= UNSW Global | Assessments 2018 SCIENCE DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. 45 QUESTIONS TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR STUDENT'S NAME: Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and ill in your NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION. Use @ pencil, Do NOT use a coloured pencil ora pen. Rub oul any mistakes completely. ‘You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Mark only ONE answer for each question. Your score willbe the number of correct answers, Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. ‘There ate 45 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1-45). Use the information provided fo choose the BEST answer from the four possible options. (On your ANSWER SHEET fil in the oval thet matches your answor. You may use a calculator anda ruler ICAS1. Visible light is a mixture of electromagnetic waves of different wavelengths. Light waves with different wavelengths appear as different colours. ‘Wavelength (nm) ——————> 380 450 495 570 590 620 750, | viet | be | groan [yet erango | red | Bilirubin is an orange-red pigment in the blood. phototherapy, using light with a wavelength ranging from 420 to 480 nm. | What colour light is used in phototherapy? (A) black-violet (8) violet-blue (C) blue-green (D) orange-red 2. Hand biometrics can be used as a method of identification. The diagram shows some lines of ‘measurements used in hand ‘The measurement Z of this hand in real life is 10. cm. What is the measurement X of this hand in real life? (A) 08cm @®) 15cm (C) 20cm (0) 40cm OWICAS Scrce Paper €© UNS Goal y Lined 23. Sam has diabetes, a disease that makes his body unable to control the glucose level in his blood. ‘Sam's doctor wants to show Sam which foods to avoid to keep his blood glucose level below 7.5. For four days Sam recorded what he ate for lunch and measured is blood glucose level 1 hour ater eating Dav Food eaten Reece 1 | bread wih peanut utter 35 2 | _breed with chicken Ba 3 crackers with peanut butter 73 «| crackers with chicken 68 Which food should Sam avoid eating the most? (A) bread (B) crackers: (Cc) chicken (D) peanut butter For questions 4 and 5 use the information below. ‘Anatom is the smallest uni making up matter Diferent atoms can be represented ke this ° e ® ° Oo hydrogen carbon nitrogen oxygen chlorine Atoms can join together to form molecules. For example for Ye) nitrogen molecule, N, carbon dioxide molecule, CO, 4. Which of the following represents a molecule made up of atoms of nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon only? (a) ©) (c) (0) ¢ oO 060 o@oe 5. Pure substances contain nly one type of stom or molecule Which of these diagrams represents a pure substance? (8) (ce) (A) af] % (D) %e° e Pass % 00 e e 3 26 1CAS Seance Paper 0 UNS bl Py Und6. Most adult mammals have four types of teeth: * incisors for cutting food; + canines for tearing food; * premolars for crushing food; + molars for grinding food. Camivores are meal-eatina mammals. They mainly cut and tear mest and crush bones. They rarely grind 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 Canine: Premolars Molars w 3 1 3 4 x 0 ° 3 3 Y 3 1 2 4 | z 1 0 0 3 Which of the mammals listed in the table is most likely a carnivore? “a ow @) x © ¥ 0 2 For questions 7 and 8 use the information below. ‘The diagram shows the four stages involved in making and using ethanol as a fuel, Ho HO co, 9, enzymes yeast CO, °, co, photosynthesis| starch > hydrolysis [ glucose “> fermentation [ ethanol “> combustion 7. In how many of these stages is carbon dioxide (CO,) released? @ 4 @ 2 c 3 (0) 4 8 Which statement is correct based on the diagram? (A) Hydrolysis of starch using enzymes produces glucose (8) The last stage of producing ethanol is combustion. (C) Only photosynthesis requires eneray input. (0) Fermentation of yeast produces ethanol. 2018 1c Sonen Paper € © NSW Gil Pry iad 49. The table lists some of the components in 100 grams (g) of the milk that some mammals produce. Mammal | Protein (g) Fat(a)__| Lactose (g) | Eneray (kcal) cow 33 39 46 66 human 13 44 72 69 goat 34 a7 | 4a 62 sheep 54 58 5A 93 How many grams of protein are there in 200 g of goat’s milk? @) 34 6) 33 (c) 62 (2) 66 10. This Venn diagram is used to group animals based on their physical characteristics, An animal has no internal skeleton, no legs, it can swim and it breathes air. In which area of the diagram does this animal belong? have internal skeletons OY animals 2018168 ssnea Poor EO UNSW Got PyLMeAS11, EINifo and La Nifta are weather patterns resulting from periodic temperature changes in a part of the Pacific Ocean. These weather patterns influence the world’s climate, The graph shows the variation in global temperatures over a number of years. Changes from the baseline are called anomalies. 