Science

Stage 3

Paper 2 2023

30 minutes

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should show all your working on the question paper.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 30.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 Mia draws a food chain.

grass grasshopper mouse owl

Not drawn to scale

(a) Grass is the producer.

What does producer mean?

[1]

(b) Write down the names of all the consumers in the food chain.

[1]

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2 (a) Rajiv sorts different materials into solid, liquid or gas at room temperature.

Write down the name of each material in the correct column in the table.

Choose from the list.

Two have been done for you.

wood paper water milk

air carbon dioxide iron oxygen

solid liquid gas

wood oxygen

[2]

(b) Write down one property of all solids.

[1]

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3 Ahmed investigates the downward pulling force on different objects.

0 0 0 0 0

X
10 10 10 10 10

(a) Ahmed uses equipment X to measure the downward pulling force.

Write down the name of equipment X.

[1]

(b) Write down the name of the downward pulling force acting on the objects.

[1]

(c) Ahmed records his results in the table.

force
object in N

apple 1

shoe 7

book 9

cup

bananas 5

The result for the cup is missing.

Write down the result for the cup in the table. [1]

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(d) Draw a bar chart to show his results.

One bar has been drawn for you.

10
9
8
7
force 6
in N 5
4
3
2
1
0
apple shoe book cup bananas
object
[2]

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4 Blessy and Gabriella make a model of the Sun, Earth and Moon.

They use these objects.

Sun Earth moon

(a) Blessy thinks they need to change the object for the Sun.

Tick () to show if Blessy is correct.

Yes No

Explain your answer.

[1]

(b) Describe how Blessy and Gabriella use their model to show the movement of
the Moon.

[1]

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(c) The appearance of the Moon from Earth changes as the Moon moves.

Look at the pictures of the Moon.

They are not in the correct order.

A B C D

E F G H

Put the pictures of the Moon in the correct order.

Two have been done for you.

A G
[2]

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5 The diagram shows the life cycle of a butterfly.

(a) Write down each stage of the life cycle on the diagram.

Choose from the list

butterfly egg caterpillar chrysalis

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

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

Not drawn to scale

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

(b) Carlos finds five caterpillars.

He measures the length of each caterpillar.

Circle the name of the equipment Carlos uses to measure the caterpillars.

measuring cylinder

ruler

balance

thermometer
[1]

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6 Pierre has two magnets, X and Y.

Magnet X has the poles labelled.

(a) Pierre puts magnet X near to magnet Y.

N S ......... .........
magnet X magnet Y

The magnets move towards each other.

Label the poles on magnet Y. [1]

(b) Complete these sentences about magnets.

The letter N is the pole of the magnet.

The letter S is the pole of the magnet.

[1]

(c) Pierre sorts different materials into two groups.

These are the two groups.

magnetic not magnetic

aluminium gold

steel paper

iron wood

Tick () to show if his sorting of the materials is correct.

Yes No

Explain your answer.

[1]

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7 Jamila grows a sunflower.

(a) Draw a straight line to match each organ to its correct function.

organ function

transports water to
root
the leaves

stem absorbs sunlight

leaf absorbs water

[1]

(b) Jamila waters the sunflower every day.

Why does the sunflower need water?

[1]

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8 Priya makes shadows using toys.

paper

toys

(a) Complete these sentences.

Shadows are made because the toys the light.

The toys make shadows because they are made from

material.
[2]

(b) Priya uses the same toys to make the shadow bigger.

Describe how Priya makes the shadows bigger.

[1]

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9 Different organs have different functions.

Draw a straight line to match each organ to its correct function.

organ function

pumps blood to the

body

controls the body

provides oxygen to the

body

digests food

[2]

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10 Look at the impression in a rock.

(a) What made this impression in the rock?

[1]

(b) What is the name for this impression in the rock?

[1]

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11 Mike and Oliver investigate how temperature affects how fast a substance
dissolves.

Mike and Oliver:

• measure 50 ml of water at 20°C

• add a sugar cube to the water and start the stopclock
• record the time it takes for the sugar cube to completely dissolve
• repeat the experiment at different temperatures.

Here are their results.

time taken for sugar

temperature of water
cube to dissolve
in °C
in seconds
20 300
30 250
40 200
50
60 100

(a) Predict the time taken for the sugar cube to dissolve at 50°C.

Write down your answer in the table. [1]

(b) Write down the temperature that dissolves the sugar the fastest.

°C [1]

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