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Year 9 Class: ________________________

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Q1.
The diagram shows a lever. A weight is near the end of the lever. A force, F, pushes up
on the pad and balances the lever.

(a) The 50 N weight is pulling the lever anticlockwise around the pivot.
Calculate the moment (turning effect) of the 50 N weight about the pivot.
Give the units.

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2 marks

(b) The force F is just big enough to keep the lever balanced.

(i) What is the moment of force F about the pivot?

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1 mark

(ii) What is the size of force F?

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......................................................................................................... N
1 mark

(c) (i) The force F becomes smaller. How should the 50 N weight be moved to
keep the lever arm horizontal?

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1 mark

(ii) The size of force F on the pad is 100 N. The area of the pad is 2 cm 2.
Calculate the pressure of this force on the pad. Give the units.

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2 marks
Maximum 7 marks

Q2.
The drawing below shows a dandelion plant.

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(a) Each labelled part of the plant has a different function.

In the table, write the name of the correct part next to its function.

function of part name of part

It takes in minerals.

It absorbs light for

photosynthesis.
2 marks

(b) The drawing below shows a different type of dandelion plant growing in a lawn.

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 (i) Hardly any grass grows under the dandelion leaves. Give a reason for this.
1 mark

(ii) Which word describes a grass plant?

Tick the correct box.

herbivore

predator

prey

producer

1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

Q3.
A sky-diver jumped out of an aeroplane. After falling for some time she opened her
parachute. The graph below shows how the speed of the sky-diver changed from the
moment she jumped out of the aeroplane until she landed on the ground.

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(a) What happened at 180 seconds and at 360 seconds after the sky-diver jumped
out of the aeroplane?

180 seconds ………………………………………………………………………..

360 seconds ………………………………………………………..………………

2 marks

(b) There was an increase in air resistance on the sky-diver as her speed increased.
Explain how the graph shows this.

……….………………………………………………………………………………

……….………………………………………………………………………………
1 mark

(c) Two sections of the graph show where the air resistance was equal and opposite
to the sky-diver’s weight. Which sections are they?

Give the letters.

…………………… and …………………

1 mark

(d) (i) Use the graph to estimate how far the sky-diver fell between 180 s and 360 s.

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1 mark

(ii) Why can this only be an approximate figure?

…………………………………………………………………………………

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1 mark
Maximum 6 marks

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Q4.
The graph shows the results of a test in which a car accelerates to its maximum speed.

(a) (i) Describe how the acceleration of the car changes after the car has started to
move.

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1 mark

(ii) How does the resultant force on the car change?

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1 mark

The car has a mass of 1000 kg and the maximum forward force on the car, produced by
the engine, is 4000 N.

It is claimed that the car will accelerate from 0 to 24 m/s in 6 seconds.

(b) Use calculations, with the correct units, to show that the claim is false.

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3 marks
Maximum 5 marks

Q5.
Karen wants to pump up her car tyre.
Her pump has a piston with an area of 7 cm2.

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 Karen pushes the handle down with a force of 175 N.

(a) What pressure does she exert on the air in the pump?

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.......................................................................................................... N/cm 2
1 mark

(b) The air pressure in the tyre is 27 N/cm2.

What pressure would be needed in the pump in order to pump more air into the
tyre?

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1 mark

(c) Another of Karen’s car tyres exerts a pressure of 30 N/cm2 on the road. The area of
the tyre in contact with the road is 95 cm2
What is the force exerted by the tyre on the road?

................................................................................................................. N
1 mark
Maximum 3 marks

Q6.
Fran has a balancing game.
On each side of the pivot there are nine steel balls. The tray is balanced.

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(a) Fran removes one of the steel balls as shown below.

What will happen to end A?

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1 mark

(b) There are three balls on side A as shown below.

Draw three other balls in the correct positions to balance the tray.

1 mark

(c) Fran puts two steel balls on one side and one brass ball on the other side.
The tray is balanced.

The mass of each steel ball is 50 g.

