@ UNSW Global | Assessments PAPER1 ‘The picture shows four pieces of equipment that can be used to measure the volume of liquids. ‘Which piece of equipment would allow you to measure 85 mL of water most accurately? a) (8) 0) At NOTTOSCALE 2, ‘Adam heated some water for seven minutes. He measured the rise in water temperature using a thermometer. ‘The thermometers show the temperature of the water every two minutes. c co c c 60 60 60 60 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 9, 9, 0, 9, 0 minutes: 2 minutes 4 minutes: 6 minutes ‘What is the water temperature likely to be at 7 minutes? 38°C 8) «) 4t"c (0) 44°C| 3. Sue measured the total monthly rainfall in her suburb for 6 months. | The table shows Sue's data Month | Total Rainfall (mm) July ® August | 8 | September | 25 October 0 | November | 82 Which graph is labelled correctly? (A) (8) 60 60 = 80 50 1 = 40 ‘ 2 40 £ 30 5 30 = 20 azo 10 10 ON dul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec O sul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month Rainfall (mm) (c) (0) 60 60 50 i a) i fa Eo 30 3 30 | 20 20 & 10 10 O' jut Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ov jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TimeThe carbon cycle is the flow of carbon through Earth, including the air and the bodies of plants and animals, (One example of a carbon cycle includes these stages: 4. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air to produce sugar. 2. Apig dies and a crocodile eats its carcass. 3. Apig eats plants, 4, Acrocodile dies and decays, releasing carbon dioxide into the ai Which of these is the correct order for the stages in this example? A) 34.2.4 @) 23,14 (13.24 (0) Additives are chemicals that are added to food for different reasons, The table lists some additives azorubine jam, jellies and drinks makes food look red Foods with this additive | ‘Purpose of additive | sodium benzoate juice and soft drinks ‘prevents growth of microbes _| ascorbio acid jam and tinned foods prevents food from going brown | calcium propionate ___ bread prevents mould from growing on bread | Ben has strawberry jam on bread for breakfast. Based on the information in the table, what additives are likely to be present in the strawberry jam? (A) sodium benzoate only (8) calcium propionate only (C) ascorbic acid and azorubine only (0) ascorbic acid, azorubine and calcium propionate only ‘Amethyst is 2 mineral that can be used to make jewellery, ‘The photo shows a piece of amethyst. Sam used 2 ruler to measure its length. 1 12:139:«14:«15 He planned to slice it into three pieces of equal length, What would be the approximate length of each piece? (A) 225m (8) 750m (C) 3.25em (0) 25cm7. Hayley recorded the behaviour of bees, by observing them in her garden. of bees landed on the purple flowers. | ie ie Ws Ws Ns orange flowers purple flowers red flowers What question can Hayley answer from her observations? (A) Do purple flowers have more nectar? (8) Do bees spend more time on purple flowers? (C) Do purple flowers need bees to help them reproduce? (0) Dobees prefer purple flowers or flowers of other colours? - 6d yellow flowers She recorded how many bees landed on each different-coloured flower. She found that the largest number the greater its pH. “The diagram shows a number of substances with their pH. Which substances are more acidic than pure water but less acidic than tomatoes? (A) grapes and bananas (8) grapes and eggs (©) bananas and milk (0) eggs and milk 8. The pHof a substance is a measure of how acidic or alkaline it is. A substance such as pure water, which has a pH of 7, is neutral. The more acidic a substance is, the lower its pH. The more alkaline a substance is,9. Transverse waves are often used to represent sound waves. A large amplitude indicates a loud sound and short wavelength indicates a high-pitched sound ‘The diagram below represents a single sound wave. wavelength ‘Which diagram represents a sound wave that is louder that the one shown above? (A) 8) () (0) 10. This food web links seven living things in a forest. ‘owl ‘snake KEY a}|—ls frog [_ Ais food for t | grasshopper grass seeds: grass ‘An omnivore is an animal that eats plants as well as other animals. Which is an omnivore? @) ow (8) mouse (C) grasshopper (0) frograpidly. | 16- | | 144 41. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a stage during sleep when the eyes of the sleeping person move The graph represents the hours of REM and non-REM sleep for people in different age groups. 2 s KEY ] $ 10 2 I Nor-REM sleep 3 | REM sleep 2 i | gs 2 (0-5 months 2-3 years 10-13 years 19-30 years, Age group | sleeping per day? Aa 1 ® 9 «) 7 How many hours more than the 19-30 year age group does the 0-5 month age group spend 0) 6 12. This diagram represents the internal structure, by mass, of a com kernel. starch endosperm \ | starch bul and gluten ‘ germ tip cap (11.9%) (0.8%) Which of these makes up the greatest mass of the corn kernel? (A) germ, hull and fibre (8) hull and fibre: (C) tip cap and germ (0) endosperm and fibre (6.4%)For questions 13 and 14 use the information below. ‘The graph summarises the temperature at Joe's farm over a period of five days. The measurements were taken at midnight, 6 am, 12 midday and 6 pm on each day. vay | 30; +—— | B 25|- + ‘ a | | g Sb L | § 2 pe 7 ; | Bal | Bon 10 . might Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Day | 13. What was the temperature (*C) at 6 am on Tuesday? a 14 ®) 17 (c) 20 (0) 25 14, The table below shows the typical temperatures at Joe's farm during each of the four seasons, Temperature (°C) _ | seston midnight Gam midday ‘pm ‘Spring { 12 8 15 14 ‘Summer I 20 7 28 22 ‘Autumn (2 8 16 14 Winter (10 a4 5 | 4 During which season were the measurements used to draw the graph most likely taken? (A) Spring (©) Summer (©) Autumn (0) Winterr 18. Glucose is a type of suger. A student dissolved different amounts of glucose in different volumes of water. The water temperature in ‘each container was the same. w i Y Zz Sgof glucose 10gof glucose 1S gofglucose 20g of glucose in 100 mL. in 50 mb jn 200 mt. in 150 mL of water of water of water of water ‘Which solution would taste the sweetest? a Ww ®) x «c) Y (oy 2 46. This graph shows the proportions of the main substances that make up the human brain carbohydrates other organic inorganic salts ‘compounds Approximately what percentage of the human brain is water? A) 90 (8) 85 () 75 (02) 70 0 {oS Gn Py Levies17. 18. For questions 17 and 18 use the information below. Sounds contain energy in different frequency ranges. The frequency of sound is measured in hertz (Hz), Different animals can hear different frequency ranges of sound, “The graph shows the frequency range heard by some animals. 0 10 100 1000 10000 100000 (hertz) Human Elephant Dog Cat Mouse =a Beluga Whale Dolphin Which animals can hear some sounds that cannot be heard by any of the other animals in the table? (A) mouse and bat (8) bat and Beluga whale (C) elephant and Beluga whale (0) elephant and dolphin ‘Sound with a frequency too low for humans to hear is called infrasound. Sound with a frequency too high for humans to hear is called ultrasound, How many of the animals can detect both infrasound and ultrasound? A) 0 ) 1 (Cy 2 (2) 6For questions 19 and 20 use the information below. The diagram of the water cycle shows how water changes and moves in, on and aroune the Earth. More liquid collects around the dust particles. The water vapourcools, | Waterfalls tothe ground rr particles in the air and — ors lua - ~ ups ee “IN Liquid water turns into water vapour and rises, 19. Which of these supplies the energy for the water cycle? Sun ®) rain (©) ocean (0) cloud 20. _In areas with low rainfall, itis possible to produce rain by ‘seeding’ the clouds. Cloud seeding involves ‘dropping particles such as silver iodide into the atmosphere. How does the silver iodide increase the amount of rain produced? (A) _ by increasing the amount of water vapour rising from the ocean (8) __ by increasing the number of particles to collect water vapour (C) _ by increasing the speed at which liquid water evaporates (0) _by increasing the temperature