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Cambridge Primary Checkpoint - Science (0846) October

2021 Paper 2 Question
Digital Electronic Systems (Zagazig University)

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SCIENCE 0846/02
Paper 2 October 2021
45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You may use a calculator.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

IB21 10_0846_02/8RP
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1 (a) Oliver has two groups of animals.

group A group B

earthworm
bat

dog
butterfly

cat
duck

tiger

Write down one feature that Oliver uses to put the animals into these two
groups.

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(b) Look at these animals.

gorilla snail snake

frog horse

Oliver puts these animals into two groups.

Complete the table.

Two have been done for you.

group C group D

frog snake

[1]

(c) Write down the feature that Oliver uses to put the animals into these two
groups.

[1]

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2 Mixtures are separated using different methods.

Draw a line between each mixture and its correct separation method.

mixture separation method

dissolve in water and filter

iron powder and

use a magnet
aluminium powder

sand and salt burn the mixture

salt solution evaporate the mixture

sand and water melt the mixture

lumps of marble and

sieve the mixture
powdered marble

filter the mixture

[5]

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3 Complete the crossword puzzle.

Clues

1 down

Weight is measured in .

2 down

Weight is a type of .

3 across

Mass is measured in .

[3]

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4 The parts of a plant have different functions.

Draw a line from each part to its correct function.

part function

flower takes in light

leaf for reproduction

root transports water

stem takes water in

[2]

5 Copper sulfate is a blue solid that dissolves in water.

Complete these sentences about copper sulfate dissolving in water.

Choose words from the list.

insoluble

soluble

solute

solution

solvent

Copper sulfate is in water.

Copper sulfate dissolves in water to form a blue .

Water is the and copper sulfate is the .

[3]

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6 The platypus has features that are suited to its habitat.

big beak

thick fur

webbed feet

(a) Complete the sentences.

The platypus has thick fur to .

The platypus has webbed feet to help it .

[1]

(b) Complete the sentences.

The platypus is camouflaged to help it

The platypus has a big beak to

.
[2]

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7 (a) These words are about light.

Draw a line from the word to the correct meaning.

word meaning

dark shape that appears on a

opaque surface when light is blocked

material that lets light through

reflects
material that stops light going
through

shadow what happens to light when it

hits a mirror
[2]

(b) Safia is looking at a flower.

Explain how Safia sees the flower.

[3]

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8 Yuri learns about how sound travels in different materials.

Tick () the correct box to show if the sentence is true or false.

sentence true false

Sound travels in air.

Sound does not travel in water.

Sound travels in solids.

Sound does not travel in a vacuum (no air).

[2]

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9 Forces make objects move.

Draw one arrow () on each picture to show the direction of the force.

Start the arrow from the large dot ( ) in each picture.

One has been done for you.

The ball is kicked. The weights are lifted. The box is pulled
by the boy.

The trolley is pushed The hands are moved The girl pushes
by the girl. together. on the wall.
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10 Diesel is a liquid fuel used in the engines of some motor cars and trucks.

(a) Diesel evaporates slowly at room temperature.

Write down what happens during evaporation.

[1]

(b) Suggest one way to increase the speed of evaporation.

[1]

(c) Evaporation is a reversible change.

Name the process that is the reverse of evaporation.

[1]

11 Aiko is in hospital.

kidney
machine Aiko

Her kidneys do not work.

Aiko is attached to a kidney machine.

Explain how the kidney machine is helping Aiko.

[2]

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12 Look at this list of materials.

property
material is it a liquid
is it
is it hard? is it flexible? at room
transparent?
temperature?
A yes yes no no
B yes no no no
C yes yes no no
D no no yes yes
E no yes no no
F yes yes yes no
G no no no yes

(a) Which two materials are see-through? [1]

(b) Which material is water? [1]

(c) Material E is suitable to make clothes.

Write down the best two reasons why material E is suitable to make clothes.

2
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13 The Sun appears to move across the sky during a day in summer.

The diagram shows different positions of the Sun.

Sun

surface of Earth

Here are some sentences about the Sun.

Draw a line from each sentence to true or false.

sentence

It is midday when the Sun is

highest in the sky.

The Sun goes down in the west. true

In winter the Sun is lower in the

false
sky than in the summer.

In winter the Sun moves in the

opposite direction.
[2]

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14 Mike investigates the germination of seeds.

Mike:

• puts filter paper and cotton wool into 6 dishes

• puts 15 seeds into each dish

• adds water to 3 of the dishes

• puts the dishes in different places

• looks at the dishes after 4 days.

filter
dish paper

cotton
seeds wool
A B C

D E F

Here are his results.

number of seeds
dish water condition
germinated after 4 days
in a cold room
A yes 2
in the dark
in a warm room
B yes
with light
in a warm room
C yes 10
in the dark
in a cold room
D no 0
in the dark
in a warm room
E no 0
with light
in a warm room
F no 0
in the dark

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(a) Mike did not write down his results for dish B.

Here are his results for dish B.

How many seeds germinated in dish B? [1]

(b) Which conditions are needed for germination?

Circle all the correct answers.

cold dark light no water warmth water

[2]

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15 There are craters on the surface of the Moon.

crater

Blessy investigates how craters are made.

Blessy:
• smoothes the surface of sand in a tray
• drops a stone into the sand
• measures the size of the crater the stone makes in the sand
• repeats the method dropping the stone from different heights
• repeats the measurements for each height.

sand
stone

tray

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Here are her results.

size of crater in mm
height of drop
in cm measurement for measurement for
drop 1 drop 2
20 12 11
40 15 14
60 28 26

80 32 30
100 33 35

(a) What equipment does Blessy use to measure the size of the crater?

[1]

(b) Blessy changes the height of the drop.

Write down two factors Blessy keeps the same in her investigation.

2
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16 Rajiv dissolves a fertiliser in water.

He records the mass of fertiliser that dissolves in 5 cm3 of water.

Rajiv makes measurements at 6 different temperatures.

He shows his results in a graph.

50

40
mass dissolved
in grams
30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50
temperature in °C

(a) Rajiv wants to make his results more reliable.

Suggest two ways he can make his results more reliable.

1

[2]

(b) Describe the pattern of his results.

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(c) What mass of fertiliser is dissolved in 5 cm3 of water at 30 °C?

g [1]

(d) Predict the mass of fertiliser that dissolves at 60 °C.

g [1]

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