What is the mass of the brass ball

.............. g
1 mark

(d) The table below gives information about the brass and steel balls.

Is it attracted to a elements in the

magnet? ball

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 brass no copper and zinc

steel yes iron and carbon

(i) Which element is not a metal?

Tick the correct box.

carbon copper

iron zinc
1 mark

(ii) Look at the elements in the brass ball and the steel ball.

Why is steel attracted to a magnet but brass is not?

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1 mark
maximum 5 marks

Q7.
A student investigated how the extension of a spring depends on the force applied to the
spring.

The diagram shows the spring before and after a force had been applied.

(a) (i) Complete the following sentence using letters, A, B, C or D, from the diagram.

The extension of the spring is the distance between the positions labelled

......................and ...................... on the metre rule.

(1)

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 (ii) What form of energy is stored in the stretched spring?

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(1)

(b) The results from the investigation are plotted on the following graph.

(i) The graph shows that the student has made an error throughout the
investigation.

What error has the student made?

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

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

Give the reason for your answer.

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

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(2)

(ii) The student has loaded the spring beyond its limit of proportionality.

Mark on the graph line the limit of proportionality of the spring. Label the point
P.

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 Give the reason for choosing your point P.

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(2)

(c) The student uses a different spring as a spring balance. When the student hangs a
stone from this spring, its extension is 72 mm.

The spring does not go past the limit of proportionality.

Calculate the force exerted by the stone on the spring.

spring constant = 25 N/m

Use the correct equation from the Physics Equations Sheet.

Show clearly how you work out your answer.

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Force = .................................................. N
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

Q8.
Five people take it in turns to sit on a see-saw. The table gives the weight of each person.

person weight, in N

Jack 510

Ellie 540

Rosie 490

Maggy 540

Andy 560

(a) Andy sits at one end, but there is nobody on the other end.

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 Andy sits on the see-saw.
In which direction does his end of the see-saw move?

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1 mark

(b) Which two people in the table above could make the see-saw balance?

………………………..……...…......and………………….......…………..….
1 mark

Use information in the table to help you answer parts (c) and (d).

(c) Rosie sits on end A, and Jack sits on end B.

They lift their feet.

What happens to each end of the see-saw?
Write up or down in the boxes under Rosie and Jack.
1 mark

(d) Ellie sits on end A, and another of the group sits on end B.
Ellie's end stays down.

Who could be on end B?

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 ...................................................................
1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

Q9.
The diagram below shows Jo hanging on a trapeze (swing) in a circus.

(a) (i) Which arrow, A, B, C or D, shows the direction of Jo’s weight?

..............
1 mark

(ii) Which arrow, A, B, C or D, shows the direction of the force of the rope on
Jo?

..............
1 mark

(b) Sara swings towards Jo.

Sara lets go of her trapeze and Jo catches her.

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 (i) What happens to the downward force on the rope of Jo’s trapeze?
Tick the correct box.

increases decreases stays the same there is no force

1 mark

(ii) Explain your answer.

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1 mark

(c) Jo lets go of the trapeze and both Sara and Jo fall into a safety net below them.

What happens to the downward force on the rope when Jo lets go?

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1 mark
maximum 5 marks

Q10.
A gannet is a type of sea bird.

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(a) When a gannet flies at a constant height above the sea, there is a downward force
of 30N on the gannet.

What is the size of the upward force on the gannet?

Tick the correct box.

less than 30N

exactly 30N

more than 30N

need more information

1 mark

(b) To catch food, the gannet dives down into the sea.
What is the useful energy transfer when the gannet dives?
Choose words from the box below.

thermal gravitational potential sound kinetic light

When the gannet dives, ................................................................. energy is

transferred to ........................................................................ energy.

2 marks

(c) Label the arrows to show the names of the forces acting on the gannet as it dives.

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 2 marks

(d) Gannets have pockets of air between their muscles and their skin.
Suggest how this is a good adaptation for gannets when they hit the water at fast
speeds.

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1 mark

(e) The gannet releases energy through respiration.

An aeroplane also releases energy when fossil fuels burn.

Write two other ways that respiration and burning are similar.

1 ...................................................................................................................

2 ...................................................................................................................
2 marks
maximum 8 marks

Q11.
Josh has a helium-filled balloon.

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(a) He wants to calculate the speed of his balloon as it rises to the ceiling.

(i) What two measurements should he take to calculate the average speed of his
balloon?

1 ..........................................................................................................

2 ..........................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) How can he use these measurements to calculate the speed of his balloon?

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1 mark

(b) Josh attached different masses to his balloon. For each mass, he calculated the
speed of rise of the balloon. His results are shown below.

speed of rise
mass
(g)
(mm/s)

0 120

10 60

20 40

30 –20

40 –70

(i) How does the table show that the balloon went downwards?

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mark

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 (ii) Josh plotted two points on the graph as shown.
Complete the graph by plotting the missing points and draw a line of best fit.

2 marks

(iii) From the graph, find the mass needed to keep the balloon floating in one
place.

........... g
1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q12.
(a) Tasha puts a small block of wood on a smooth surface.

She puts different forces on the block.

The diagrams below show the size and direction of these forces.

Will each block move to the left, to the right or stay still?
Tick the correct box in each row.

forces on block moves moves

to the to the stays
left right still

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 (i)

1 mark

(ii)

1 mark

(iii)

1 mark

(iv)

1 mark

(b) (i) Which piece of equipment should Tasha use to measure the forces on the
block?

Tick the correct box.

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 1 mark

(ii) Give the name of the equipment used to measure force.

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1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q13.
A horse and rider take part in a long distance race. The graph shows how far the horse
and rider travel during the race.

(a) What was the distance of the race?

distance = .................................................................. km
(1)

(b) How long did it take the horse and rider to complete the race?

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 ___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(c) What distance did the horse and rider travel in the first 2 hours of the race?

distance = .................................................................. km
(1)

(d) How long did the horse and rider stop and rest during the race?

___________________________________________________________________
(1)

(e) Not counting the time it was resting, between which two points was the horse
moving the slowest?

................................. and ..................................

Give a reason for your answer.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

Q14.
(a) Satish poured some water into a long tank in the school laboratory.
He used a plunger at one end to make a wave.

not to scale

(i) The wave travelled to the other end of the tank.

The speed of the wave was 2 m/s.

How long did the wave take to travel to the other end?

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............................................................................................................ s
1 mark

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 (ii) Satish investigated how the depth of water in his tank affected the speed of
the waves.
Write a plan to show how he could do this.

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3 marks

(b) Satish found the following information about waves in the sea.

depth of sea water speed of wave

(m) (m/s)

10 9.9

20 14.0

30 17.2

40 19.8

The diagram below shows how the depth of sea water changes.

Use the information in the table above to help you describe the speed of a wave
as it travels from A to B and from B to C.

A to B ............................................................................................................
1 mark

B to C ............................................................................................................
1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q15.
The drawing shows a snow-buggy being pulled by a sail.
The buggy rests on three skis on the snow.

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(a) The drawing shows four forces that act when the snow-buggy is moving.

Draw a line from each force in the list below to the correct letter from the
diagram.
Draw only three lines.

3 marks

(b) A scientist travelled 80 kilometres (km) each day in the buggy.

How many kilometres did he travel in 10 days?

............. km
1 mark

(c) The buggy carried the scientist, food and equipment for the journey.
The table shows how the total mass changed.

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 total mass at start total mass at end
of journey (kg) of journey (kg)

mass of buggy, scientist,

295 130
food and equipment

The buggy sank deeper into the snow at the start of the journey than at the end.

Why did it sink deeper at the start? Use the table to help you.

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1 mark

(d) The buggy rests on three skis instead of three wheels.

Why are skis better than wheels for travelling on snow?