of the atmosphere | — = a This diagram shows the name and size of different adult sharks and the depth of seawater at which each shark is found, Grey Nurse shark (10-190 m) 1 Great Hammerhead shark (0-275 m) Tiger shark (0-350 m) = Whale shark (0-700 m) Great White shark (0-1280 m) Which shark is NOT found at the surface? (A) Great White (8) Whale (©) Tiger (0) Grey Nurse22. The graph shows the change in the number of bacteria living on a slice of stale bread over a given time Number of bacteria Le y6 8 2 Time (days) ‘On which days was the number of bacteria that died greater than the number of bacteria that formed? (A) days 1-3 (8) days 3-6 (©) days 6-12 {D) days 13-15 23, Jane carried out an investigation to determine the best conditions under which tomato plants grow. ‘She compared the plants by counting how many leaves each plant had. she grew four groups of three tomato plants, each under different conditions. The table shows her results. Full sun, outside a5 | 74 | at | 16 | 14 | 15 Partial shade, outside | 73 | 92 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 14 Full shade, outside ao | 43 [34 | 5 [6 | 4 Partial shade, indoors | 55 | 49 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 8 ‘Which statement is supported by the results of Jane’s experiment? (A) Taller tomato plants have more leaves. (B) Tomato plants grow taller outside than indoors. {C) Tomato plants grow tallest outside in partial shade. (©) Tomato plants grow the most leaves outside in full sunlight —— - - 2| 24 Ady co produces a votage. The volage canbe messured using voltmeter When dry cells are joined, the total voltage depends on the number of cells and how they are connected. The diagrams show two ways that dry cells may be connected and the number of volts produced in each case. How many volts does each dry cell produce? ao ® 1% Cc) 3 0) 4% 25. Places on the surface of Earth are given a location using coordinates called latitude and longitude. These ‘coordinates locate places by their distance from the Equator and the Prime Meridian. One complete revolution of Earth occurs once every 24 hours. The planet is divided into 24 time zones one hour apart. ‘A fossil was found at location 20° N and 75° E. Where was the fossil found? (A) Eurasia (8) Australia (C) Africa (0) South America| 26. | Scientists use satelite images to measure the area of ice covering the Arctic region. One reason for doing this is to find out if there is global warming, ‘The graph shows the smallest area of the Arctic region that was covered with ce, each year, from 1979 to 2010. Arctic ice 1979-2010 z a i 4980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year Which of these describes the overall change in the area of ice covering the Arctic region? (A) Ithas increased, (8) thas decreased. (C)__ Itchanges every year. (D) _Itdecreased and then increased.Cat litter is made of materials that absorb liquids, Zac wanted to find out which of four brands of cat litter is best for absorbing liquids. He measured the maximum amount of water absorbed by each sample of four brands of cat liter. v The table summarises the observations Zac made during his experiment. Maximum amount | Average size of ] Brand of catlitter | of water absorbed | crystals incat litter | Colour of cat liter | i _| by catlitter (cups) | (mm) | | Ww 2 2 colourless x 2 1 white Y 3 1 3 white and green Zz i % I 15 white and blue Zac's experiment is not a fair test. Which of these is the reason that Zac’s experiment is not a fair test? (A) Each sample of cat litter absorbed different amounts of water. (8) The average size of the crystals in the cat litter was different. (C) The amount of cat liter used in the trial was not measured, (0) He did not use the same colour of cat litter. 