t |— emiy Lara EPS Distance (metres) Who finished first and how many metres apart were they when the first person reached the finish line? Who finished first? _| How far apart were they? (metres) (a) Emily 2 ®) Lara 15 © Emily 15 © Lara 2 35. As Earth orbits the Sun, the axis of Earth always points in the same direction in space. This causes each hemisphere to receive sunlight of different intensities at different times, producing different seasons in each hemisphere. spring in the northern hemisphere. Earth's orbit _ ae = ‘summer in the - * Qutumn inthe" ~ s northern hemisphere southern hemisphere” . Sun winter in the southem hemisphere > “ NOT TO SCALE What is the season at X when Earth is In this location? (A) spring (6) summer (C) autumn (0) — winter Sun 2078 10AS Seo Paper DOUNSW Gleam 1637. For questions 36 and 37 use the information below. Jenny performed an experiment using masses to stretch two different coloured lengths of rubber. Each piece of rubber was initially 5 om long. She hung masses from the end of each piece of rubber. Her teacher told her + each red length of rubber will stretch 1 cm for each 25 g mass hanging from it + each blue length of rubber will stretch 2 cm for each 25 g mass hanging from it Using four different masses, Jenny performed the experiment as follows: red blue 1 3° cS (A) 25 (8) 50 (C) 75 (0) 100 How heavy is mass 4 in grams? Which option lists the masses from lightest to heaviest? A) 3.2.4.4 (8) 3,1,4,2 (C) 1,2,3,4 (2) 1,3,4,2 7 2018 CAS Stoneo Pop DO UNSW iba Py Unt38. Miya’s dad showed her their electricity bill for the past six months, ® 6 IER Average daily usage Bs 5 € —e— Average daily cost 3 a 2 : 4 16g 3 : 33 4 (0s £ | og 5 z2 5 § z 1 0 Feb Mer Apr May Jun Jul Month What was the lowest average daily cost over these months? (A) $3.50 (B) $4.00 (C) $12.50 (0) $15.00 39. Things around us are made up of matter. Matter can exist in three main states: solid, iquid or gas. Matter may change state as its temperature changes, The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid is called its metting point. The temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas is called its boiling point. ‘Temperature melting boiling low point point high solid liquid gas The table shows the melting points and the boiling points of three substances X, Y and Z. Substance Melting point (°C) | Bolling point (°C) x 10 95 Y 40 160) Zz 160 320 Which statement about these substances is supported by the data in the table? (A) At30°C, Xis a solid and Y is a liquid. (8) At300°C, Y is a liquid and Z is a gas. (C) and Z are gases above 160°C. (0) Xand Y are liquids at 45 °C. 20181048 Ssonee Peer DOUNEW Git Py Lis 1840. Wind chimes can be made using metal tubes and a wooden abject called a clapper. The clapper hit the metal tubes to produce a sound, [| — metal tube | clapper For tubes with the same diameter, the longer tube produces sound with a lower pitch. For tubes with the ‘same length, the tube with a larger diameter produces sound with a lower pitch, Jack is going to make a wind chime using these four tubes. 11 xX Y Z ‘What is the correct order of the tubes from the one that produces the lowest pitch to the one that produces. the highest pitch? A) WX%YZ ®) ZW.XY (C) __Zhas the lowest pitch, X has the highest, but the order of W and Y cannot be predicted (0) Whas the lowest pitch, Y has the highest, but the order of X and Z cannot be predicted 19 2018 1GAS Ssonee Pape DO UNSW Gla Ply Lit© 2018 COPYRIGHT Copyright in this publication is owned by UNSW Global Pty Limited, unless otherwise indicated or licensed from a third parly. This publication and associated testing materials and products may not be reproduced, published or sold, in whole or part, in any medium, without the permission of UNSW Global Pty Limited or relevant copyright owner. 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