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1 mark

(e) When a bigger sail is used, the buggy goes faster.

How does a bigger sail help the buggy to go faster?

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1 mark
maximum 7 marks

Q16.
A remote-controlled car was timed over a period of 10 seconds.
A graph of distance against time is shown below.

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(a) Describe the motion of the car between:

(i) 2 seconds and 6 seconds;

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1 mark

(ii) 9 seconds and 10 seconds.

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1 mark

(b) Calculate the average speed of the car between 0 and 10 seconds.
Give the unit.

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2 marks

(c) The diagram below shows two of the forces acting on the car when it is moving.

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 (i) When the motor was switched off, the car slowed down and then stopped.

While the car was slowing down, which of the following was true? Tick the
correct box.

Friction was zero and the forward

force was greater than zero.

The forward force was zero and

friction was greater than zero.

Friction was zero and the forward

force was zero.

The forward force and friction were

both greater than zero.

1 mark

(ii) Use the graph to find the time when the car started to slow down.

The car started to slow down after ............ s.

1 mark
Maximum 6 marks

Q17.
The drawing shows a bluebell plant. The plant grows from an underground stem called a
bulb.
Each year new leaves and flowers grow from the bulb.

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(a) Describe the process by which glucose is made in the leaves.

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3 marks

(b) Many plants make starch from glucose.

What group of nutrients do both glucose and starch belong to?

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1 mark

(c) In the sixteenth century bluebell bulbs were dug up to obtain a starch-like
substance that was used to make collars stiff.

(i) Digging up bluebell bulbs has caused a decrease in the number of bluebells
growing in Britain.
It is now against the law to dig up bluebells.

Suggest one other environmental reason why the number of bluebell plants
has decreased in Britain.

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1 mark

(ii) Every 10 years the trees and bushes in some bluebell woods are cut down to
ground level.

What effect does this have on the number of bluebells in the woods?
Explain your answer.

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1 mark
Maximum 6 marks

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Q18.
Some pupils put three identical trays of young plants in a greenhouse.
They gave the plants a little water each morning with a sprinkler.
The drawing shows the plants three weeks later.

(a) (i) Why did some of the plants in trays A and C not grow as well as the plants
in tray B?

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1 mark

(ii) How would you move tray A to find out if your answer to part (i) is correct?
What result would you expect?

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2 marks

(b) The sprinkler adds water to the soil. What else could the pupils add to the soil to
help the plants to grow well?

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1 mark

(c) At the same time, the pupils grew another tray of the same type of plants.
They put the tray in a dark cupboard and kept the soil damp.
After three weeks, how were the plants grown in the dark different from the plants
grown in the greenhouse?

Tick two boxes.

The plants grown in the dark had:

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 larger leaves

longer stems

more leaves

paler leaves

more roots
2 marks
Maximum 6 marks

Q19.
The drawing shows the label on a box of fertiliser for houseplants.

(a) To maintain healthy growth of their potted plants, people have to keep adding
fertiliser to the soil. Explain why they need to keep adding fertiliser.

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

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1 mark

(b) Part of the Periodic Table is shown below. The three elements N, P and K shown on
the fertiliser label are also shown in the table.

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 (i) The element N is nitrogen. What are the names of the other two elements?

P ..................................................................……

K ..................................................................……
2 marks

(ii) Give the symbol for the most reactive metal shown in this part of the
Periodic Table.

......................……
1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

Q20.
The drawing shows an experiment to investigate photosynthesis in weed from a pond.

Bubbles of gas produced during photosynthesis were given off from the pond weed
and collected in the test tube.

(a) Name the gas given off in photosynthesis

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) What two substances are taken in by the plant and used for photosynthesis?

1. ..................................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................................
2 marks

Light of different intensities was shone onto the pond weed. The number of gas
bubbles given off in one minute at each light intensity was counted. The results are
shown in the graph.

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(c) Which letter on the horizontal axis shows the light intensity at which the rate of
photosynthesis first reaches its maximum?