28. The density of objects is calculated using the equation ity = mass density = —™25S_ ‘ensity = Jolume Water has a density of 1 g/cm. Objects sink in water if their density is greater than the density of water, and float if their density is less than the density of water. The table shows some information about coloured objects made from different materials [Colour of obj [black {pink [purple [white 20 Whaat is the colour of the object that floats on water? (A) white (8) purple (C) pink (0) black29. Six children competed in a 400 metre (m) race. The diagrams: ‘show the position of each child at two diferent times (t, and t,) during the race. Position of runners (m) after 40 seconds (t,) Position of runners (m) after 60 seconds (t,) “The speed of a moving person or object is given by the equation = distance speed = “time ‘The children continued running at the same speed as they had between times t, and t, until they reached the finish tine. ‘What was the order of finishing (by lane) of the first four children? a) 5.134 8) 53.16 () 36.14 (0) 35.4.1 1630. The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes from a solid into a liquid. The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it changes from a liquid into a gas. The table lists the melting point and boiling point of four substances. [Name of substance | Melting point (°C) | Boiling point (*C) | | calcium fluoride 1423 2500 |[ mercuric bromide I 236 322 [potassium iodide | 681 7330 [zinc chloride L 283 732 Which of these substances are liquid at 700 °C ? (A) potassium iodide and zinc chloride (8) mercuric bromide and zinc chloride (C) calcium fluoride and potassium iodide () calcium fluoride and mercuric bromide 31. Helen researched the breeding cycles of five kangaroo species. ‘She drew this chart to show when the young are born each year. 4 12S 5 ee ——— Different species give birth at diferent times of the year. Sometimes more than two species of kangaroo give birth in the same month. During how many months does this occur? wa 4 ) 2 ) 3 (0) 4For questions 32 and 33 use the information below. Kim boiled some leaves of red cabbage in water until the water became coloured. She divided the water evenly among five test tubes. She added drops of different substances to the test tubes. This changed the colour of the cabbage juice. ‘The table summarises what she added and the final colour of each mixture, is 2 3 a vinegar | vinegar | ammonia _| ammonia | Number of drops added 20 4 4 20 Final colour of mixture 1 | | red | [-—bue green || | —yotow blue | | IV ~ 32, Which test tube had a colour most lke the colour ofthe test tube with the added lemon juice? (A) __ the cabbage juice with 20 drops of vinegar —-—«(B)._the cabbage juice with 1 drop of vinegar (C)__ the cabbage juice with 1 drop of ammonia {0) the cabbage juice with 20 drops of ammonia 33. _ If Kim adds the same amount of cabbage juice and 20 drops of lemon juice to @ clean test tube, what will be the most likely colour of the mixture? (A) _ the same as the colour of tube 1 (B) _ between the colours of tubes 2 and 3 (C) the same as the colour of tube 3 (0) the same as the colour of tube 4 34. Lisa makes five groups of coloured marbies that follow a pattern. e Oo ® @ eo @o° Group 1 Group 2 Which of the following is the fifth group of marbles? (A) (8) (c) (D) @” | \@e, ® @| \e%o|| @,8 18r | 36, Solutions can be acidic, neutral or alkaline, Ben has three containers 1, 2, 3. = acidic = neutral water 3= alkaline Each container has the same volume of solution. Containers 1 and 3 have the same concentration. ‘When equal volumes of the acidic and alkaline solutions are mixed, a neutral solution is produced, Equal volumes of containers 1, 2 and 3 were poured into connecting pipes as shown at the same time. \ ' | Hoey beaker W beaker beakerY ——_beakerZ ‘Which option shows the correct solution in each beaker? (A) | cil acidic alkaline | alkaline (®) | acidic neutral | neutral alkaline (©) | neutral acidic alkaline | neutral (©) | neutral | neutral I alkaline alkaline© 2019 COPYRIGHT Copyright in this publication is owned by UNSW Globsl Ply Limited, uniess otherwise indicated or licensed from a third patty, This publication and associated testing materials and products m: 12 reproduced, published or S014, in whole or part, in eny medium, without the permission of UNSW Global Ply Limited or relevant copyright owner PAPER HE UNSW Global