2 KEY = 8 EINiio year E os = LaNifa year 7 other year § 2 0 a E 2 ~05 1960 1970» 1980) 199020002010 Year How many El Nifo years occurred wien the global temperature was above the baseline? wa) 13 ) 8 c) 7 (0) 6 12. This diagram shows the processes involved in the formation and breakdown of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. The Rock Cycle | metamorphic rock heat and pressure caries aS =| Se we eS and erosion pressure &|; | @& compacting weathering and cementing and erosion sediment weathering and erosion Limestone is a sedimentary rock that can be changed into marble, a metamorp! What process(es) is involved in changing limestone into marble? (A) melting (8) heat and pressure (©) weathering and erosion (©) compacting and cementing 2018168 Sonn Paar E© UNEW Gl iyi 613. The graph shows the times of sunrise and sunset at one location on Earth over a year. midnight > w bpm 42 (moon) }ARA$JTpA Time of day ly 6am pee Po midnight J Jan-Apr May-Aug ‘Sep-Dec Time of year In summer the number of daylight hours is greater than itis in winter, In the middle of the year, it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern 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 (A) |__northern hemisphere a4 (8) | __ southern hemisphere 24 (©) | northern hemisphere 7 (0) | southern hemisphere - 7 14. The diagram shows the food wab of an Antarctic ecosystem. a = nerage = its 7 s— se Ais food for B mt — phytoplankton N\ penguin seal Achange in temperature has resulted in a rapid decrease in the number of krill Which of the following is most likely to happen? (A) The number of phytoplankton will decrease. (B)_—_The number of penguins will increase. (C) The number of seals will not be arfected {D) The number of squid will decrease. 7 2010 1CAS Son Pape E DUNG ltd ry Lend16. Electricity can flow through a circuit when there is a supply of electrical energy by a dry cell, and there is an unbroken path for the electricity to follow. A light globe in a circuit glows when electricity flows through it. Liam wired up this circuit. All the light globes in the circuit were glowing, dry cell — e light globe glowing Then two light globes went out while the two other light globes kept glowing Which two light globes went out? (A) tand2 (8) 2and3 (Cc) Band4 (0) tand4 16. The table lists the densities of some common liquids. A liquid with a lower density will float on top of a liquid with a higher density. Material: Density (g/cm?) water 1.00 vegetable oil 0.91 detergent 1.03 glycerine 1.26 honey 1.36 baby oil 0.82 Ben carefully poured some of these liquids into a cup. He poured the denser ones in before the less dense ones so that they did not mix. He labelled the water and the glycerine, but not the other layers. ia ‘Which of these is one way that the liquids could have been arranged? Fi 1 2 3 @) | _ baby oi vegetable cil honey (8) | baby oil detergent honey | (6) | vagetabie oi honey detergent es ©) | _ honey detergent baby oll 3 2010 1CASSensn Paper €@ UNEW Gol Py Linked 8For questions 17 and 18 use the information below. Heat flows from a hotter object to a cooler object in contact. The temperature of the object receiving heat will increase and the temperature of the one losing heat will decrease. The diagram shows a small beaker of water placed in a large container of water. The temperatures (T) of the water and the air are labelled and the direction of heat movement is indicated by arrows, 17. Which of the following are possible values of T,, T, and T,? @ 7, ) 7, 9 (©) T,=10°C,T,= 60°C, T)= 25°C (D) 1, =25°C, T,= 60°C, T,= 10°C 18. The containers were left on the table for 24 hours. What will be the values of T,, T, and T,? (A) They will all be at the average of T,, T, and T,. (8) They will all be at the current room temperature. (C) _T, will change to the average of T, and T,. (0) T, andT, will become the same as T,, 19. 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. 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) The ruler may not be precise enough for this measurement. 9 2018 1GAS Ssonee Paper E UNSW Cit Py nadFor questions 20 and 21 use the information below. Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone, The table shows five different groups of vertebrates and their typical characteristics, Fan | anpniens | Repuee [eras wanna Format | layeagewin | tayongewin | teyeqgs win | ley eggs win | gve bith ive reproduction no outer shells | no outer shells | outer shells * outer shells young ** | innoskng wetting dry kin esayeoeina) Meme | motown | SC? | momen | Sh Trough ner Methodof | acinneed | “sittunes | lungs | tunes ings mani cul Cold et cold-blooded cold-blooded cold-blooded | warm-blooded | warm-blooded worm blooded * Some snakes give birth to live young ** Echidnas and platypuses lay eggs 20. An animal has interlocking scales on its body and itis cold-blooded. Which statement about the animal is true? (A) Itmust be a fish (8) It must be a reptile. (C) It could be an amphi (0) Itcould be a fish 21. Which statement can be inferred from the information in the table? (A) Echidnas and platypuses are mammals, (8) Some snakes are reptiles and some are mammals. (C) Animals that lay eggs with outer shells are warm-blooded. (0) Amphibians breathe through their skin when they are on land. 20181048 Sorc Pagar UNSW Goda Py Lmtd 1022. 23. For questions 22 and 23 use the information below. Ethanol and water are both colourless liquids. They mix well with each other. Mary measured out 25 mL of ethanol and 25 mL of water using measuring cylinders. She then poured all the ethanol into the water cylinder without spilling. The diagram shows the volume of each liquid. “™ mt mL mL 50 504 5 40 40 40 305] 3054 ——> | 30: 20 20 20 10 10 10 ethanol water ethanol-water mixture ‘Which statement is supported by the observation when mixing the two liquids? (A) Mixing ethanol and water introduces gas into the mixture. (B) The scales of the two cylinders must be slightly different. (C) The total volume of the mixture is double the volume of each individual component. (0) The ethanol-water mixture takes up less space than the sum of the individual liquids. Mary wants to find out the mass of the mixture of ethanol and water. Which of these will give her the most accurate result? (A) Use 25 +25 = 50g, (8) Measure the mass of the cylinder containing ethanol and subtract the mass of the empty cylinder, ‘multiply the value of the difference by 2. (C) Pour the mixture into a plastic container on a balance and measure the total mass. (0) Measure the total mass of the cylinder containing the ethanol-water mixture and subtract the mass of the empty cylinder. " 2018S Seca Paper € ©UNSW ly Lint24. Veronica had four different materials. She wanted to find out which one is the most absorbent when using the same volume of each material container material to be tested silica gel clay sand wood shavings Veronica poured 50 mL of water into each container. She let each material absorb the water for 1 minute, then measured any unabsorbed water, using a measuring cylinder. ‘The silica gel and the sand did not have any unabsorbed water to pour out, What should she do next, in order to find out which of the two can absorb more water than the other? (A) repeat the steps with fresh samples of the two materials but use less water (8) addan extra 50 mL of water to the current samples of the two materials (C) repeat the steps with fresh samples of all four materials but use a different liquid (D) add some more material to each sample, then add an extra 50 ml of water to each 25. 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). 20 ¥00. — thermosphere = 80 3 — her 2 6 mesosphere 2 = 40 — stratosphere 20 é troposphere 100 0 100 200 300 ‘Temperature (°C) Which statement about the atmosphere is corect? (A) The greater the altitude, the higher the temperature. (B) The troposphere is the caldest 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. 20101288 Senco Pager UNG la Ply Lit 226. The volume of blood pumped out by the left ventricle of the heart in one beat is called the stroke volume. ‘The volume of blood pumped out by the left ventricle of the heart in one minut is called the cardiac output. Cardiac Output = Stroke Volume « Pulse An athlete has a cardiac output of 4.6 litres (L) of blood per minute and a pulse of 60 beats per minute. What is this athlete's approximate stroke volume? (A) 08 mL (8) 0.288 mt. (©) 80mL (0) 288mL 27. 28. For questions 27 and 28 use the information below. Joe found some information about the planets in the solar system. Planet Distance from Sun (millions km) | Diameter (thousands km) Mercury 88 4.88 Venus 108 12.10 Earth 150 12.76 Mars. 228 678 Jupiter 778 139.82 Saturn 1428 116.46 Uranus 2871 50.72 Neptune 4504 49.25 Joe wants to draw circles to represent the size of each planet, using a scale where 1 cm = 20 000 km. Which of these is closest to the diameter of the circle Joe must use to represent Satum? 7m @) 58cm (©) tom (0) 0.58em 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 13 28 ES Scune Popa. UNSH Gobel Phy29. 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. Neptune . Uranus aw Which of these planets can NEVER be visible from the equator on Earth at midnight? NOT TO SCALE (A) Venus (8) Mars (C) Jupiter (0) Saturn 20181CAS Sconce Paper E © UNSH Goa Py nod 1430. 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 § minutes, T, 1, Ben then graphed his results. Which graph correctly represents Ben's results? (A) (8) (c) (0) T, . 1 | ve g “gf lees gles £ 3 gleiss+ af = T, : Bg eos ews" s 5 2 & a elese Qo * Time * 0 Time ° ° Time 31. Agroup of students wanted to find out ifthe time it took for water to freeze depends on the volume of the water. Part of their report is shown below. The effect of volume on freezing time Alu: To determine if the volume of water affects how Long tt takes to freeze Equipment: 250 mL measuring jug, 4 plastto oups, water, freezer, timer Method: 4. Measure 50 mL of water in the measuring jug and transfer the water into a plastic cup. 2. Repent step 2 so that the 2nd cusp contains 100 mel, the Sra cup Contains 150 ml and the 4h cup contains 200 mL. 3. Place all four oups in the freezer. 4. Check each oup every 10 vatmutes and record the time when the water freezes. Which of the following most significantly improves the accuracy of the test? (A) _use a stopwatch to measure the time (8) _use a measuring oylinder instead of a measuring jug to measure the volume of the water (C) check the cups in the freezer every 2 minutes instead of every 10 minutes (2) conduct the experiment for each cup five times and calculate the average of the results 15 2IDICAS Since Paper EO UNS GblPy Lined32. Microplastics are pieces of plastic less than 5 millimetres long. They are found in increasing numbers in ‘waterways and their impact is not yet fully known ‘A group of marine biologists were investigating the effects of microplastics on perch fish eggs. They set up @ number of fish tanks and recorded what percentage of tne eggs hatched in each tank. | microplastic |__ egg of perch fish tank 1 tank 2 ‘The marine biologists set up a third tank as part of their investigation. ‘What did the marine biologists have to place in the third tank? (A) microplastics only (8) eggs of perch fish only (C) eggs of another species of fish only (D) eggs of another species of fish and microplastics 33. Geostationary satellites are placed 36000 km above Earth to allow for live telecasts from one region on Earth to another, Geostationary satellites remain in the same position above the equator as they orbit Earth. NOTTO SCALE How long would it take @ geostationary satellite to orbit Earth? (A) one hour {B) one day (C) six months (0) one year 2018/0A8 Seine Pager &OUNSHY Git PyUntos 1634. Solar panels convert the energy in sunlight into electricity. The photograph shows a roof with 12 solar panels, Each panel can generate 1.25 kWh of electricity a day. About 5 kWh is enough for one person's daily electricity needs. ‘What is the greatest number of people for whom these solar panels provide enough electricity? “3 ®) 4 () 5 ©) 6 35. _Aleveris a simple machine that uses an effort force (E) to move or hold a load (L) by turning the lever about @ pivot point, the fulcrum (F) There are three classes of levers: First Class Lever Second Class Lever Third Class Lever W_| |__ cy A | XT) | Aa Which of these is a second class lever? (A) (B) (Cc) (0) ama -7 = i= piers tones spl oe sori press =; 7 201816 scan Paper UNS bay Lid36. The melting point of ice is 0 °C. The boiling point of water is 100 °C. rong did a research project about the melting point and boiling point of different substances. ‘The table summarises the information he gathered. caustic soda 318 1388 table salt 301 1413 oxygen 218 183 gold 1084 2856 Which statement is supported by this information? (A) Oxygen can never be a soli (©) Table saltis a liquid at temperatures below 801 °C. (©) There is no common temperature at which all four substances are liquid {D) Solid gold becomes a liquid at a temperature above that at which caustic soda becomes @ gas. 37. The graph shows the number of bacteria in a colony over a period of time, 200 160 120 80 40 Number of bacteria 20 40 60 80 100 120 Time (min) Ifthe trend continues, approximately how many more minutes wil it take for the number of bacteria to double from the point X? (A) 16 ®) 99 (c) 105 (0) 180 {22181048 Scie Paper OUNSWN tel Py Lat 1838, Wind chimes can be made using metal tubes and a wooden object called a clapper. The wind makes 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. 