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1 mark

Blue, green and red light were then shone, in turn, onto the pond weed. The
number of bubbles of the gas given off in one minute was counted. The results are
shown in the table.

The leaves of the pond weed contain a green pigment which absorbs light for
photosynthesis

(d) (i) Name this pigment.

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1 mark

(ii) Using the information in the table, tick a box by one colour of light which
is strongly absorbed by the pigment.

blue

green

red
1 mark

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(e) Sugar is also produced during photosynthesis.

Give two ways in which the plant uses sugar.

1. ..................................................................................................................

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

2. ..................................................................................................................

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2 marks
Maximum 8 marks

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Mark schemes

Q1.
(a) the first mark is for the value and the second mark is for the
appropriate unit

• 1000
1 (L7)

• N cm
accept ‘cm N’
accept ‘10 N m’ for both marks
1 (L7)

(b) the answer must either be the same value as the answer to (a) or it
must show that the moment is force F × 5 cm

(i) 1000 or the same or 5 F

consequential marking applies accept the value
given in part (a) the unit is not required for the mark
1 (L7)

(ii) 200
consequential marking applies
accept the answer to part (a) ÷ 5 cm
or the answer to part (b) (i) ÷ 5cm
1 (L7)

(c) (i) move it to the right or towards the pivot

1 (L7)

(ii) 50
1 (L7)

N/cm2
accept ‘500 000 N/m2
or ‘500 kPa’ for both marks
1 (L7)
[7]

Q2.
(a) function of part name of part
it takes in minerals root
1

it absorbs light for photosynthesis leaf

1

(b) (i) any one from

• it does not get enough light

accept ‘not enough light’ or ‘no light’

• dandelion leaves stop light reaching the grass

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 accept ‘dandelions or leaves block the light’
or ‘grass needs light to grow’
accept ‘it gets less water or minerals’
accept ‘it has less space’
1

(ii) producer
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1
[4]

Q3.
(a) 180 seconds: the parachute opened
1

360 seconds: she landed

answers must be in the correct order
do not accept ‘her speed dropped’
1

(b) any one from

• the slope of the graph decreases or the curve gets less steep

• the graph begins to level out

• the acceleration gets less

accept ‘it curves between A and B’
1

(c) B and D
letters may be in either order
both letters are required for the mark
1

(d) (i) any answer between 1000 m and 1350 m

the unit is required for the mark
1

(ii) because its speed takes time to reach 6 m/s

accept ‘because the speed is not constant’

• because it was slowing down at first

• because the speed is difficult to read

accept ‘because the speed may not be exactly 6 m/s’
accept ‘because the graph curves at the corner’
1
[6]

Q4.
(a) (i) it decreases
accept ‘it is fast at the beginning and then slows down’
accept ‘it is constant at first and then decreases’

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 do not accept ‘it increases at first and then decreases’
1

(ii) it decreases
1

(b) units are required for each of the calculation mark

EITHER

• maximum possible acceleration

accept ‘4000 ÷ 1000 = 4 m/s2’is 4 m/s2 or 4 m s–2
1

• average acceleration is 4 m/s2 or 4 m s–2

accept ‘24 ÷ 6 = 4 m/s2’
1

• average acceleration will be less than the maximum due to friction

or due to the mass of the driver
1

OR

• maximum possible acceleration = 4 m/s2 or 4 m s–2

accept ‘4000 ÷ 1000 = 4 m/s2’

• maximum speed after 6 s is 24 m/s or 24 m s–1

accept ‘4 × 6 = 24 m/s’

• actual speed will be less than this due to friction

or due to the mass of the driver

OR

• maximum possible acceleration = 4 m/s2 or 4 m s–2

accept ‘4000 ÷ 1000 = 4 m/s2’

• minimum time to reach 24 m/s is 6 s

accept ‘24 ÷ 4 = 6 s’

• actual time will be more than this due to friction

or due to the mass of the driver

OR

• average acceleration is 4 m/s2 or 4 m s–2

accept ‘24 ÷ 6 = 4 m/s2’

• average force is 4000 N

accept ‘4 × 1 000 = 4000 N’

• force from the engine must be more than this to overcome friction
[5]

Q5.

