Science

Stage 7

Paper 1 2024

45 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 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 This question is about animal and plant cells.

(a) Look at the diagram of an animal cell.

Complete the labels on the diagram.

Choose from the list.

cell wall chloroplast

cytoplasm mitochondrion nucleus

cell membrane sap vacuole

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

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[2]

(b) Name two cell structures that are only found in plant cells.

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[2]

(c) What is the function of mitochondria in cells?

[1]

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2 Look at the particle models of some substances.

The circles , and represent different types of atoms.

A B C

D E F

(a) Which particle model represents a solid element?

[1]

(b) Which particle models represent pure compounds?

and

Explain your answer.

[2]

(c) Which particle model represents a mixture of elements?

[1]

(d) Which particle model represents a mixture of compounds?

[1]

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(e) Mercury is a liquid at room temperature.

The circle represents an atom of mercury.

Draw in the box the particle model of mercury at room temperature.

[1]

(f) Steel is an alloy.

Explain the meaning of the word alloy.

[2]

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3 During an activity there are changes in energy.

Oliver climbs up the steps, walks along the platform and jumps into the water.

platform
steps

splash in the water

(a) Complete the sentences to describe the changes in energy.

Choose from the list.

chemical electrical sound thermal

When Oliver makes a splash in the water, some of his energy is converted

into energy and some into energy.

[2]

(b) Energy dissipates during an activity.

What does this mean?

[1]

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4 Look at the diagram of a model of a tectonic plate boundary.

tectonic plate

magma

(a) Describe three events that occur near this type of tectonic plate boundary.

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[3]

(b) Complete the sentences about the model of plate tectonics.

Choose from the list.

atmosphere magma

core mantle

crust water

The solid outer layer of the Earth consists of the

and the upper part of the .

The solid outer layer of the Earth has tectonic plates that move.

The tectonic plates move because of flow in the mantle.

[2]

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5 Look at the diagrams of two specialised cells.

cell A root hair cell

NOT TO SCALE

(a) What is the name of cell A?

[1]

(b) Explain how the structure of the root hair cell is adapted to its function.

[2]

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6 Blessy wants to identify some gases.

Draw a straight line to match each gas to the correct test for the gas.

gas test for the gas

carbon dioxide relights a glowing splint

hydrogen turns limewater milky

burns with a squeaky pop when

oxygen
ignited with a burning splint
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7 Yuri draws a diagram to show how he hears the sound made by a loudspeaker.

loudspeaker

Yuri

The dots in the diagram represent air particles.

(a) Describe what happens to air particles when the loudspeaker makes a sound.

[2]

(b) Explain why sound does not travel through a vacuum.

[1]

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8 The diagram shows part of the water cycle.

condensation

water vapour precipitation

evaporation

groundwater

(a) Identify and describe process A.

process A

description

[2]

(b) Draw a straight line to match each process to its correct description.

process description

the process of water vapour changing

precipitation
into liquid water

the process of liquid water changing

condensation
into water vapour

the process by which water

evaporation
falls from clouds
[2]

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9 Class 7 investigate growth in plants.

(a) The class use secondary information sources.

What is a secondary information source?

[1]

(b) Class 7 investigate the growth of five different plant species.

In their first experiment the teacher:

• fills a plant pot with soil
• puts 5 seeds of a plant species into the soil
• waters the soil
• leaves the seeds for 10 days to grow into seedlings.

The teacher repeats the experiment four more times using different plant species.

Mia and Jamila each choose different ways to measure the growth of the seedlings.

Mia finds the mass of each plant pot and soil before and after the 10 days.

Jamila measures the height of the seedlings after 10 days and calculates the average height.

(i) Explain why Mia’s method of measuring the growth does not give accurate results.

[1]

(ii) Explain why Jamila’s results are reliable.

[1]

(iii) Describe and explain one safety precaution the teacher takes in this investigation.

safety precaution

explanation

[2]

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10 Mike investigates three substances, milk, vinegar and bleach.

He wants to know the pH of each of the three liquids.

Write down how Mike does this investigation.

Include:
• the names of any chemicals he uses
• the method
• how Mike is able to make a conclusion from his results.

[3]

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11 Lily investigates how the number of lamps in an electrical circuit affects the current.

She uses this electrical circuit.

battery of cells 1.20

meter

lamp

(a) The battery of cells has hazard symbols.

hazard symbol A hazard symbol B

Write down the meaning of each of these hazard symbols.

hazard symbol A

hazard symbol B
[2]

(b) The meter is used to measure current.

Write down the name of the meter used to measure current.

[1]

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(c) Lily increases the number of lamps in the electrical circuit and records the current.

She repeats the experiment three times and calculates the average current.

Here are her results.

number current current current average current

of lamps in A in A in A in A

1 1.22 1.20 1.18 1.20

2 0.60 0.61 0.59 0.60

3 0.42 0.38 1.30 0.40

4 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30

5 0.25 0.27 0.20

(i) Write down the anomalous current reading.

current A [1]

(ii) Calculate the average current for 5 lamps.

average current A [1]

(iii) Complete the sentence.

As the number of lamps is doubled the current

. [1]

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12 Complete the sentence about tidal forces on Earth.

Tidal forces on Earth are due to the force of attraction between

the Earth, and .

[2]

13 Describe the difference between electrical conductors and electrical insulators.

Use the idea of electrons in your answer.

[1]

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The Periodic Table of Elements
Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
16

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe

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rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –