Cambridge Lower Secondary Sample Test

For use with curriculum published in

September 2020

Science Paper 1
Stage 9
45 minutes

Don Shanilka Matteo Wijetunga

Name

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 The diagram shows the human excretory (renal) system.

(a) (i) Name the organ labelled A.

Kidney [1]

(ii) Name the waste product that organ A removes from the body.

Urine [1]

(b) Scientists use models to explain how things work.

The diagram shows apparatus and materials used to model the excretory system.

sieve

rice grains lentils

sugar

The rice grains, lentils and sugar are added to a beaker of water and stirred.

The mixture is poured through the sieve.

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(i) Draw a line from each material or piece of apparatus to the part of the human
excretory system it represents.

Draw only four lines.

part of human
material or piece
excretory
of apparatus
system

lentils blood cells

rice grains

kidney

sieve

sugar waste product

[3]

(ii) Describe how this model shows the function of the human excretory system.

This shown that the kidneys take the waste out of the blood cells and send them back down to remove

it from the body.

[2]

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2 Look at the diagram of part of the Periodic Table of the elements.

H He

Li Be B C N O F Ne

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar

K Ca transition elements

(a) Use the Periodic Table to write the electronic structure of aluminium, Al.

2,8,3 [1]

(b) How many protons are in an atom of fluorine, F?

9 [1]

(c) A sodium atom, Na, forms a sodium ion, Na+.

Describe, in terms of electrons, how a sodium ion is made from a sodium atom.

The sodium atom loses 1 electron to become Na+. [1]

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3 Look at the symbols used in electrical circuits.

A B C D

(a) Which symbol shows an ammeter?

Choose from A, B, C or D.

A [1]

(b) What is the name of the component shown by symbol C?

????????????????????????????????????????????????????? [1]

(c) Mia wants to measure the voltage across a lamp.

Complete the circuit diagram to show how Mia connects a voltmeter to measure the voltage
across the lamp.

The symbol for a voltmeter is shown V .

[1]

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4 Plants need magnesium and nitrates for healthy growth.

(a) (i) What substance do plants make using magnesium?

Minerals Chlorophyll [1]

(ii) What type of substance do plants make using nitrates?

Chlorophyll Proteins [1]

(b) The diagram shows plant A and plant B.

Plant A has green leaves and plant B has green and yellow leaves.

The plants are both the same size and belong to the same species.

plant A

plant B

(i) Both plants receive the same amount of light and water.

After one week plant A is bigger than plant B.

Explain why.

Plant A got more nutrients that plant B.

[2]

(ii) Plants remove carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with another gas.

What is the name of this gas?

Oxygen [1]

(c) A farmer grows cabbage plants in his field.

There are spaces between each cabbage plant.

Suggest one reason why it is important to have spaces between each cabbage plant.

So the roots can spread out with no problem and so they can get an [1]
equal amount of nutrients.

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5 Look at the table.

It shows information about some properties of the Group 1 elements.

melting point boiling point density atomic radius

element
in °C in °C in g / cm3 in arbitrary units

lithium 180 1342 0.53 145

sodium 98 883 0.97 180

potassium 63 759 0.89 220

rubidium 688 1.53 235

(a) Describe the trend in boiling point as you go down Group 1.

Decreases. [1]

(b) Which property does not show a clear trend?

Density [1]

(c) Predict the melting point of rubidium.

The melting point of rubidium is 51 °C [1]

(d) Describe the change in reactivity of the elements as you go down Group 1.
Decreases [1]

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6 The drawing shows the positions of Africa and South America on the Earth.

Africa

South America

(a) Scientists think that these two continents are on separate tectonic plates.

What is a tectonic plate?

It is a part of the crust that is broken and sperated from the other tectonic plates.

[2]

(b) Scientists also think that South America and Africa were once joined together many millions
of years ago.

The diagram shows present-day South America and Africa drawn next to each other.

Africa
South America

Use the diagram to explain why scientists think that the two continents were once joined.
Because they fit together quite perfectly.

[1]

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(c) Look at the table.