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 (a) 25
accept ‘175 ÷ 7’
1 (L7)

(b) any one from

• greater than 27 N/cm2

the unit is required for the mark
do not accept ‘27 N/cm2’

• greater than the pressure in the tyre

accept any answer greater than 27 N/cm2
1 (L7)

(c) 2850
1 (L7)
[3]

Q6.
(a) • it will go down
accept ‘it will tip anticlockwise’
accept ‘it will tip towards A’
accept ‘end B will go up’
‘tip’ is insufficient
1 (L3)

(b) •

all three balls are required for the mark ignore any
shading and size
1 (L3)

(c) • 100
1 (L3)

(d) (i) • carbon

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L4)

(ii) any one from

• steel contains iron

• brass does not contain iron

• iron is magnetic or sticks to a magnet

• cooper and zinc are not magnetic

or will not stick to a magnet
accept ‘steel contains iron and carbon’
the answer must relate to the elements
‘steel is magnetic’ is insufficient

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 ‘copper is not magnetic’ is insufficient
‘zinc is not magnetic’ is insufficient
‘brass is not magnetic’ is insufficient
‘copper and zinc are not magnets’ is insufficient
1 (L4)
[5]

Q7.
(a) (i) BC
either order
1

(ii) elastic potential (energy)

accept strain for elastic
1

(b) (i) mark both parts together

1

measured / recorded the length of the spring (and not extension)

accept measured A–C (and not B–C)
accept did not work out/measure the extension

extension does not equal zero when force = 0

accept line should pass through the origin
1

(ii) point marked at 5.5 (N)

accept any point between 5.0 and 5.6 inclusive
1

up to that point force and extension are (directly) proportional

accept it’s at the end of the straight part (of the graph line)
accept past that point force and extension are no longer
(directly) proportional
accept the line starts to curve
1

(c) 1.8
allow 1 mark for correct substitution, ie 25 x 0.072 provided
no subsequent step shown
an answer 1800 gains 1 mark
an incorrect conversion from mm to m with a subsequent
correct calculation gains 1 mark
2
[8]

Q8.
(a) down
1 (L3)

(b) Ellie and Maggy

names may be in either order

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 both names are required for the mark
do not accept ‘540 and 540’
this rules out the same person being used twice
1 (L3)

(c) A B

up down

award the mark if only one of these correct

responses is given provided an incorrect response
is not written in the other box
1 (L3)

(d) any one from

• Rosie

• Jack

• Rosie or Jack
do not accept ‘490’
do not accept ‘510’
do not accept ‘490 or 510’
do not accept ‘Rosie and Jack’
1 (L3)
[4]

Q9.
(a) (i) • C
accept ‘down’
1 (L3)

(ii) • A
accept ‘up’
1 (L3)

(b) (i) • increases

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L3)

(ii) any one from

• there are two people on the same or Jo’s trapeze

• the weight is greater

• there is Sara as well

accept ‘Sara is pulling on Jo’
this mark cannot be awarded if the response
given conflicts with part (b)(i)
‘the force is greater’ is insufficient
‘it is heavier’ is insufficient as ‘it’ refers to force
1 (L4)

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 (c) • it decreases
accept ‘it is less’
accept ‘there is less weight on it’
accept ‘there is no force’ or ‘it becomes zero’
‘it springs back up’ is insufficient
1 (L4)
[5]

Q10.
(a) exactly 30 N
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L5)

(b) • gravitational potential

• kinetic
accept ‘gravitational’ or ‘potential’ for gravitational potential
award one mark for each correct answer
answers must be in the correct order
2 (L5)

