Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint Mock

SCIENCE 0893/01
Paper 1 April 2024

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 [ ].

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1 Complete the crossword puzzle about cells.

Across

2 Which rigid structure surrounds a plant cell?

4 What is the name of a group of different tissues working together?

5 Which structure contains the genetic material in a cell?

Down

1 What is the name of the structure inside a cell where photosynthesis happens?

2 Where in a cell do most chemical reactions happen?

3 What is the name of a group of similar cells?

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2 The diagram shows part of the Periodic Table

1 2
H He

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ne Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
19 20
K Ca

The number above each chemical symbol shows the number of proton in the atom.
(a) How many protons are there in an atom of potassium? …………………………………………….…. [1]
(b) How many electrons are there in an atom of nitrogen? ………………………………………………….. [1]
(c) Look at the diagram of an atom.

(i) Write down the chemical symbol for this atom

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(ii) Label the diagram. [1]

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3 Blessy has two sound waves oscilloscope traces

trace A trace B

(a) Circle the correct answers.

Which trace has the higher pitch?

trace A trace B they have the same pitch

Which trace has the lower frequency?

trace A trace B they have the same frequency

Which trace is louder?

trace A trace B they have the same loudness

Which trace has the lower amplitude?

trace A trace B they have the same amplitude

[3]

(b) Sound waves are produced by a vibrating object

What does the vibrating object do to the air particles around it?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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4 Sulfur is an element

(a) Write down the chemical symbol for sulfur. ………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(b) Sulfides are compound that contain sulfur.

(i) Write down the element that all chloride contain. ……………………………………………….. [1]

(ii) A compound has this chemical formula.

NaOH

Write down the names of the three elements in this compound.

1. ……………………………………………………………………….

2. ……………………………………………………………………….

3. ……………………………………………………………………….

[2]

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5 This question is about the life cycle of a plant

(a) These processes take place in the life cycle of a plant.

fertilization pollination seed formation seed germination

Put the processes in the order in which they occur in the life cycle of a plant.

One has been done for you.

Seed
germination
………………………. ……………………… …………………….

[1]
(b) The diagrams A and B show two different types of seed.

A B

Suggest the method of dispersal for each type of seed

Give a reason for your answer

Method of seed dispersal Reason

[2]
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6 The diagram shows a model of the atomic structure of a magnesium atom and an oxygen atom.

A magnesium atom and an oxygen atom react together to make a magnesium ion, Mg2+, and an
oxygen ion, O2 –.

(a) Describe how a magnesium atom and an oxygen atom become charged ions.

magnesium atom

oxygen atom

[2]

(b) Describe how ions are held together in an ionic compound.

……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………

[2]

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7 This question is about thermal transfer.

Decide if each sentence is true or false.

Tick () the correct box.

sentence true false

Heat is the total energy of particles in a substance.

Thermal energy is measured in J.

Temperature is the same as heat.

If object X has a higher temperature than object Y, then X

must always have more heat that Y.

Temperature gives us information about the direction

that thermal energy will be transferred.

Dissipated energy is wasted energy.

Conduction happens in liquids and gases only.

The value of absolute zero temperature is 300oC.

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8 Look at the diagram of a model of some of the Earth’s layer.

tectonic X

(a) Name the layer X:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(b) The arrows represented the convection current that occurs at layer Y.
Name layer Y.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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9 The diagram shows a circuit with two lamps.

(a) Complete the circuit diagram to show how to measure the current across the circuit. [1]

(b) What type of electrical circuit is shown in the diagram?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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10 Look at the diagram.

It shows a sealed bottle containing air particles.

air particle

(a) The air exerts a pressure on the sides of the bottle.

Explain how air exerts a pressure.

Use ideas about particles in your answer.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

(b) The bottle is heated.

What happens to the pressure inside the bottle?

Explain your answer.

Use ideas about particles.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………[2]

(c) A bottle of perfume is left in a room.

The top is taken off the bottle.

The smell of the perfume eventually fills the room.

What is the name of this process?

Circle the correct answer.

condensation conduction diffusion melting

[1]
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11 Lily reacts magnesium with copper sulfate solution.

(a) Name this type of reaction.

[1]

(b) Name the two products of this reaction.

and [2]

(c) Lily adds zinc to magnesium sulfate solution.

There is no reaction.

Explain why there is no reaction.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

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12 Carlos learns about the law of reflection in a lesson.

He draws a diagram.

Label his diagram.

Use the following words.

angle of incidence

angle of reflection

incident ray

mirror

normal

reflected ray
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13 Safia wants to find the density of a small ball.

(a) She measures the mass of a plastic cup containing ten identical balls.

plastic cup

ten balls

(i) The plastic cup has a mass of 2.5 g.

What is the mass of one ball?

g [1]

(ii) Why does Safia use ten identical balls?

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(b) Safia measures the volume of the ten identical balls.

50 50

40 30 40 40

30 30
20 30
20 20

10 close-up view 10 close-up view

water water and ten balls

Complete the measurements to find the volume of one ball.

The volume of water in the measuring cylinder is cm3.

The volume of the water and ten balls in the measuring cylinder is cm3.

The difference in volume between these two readings is cm3.

The volume of one ball is cm3.

[2]

(c) Calculate the density of a ball.

Use your answers for mass in part (a) and volume in part (b) to calculate the density.

mass
density=
volume

The density of the ball is g/cm3 [1]

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14 Mia investigates an electrical circuit.

(a) She makes this prediction,

‘Adding more lamps into a series circuit

does not change the current in the circuit.’

Tick () to show if Mia's prediction is correct.

yes no

Give a reason for your answer.

[1]

(b) The current flowing through a lamp is 4.5 A.

The voltage across the lamp is 1.5 V.

Calculate the resistance of the lamp.

resistance = Ω [2]

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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
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K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr

20
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
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

Cs Ba lanthanoids
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

Fr Ra actinoids
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 – – – – – – – – – – –