0 | wx 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? @) WXYZ @) Z2W.xXyY (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 20181088 Sree Paper € @UNSY ltl Py Le39, The speed of an object can be calculated using the equation: distance speed = Chris wes driving her car along a straight road. The graph represents the speed at which her car was moving as time went on, ‘Speed (mm/s) a 5 10 15 Time (sec) Which statement about the car's motion matches the information in the graph? (A) Point Y represents the time at which the car reached its greatest distance from the starting point. (B) Point Z represents the time at which the car reached its greatest speed. (C) After 15 seconds the car was back where it started from. (D) The speed of the car changed fastest in the last three seconds, 40, Liz has a punnet of blueberries. She weighs @ small number of the blueberries in four different ways. Which of these is the best estimate of the mass of a blueberry in the punnet? (A) 30g (8) 329 (C) 379 (02) 409 2018 eas Ssone Pees ECUNS Cll ty Lat 2041. All matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. There are many different types of atoms. Each type of atom is represented by a symbol. For example H represents an atom of the element hydrogen and © epresents an atom of the element oxygen, ‘Atoms can join together to form molecules. The formula of a molecule shows the elements and the number of each type of atom present. For example, the formula of water H,O means that a water molecule is made up of 2 hydrogen (H) atoms and 1 oxygen (0) atom. How many different elements and how many atoms are there in a molecule that has the formula X,YZ,? Number of elements | Number of atoms “a 3 6 (6) 3 7 © 5 7 0) i 3 | 42, Victoria is trying to find out whether different types of oil heat up equally fast kL we Victoria compared three different oils, heatin; for 10 minutes, ‘She wants to display her results for the three oils in one graph, vertical axis horizontal axis 1g them and measuring the temperature of each oil every minute How must she label the horizontal axis and the vertical axis to make her results as clear as possible? Horizontal axis | Vertical axis @ type of oil temperature (8) time type of oil (C) | _ temperature time ©) time temperature 24 201810AS Sense Paper E BNEW Gl! Lis43. The diagram below represents the circuit that controls traffic lights. The arrow represents switches that turn the lights on and off in sequence. The two switches are always diagonally opposite. East-West direction North-South direction Red light re range light Le Green light ‘Tara was approaching the trafic lights when she saw the light had turned orange. ‘What was the switch point for the traffic light facing Tara and what was the colour of the traffic light in the north-south direction? ‘Switch point | Light in north-south direction ® 1 orange ®) 2 red © 3 red ©) 3 ‘green 20181088 Sree Paper © UNS Gl Py Lines 22,44, Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. The faster an object moves, the greater its kinetic energy. During a roller-coaster ride, the amount of kinetic energy of the roller-coaster car changes as it moves along the track The diagram below shows a roller-coaster car moving from left to right. Four different points during the motion of the roller-coaster car are identified. At point (1) the car is barely moving. a) (4) XIX Which statement is correct? (A) The car has maximum kinetic energy at point (1). (8) The car has more kinetic energy at point (2) than it has at point (3) (©) The car has minimum kinetic energy at point (3). (0) The car has more kinetic energy at point (4) than it has at point (1). 45, ‘The mass of an object is the amount of matter in the object. It is measured in grams (g) or kilograms (kg). The mass of an object stays the same wherever itis. ‘The weight of an object on Earth is the force of attraction between the object and Earth, caused by gravity. It is measured in newions (N). The weight of an object changes with any change of gravity. Nick has @ body mass of 60 kg. His weight on Earth is about 600 N. The gravity on the surface of the Moon is one sixth of that on Earth, so Nick's weight on the Moon would be 100 N. ‘The gravity on the surface of Mars is about 38% of that on Earth. What would be Nick's mass and weight on the surface of Mars? Nick's mass (kg) | _Nick’s weight (N) (A) 60 38 ®) 38 22.8 (c) 60 228 (0) 22.8 228 23 O18 1AS Ssenen Paper EOUNSW Gita Py Lins© 2018 COPYRIGHT Copyright in this publication is owned by UNSW Global Ply Limited, unless otherwise indicated or licensed from a third arly. This publication and associated testing materials and products may not be reproduced, publisited or sold, in whole or part, in any medium, without the permission of UNSW Global Ply Limited or relevant copyright owner. SOURCES Question 11. Temperature Anomaly graphic © Climate Control Question 14 Image of @ Northern kai (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) by @ystein Paulsen. hitps:iien wikipedia.ora/wiki! File:Meganyctiphanes_norvegica2 jpg licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, Unported license https:!/crealivecommons org/licenses/by-sa/3.0ideod.en. Image of a squid (Loligo vulgaris) by © Hans Hillewaert. https:vlenavikipedia.org/wiki! 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