(c) any one from

• air resistance
accept ‘drag’
‘resistance’ is insufficient

• friction
‘upthrust’ is insufficient as it is negligible in this case
answers must be in the correct order
1 (L5)

any one from

• weight
accept ‘gravity’
‘thrust’ is insufficient

• gravitational (force)
1 (L5)

(d) any one from

• they cushion the impact with water

accept ‘protects organs or muscles’
‘for protection’ is insufficient

• it acts as a shock absorber

accept ‘to make it buoyant after the dive’
accept ‘helps them float or get back up’
‘stops hurting them’ is insufficient
‘slows them down’ is insufficient
‘insulation’ or ‘keeps them warm’ is insufficient
1 (L6)

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 (e) any two from

• (both) require oxygen

accept ‘they (both) use oxygen’

• (both) produce carbon dioxide

• (both) produce water

answers referring to energy are insufficient e.g. ‘they
produce heat’
2 (L6)
[8]

Q11.
(a) (i) • distance from the (top of the) balloon to the ceiling
accept ‘distance’ or ‘height to ceiling or roof’

and
time for the balloon to rise to the ceiling or roof
accept ‘time’
both answers are required for the mark
the answers can be in either order
‘height (of ceiling)’ is insufficient as this implies the distance
from the floor
‘how high it goes’ is insufficient
‘metres’ is insufficient
‘seconds’ is insufficient
1 (L7)

(ii) • divide the distance by the time

accept ‘ ’ or ‘ ’
‘how many metres it travelled per minute or second’ is
insufficient

accept ‘ ’ if height is given in part (i)

‘m/s’ is insufficient
accept ‘distance over time’

‘ ’ is insufficient
1 (L7)

(b) (i) any one from

• the negative numbers

• the –20 and/or the –70

1 (L7)

(ii) • all three points plotted correctly as shown below

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 accept points plotted within ± ½ small square of the correct
answer
1 (L6)

• an appropriate line of best fit as shown above

accept a line of best fit consistent with the plotted points
1 (L7)

(iii) • 26 g
accept the x axis intercept ± 1 small square from the line of
best fit drawn
1 (L7)
[6]

Q12.
(a)
moves
moves to to
stays
the left the
still
right

(i)
1 (L3)

(ii)
1 (L3)

(iii)
1 (L3)

(iv)
1 (L3)
if more than one box is ticked in a row, award no mark for
that row

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 (b) (i)

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark

1 (L3)

(ii) any one from

• newton meter
accept ‘spring balance’

• forcemeter
‘balance’ is insufficient
‘newtons’ or ‘N’ is insufficient
‘meter’ is insufficient
‘weighing scales’ is insufficient
1 (L4)
[6]

Q13.
(a) 60
1

(b) 5 hours
must include unit
1

(c) 30
1

(d) 30 minutes or

hour
must include unit
1

(e) D and E
accept finish for E
accept correct numbers from axes with units
1

least steep part of the graph

accept covers smallest distance in a set time
accept only moves 5 km in 1 ½ hours (accept anything
between 5 and 6)
ignore horse is tired
1
[6]

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Q14.
(a) (i) • 0.75 s

accept ‘ ’ or ‘ ’
1 (L7)

(ii) any two from

• measure the depth of the water

accept an answer that indicates how high to fill the tank,
for example ‘fill the tank to 10 cm’

• measure the time for the wave to travel

accept ‘measure the speed of the wave’

• work out the speed

• make sure the waves are the same size or use

the same force or repeat at the same depth
2 (L7)

• repeat at different depths

accept ‘add more water or change the depth and do it again’
accept ‘repeat with different volumes of water’
1 (L7)

(b) • A to B: decreases or slows down

1 (L7)

• B to C: remains constant or stays the same

do not accept ‘gets slower’
1 (L7)
[6]

Q15.
(a)

if more than one line is drawn from any one force

award no mark for that force
3 (L3)

(b) 800
accept ‘80 x 10’
1 (L4)

(c) any one from

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 • it weighed more

• the mass was greater

accept ‘it was heavier’