Which two kinds of evidence are most useful to show that South America and Africa were
once joined?

Tick () only two boxes.

evidence

comparing their climates

comparing their rocks

comparing their sizes

comparing their fossil records

comparing their ecosystems

[2]

(d) Write down one event that happens where two tectonic plates meet.

Mountains form. [1]

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(e) Blessy uses a model to explain how tectonic plates move apart.

Look at the diagram of Blessy’s model.

plastic blocks
plastic blocks floating on water
moving apart

movement of purple
coloured water

purple crystal to show

the movement of water

Bunsen burner

Complete these sentences about Blessy’s model.

The tectonic plates are represented by the plastic blocks .

The water represents
the mantle .

The water moves in a cycle in a process called convection current .

The Bunsen burner represents the heat source from the inner core .

[4]

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7 The diagram shows a white-hot spark.

white-hot spark

Complete the sentences about a white-hot spark.

Choose from the list.

density heat energy insulation

particles pressure sound energy

structures temperature vibrations

A white-hot spark is at a very high temperature .

It does not contain much sound energy because it does not contain many
heat energy
particles . [3]

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8 Aiko is making some magnesium chloride.

She reacts magnesium with dilute hydrochloric acid.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Magnesium and dilute The reaction mixture is Magnesium chloride
hydrochloric acid are separated to give solution is heated.
reacted together until no magnesium chloride
more magnesium reacts. solution.

25 cm3 of
hydrochloric
● ●
● ● ● acid
●

1 g of magnesium
magnesium chloride solution heat

(a) A gas is made during this reaction.

What is the name of this gas?

Hydrogen [1]

(b) Step 2 separates the magnesium chloride solution from unreacted magnesium metal.

What is the name of this process?

Condensation Filtration [1]

(c) Step 3 removes some of the water by heating the magnesium chloride solution.

What is the name of this process?

Evaporation
[1]

(d) Aiko also reacts zinc oxide with dilute sulfuric acid.

Zinc sulfate and water are made.

Write the word equation for this reaction.

Zinc okide + sulfuric acid -> zinc sulfate + water [1]

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9 Jamila makes five sounds.

She looks at the trace each sound makes on an oscilloscope.

The traces are labelled A, B, C, D and E.

B C

D E

Look at trace A.

Complete the sentences.

Choose from B, C, D or E.

(a) Which sound is louder than A? B [1]

(b) Which sound has a higher frequency than A? E [1]

(c) Which two sounds have a different pitch to A?

D E
and [1]

(d) Which sound has a lower amplitude than A? C [1]

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10 Hassan investigates the reaction between 0.5 g of sodium carbonate and 20 cm3 of dilute
hydrochloric acid.
Hassan:
• measures the reaction time (the time it takes for the reaction to stop)
• does five different experiments
• uses a different concentration of acid in each experiment
• keeps the temperature the same in each experiment.
Look at the table of his results.

relative
reaction time
concentration
in seconds
of acid
0.5 68
1.0 40
1.5 24
2.0 14
2.5 10

(a) Plot Hassan’s results on the grid.

Draw the curve of best fit through the points.
100

80

60
reaction
time in
seconds
40

check in
20
progress....

0
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
relative concentration
of acid
[2]
(b) Describe the trend shown by these results.

When the concentration of the acid increases, the reaction time decreases.
[1]

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11 Oliver investigates conduction of thermal (heat) energy.

He heats a metal rod.

The metal rod has a pin attached with wax.

metal rod

heat pin attached

with wax

Oliver measures the time it takes before the pin falls off the rod.

The pin takes 45 seconds before it falls.

(a) Describe how Oliver makes his result more reliable.

He doesn't put a lot of wax [1]

(b) Oliver does a risk assessment for his investigation.

He considers the safety hazards.

Describe two of the safety hazards in Oliver’s investigation.

1 Not touching the rod while heating.

2 Careful with the heat emitter.

[2]

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 The Periodic Table of Elements

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Group
I II III IV V VI VII VIII

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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

make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

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
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
16

85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131

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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

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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 – – – – – – – – – – –

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

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