• it weighed less at the end

accept ‘it only weighed 130 at the end’
accept ‘there was more food or fuel or supplies’
accept ‘more pressure’
1 (L4)

(d) any one from

• they spread out the weight

accept ‘they do not sink into the snow’; ‘wheels sink’

• they have a bigger surface or area

• they can slide easily

accept ‘they reduce the pressure’; ‘less friction’
‘they are bigger’; ‘it can slide’ is insufficient
1 (L4)

(e) any one from

• there is a bigger surface or area

• there is a bigger force

• it catches more air or wind

do not accept ‘there is more air resistance’
1 (L4)
[7]

Q16.
(a) (i) constant speed or steady speed
accept not accelerating
1 (L7)

(ii) stationary or not moving or stopped

accept ‘steady speed of zero’
do not accept ‘it has a steady speed’
1 (L7)

(b) 1.8

accept
1 (L7)

m/s
accept ‘metres per second’ or ‘ms–1’
do not accept ‘mps’
1 (L7)

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 (c) (i) The forward force was zero and friction was greater than zero.
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L7)

(ii) 6
accept answers from 5.8 to 6.2
1 (L7)
[6]

Q17.
(a) any three from

• by photosynthesis

• carbon dioxide and water used

• oxygen produced
accept for two marks the second and third
marking points in a word or symbol equation,
for example ‘carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen’

• chlorophyll or chloroplasts absorb solar energy or sunlight

accept ‘solar energy transferred to chemical energy’
3 (L7)

(b) carbohydrates
1 (L6)

(c) (i) any one from

• loss of habitat
accept ‘more buildings’

• use of herbicides or weedkillers

• climate change
accept ‘global warming’

• competition with other plants

do not accept ‘growing populations’
as this answer is too vague
1 (L7)

(ii) it increases
because there is more light or there is more photosynthesis
both the answer and the explanation
are required for the mark
1 (L6)
[6]

Q18.
(a) (i) they received less water
accept ‘the plants in tray B got more water’
do not accept ‘they got less light’

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(ii) The first mark is for describing how tray A could be moved.
The second mark is for predicting that the plants now being
watered would grow more quickly.

any one from

• turn it around

• swap it with tray B

accept ‘move it into the middle’

• swap with tray C without turning it round

accept ‘swap it with tray C’
1

the plants being watered would grow more quickly

accept ‘the plants in the water would grow faster’
or ‘the plants in the middle would grow better’ if the first
point was ‘turn it around’ or ‘swap it with tray C’ then
accept ‘the smaller plants would grow more quickly’
or ‘the bigger plant would grow more slowly’ if the first
point was ‘swap it with tray B’ then accept ‘all the plants
in tray A would grow quickly or the same’
1

(b) fertiliser
accept ‘nutrients’ or ‘nitrates’ or ‘minerals’ or ‘manure’
or ‘plant food’ or trade names for fertilisers
do not accept ‘food’
1

(c) longer stems

paler leaves
if more than two boxes are ticked,
deduct one mark for each incorrectly ticked box
minimum mark zero
1
[6]

Q19.
(a) answers should convey the idea that fertilisers are needed to replace
the nutrients used up by the plants

any one from

• as the plant grows, nutrients are used up

• to replace the nutrients or minerals used by the plant

do not accept ‘soil in the pot contains a limited
amount of nutrients’
1

(b) (i) P: phosphorus

1

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 K: potassium
1

(ii) K
do not accept ‘potassium’
1
[4]

Q20.
(a) oxygen
1

(b) carbon dioxide

do not accept light
1

water
do not accept chlorophyll
1

(c) D
if more than one letter is given award no mark
1

(d) (i) chlorophyll

1

(ii) blue or red

if blue and red are both ticked award the mark,
but if green is ticked award no mark
1

(e) any two from

• as an energy source or for respiration

accept ‘for energy’ or ‘for food’

• to make starch
accept ‘for growth’ or ‘as a starting

• to make cellulose material for other compounds’

2
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