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SCIENCE 0893/01
Paper 1 October 2024
45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

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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 16 pages.

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1 Look at the diagram of some structures in an animal cell.

A
B

animal cell

NOT TO SCALE

(a) Write down the name of structure A.

Nucleus [1]

(b) Write down the name of structure B.

Chromosome
[1]

(c) Structure C is an enlarged part of structure B.

Write down the name of structure C.

Gene [1]

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2 Look at the data about some elements.

mass volume density

element
in g in cm3 in g / cm3

A 10 2.22 4.5

B 10 7143 0.0014

C 10 3.70 2.7

D 10 0.88

(a) Calculate the density of element D.

Include the equation you use.

Density = Mass / Volume

11.36
density = g / cm3
[2]

(b) Which element, A, B, C or D, is a gas?

B

Explain your answer using information from the table.

B has the lowest density, which means particles in element B are far apart from each other.

Hence, it is a gas.

[1]

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3 This question is about sound waves.

Look at the graph that shows the waveform of a sound wave.

1
distance
from centre 0 time
in cm
–1

–2

–3

–4

(a) What is the amplitude of the sound wave?

amplitude = 3.6 cm [1]

(b) (i) Describe the effect of increasing the amplitude of the sound wave.
As the amplitude increases, the loundness of a sound also increases.
[1]

(ii) Describe the effect of decreasing the frequency of the sound wave.
As the frequency decreases, the pitch of a sound also decreases. [1]

4 Nebulae are found in space.

(a) What are nebulae made from?

dust gas
and [2]

(b) Nebulae act as stellar nurseries.

Write down what happens in stellar nurseries.

Dust and gas particles collapses together under a force of gravity. As the mass increases
, the force of gravity also increases. This caused pressure and produced heat and light
and formed new star. Stellar nurseries are where stars are borned. [1]

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5 Water is essential for plant growth.

Complete these sentences about the pathway of water in flowering plants.

Water from the soil enters plants through cells called root hair cells .

This process is called absorption .

Water moves up a plant stem inside the xylem vessels .

Water vapour is lost from the surface of leaves by the process of transpiration .
[4]

6 Look at the table showing some properties of Group 1 elements.

melting point boiling point density radius of an atom

element
in °C in °C in g / cm3 in pm

lithium 181 1342 0.53 152

sodium 98 883 0.97 186

potassium 64 759 0.89 231

rubidium 39 688 1.53 244

There are trends in the properties of Group 1 elements from lithium to rubidium.

Write about three trends in the properties of the Group 1 elements shown in the table.

1 As you go downwards the table, the melting point is decreasing.

As you go downwards the table, the boiling point is decreasing.

2

3 As you go downwards the table, the radius of an atom is increasing.

[3]

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7 Yuri investigates the resistance of six different lengths of wire.

Look at the electrical circuit Yuri makes.

length of
V wire

(a) Write down the name of the equipment Yuri uses to measure the voltage across the length
of wire.
Volmeter
[1]

(b) Look at Yuri’s results.

length of wire voltage current resistance of wire

in cm in V in A in Ω

10 0.45 0.64 0.7

20 0.63 0.47 1.3

30 0.76 0.38 2.0

40 0.82 0.23 3.6

50 0.89 0.27 3.3

60 0.99 0.24 4.1

Calculate the resistance of the 20 cm length of wire.

Write your answer in the table. [2]

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(c) Draw the graph of resistance in Ω against length of wire in cm by:

• labelling the x-axis

• writing the scale for the x-axis
• plotting the points.
5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0
resistance
in : 2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0
0 10 20 30 50
40 60
length of wire
................................................

in cm
................................................
[2]

(d) Yuri reads the ruler, ammeter and voltmeter correctly.

The result for the 40 cm length of wire is anomalous.

Suggest one reason for this anomalous result.

Change in the current in unexpected way.

[1]

8 Complete the sentences about the formation of the Moon.

The theory for how the Moon formed is called collision theory .

One piece of evidence for this theory is that the composition of rocks on the Earth and on

the Moon is
the same .
[2]

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9 Look at the picture of a panda.

Pandas live in forests in the mountains of southwest China.

Pandas eat bamboo plants.

Bamboo is found in forests in some parts of southwest China.

Climate change is decreasing the amount of bamboo.

Pandas need to eat 11 kg to 38 kg of bamboo each day to survive.

(a) Suggest the impact of climate change on the panda population.

Panda population will decrease due to the lack of food. [1]

(b) Write down three reasons for your answer in (a).

1 Panda lost its habitat.

2 Pandas didn't have enough food to eat, they didn't respire much and they didn't obtain
enough energy.

3 Competitions with other pandas. They fight for food.

[3]

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10 Look at the model of a particle of water, H2O.

H O H

(a) The chemical bonding in water is covalent.

Describe what is meant by a covalent bond.

Covalent bond means atoms are sharing pair of electrons.

[1]

(b) Complete the sentence.

When two or more atoms are joined together by covalent bonding,

a molecule is made. [1]

(c) How many covalent bonds are shown in the model of a particle of water?

2 [1]

11 Priya investigates inheritance of sex in humans.

She analyses two human blood samples.

(a) Suggest one way Priya reduces the chance of getting a disease from the blood samples she
analyses.

wearing gloves [1]

(b) Explain why it is a good idea that Priya analyses more than two samples.

Carry out the reliable experiment. Two samples might not represent the whole population,
so the results maybe biased.

To identify anomalous results.

To identify a trend.

[2]

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12 This question is about energy.

(a) Tick () the law which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

conduction of energy

conservation of energy yarrr

dissipation of energy

transfer of energy
[1]

(b) The diagram shows the energy transfers in an electric lamp.

60 J of energy
transferred electrically electric
lamp energy transferred as light

15 J of energy transferred as
heat to the surroundings

Calculate the percentage of the energy transferred electrically to the lamp which is
transferred as light.

45/60=3/4

75
percentage of energy transferred as light = %
[2]

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13 Mia makes two salts.

She mixes 20 cm3 of an acid with 1 g of a solid in a beaker.

She repeats this with a different solid and a different acid.

She notices that one reaction mixture warms up and the other cools down.

reaction mixture salt made what happens

zinc and
zinc sulfate warms up
sulfuric acid

sodium carbonate and

sodium ethanoate cools down
ethanoic acid

(a) Zinc reacts with sulfuric acid.

Zinc sulfate and hydrogen are made.

Write the word equation for this reaction.

zinc + sulfuric acid ----> zinc sulfate + hydrogen

[1]

(b) Mia wants to know which reaction has the largest energy change.

Suggest what Mia does to find out which reaction has the largest energy change.
Use thermometer to find out the difference of temperature between the initial and after
temperature. (change in temparature)
[1]

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14 Pierre investigates the amount of rainfall for 6 months near his school.

He does two experiments to measure the total rainfall for each month.

He uses the same method and the same location for both experiments.

Look at Pierre’s results.

January February March April May June

rainfall experiment 1 310 235 205 260 330 300

in mm experiment 2 410 52 150 410 150 25

(a) Pierre concludes that his results are precise.

Tick () to show if his conclusion is correct.

yes no no

Give a reason for your answer.

There is the significant different in value of the first experiment compared with the second
experiment.

[1]

(b) A scientist does the same investigation as Pierre at the same location.

The results of the scientist are correct.

Look at the scientist’s results.

January February March April May June

rainfall
310 235 205 260 330 300
in mm

Pierre says,
‘My results for experiment 1 are accurate.’

Tick () to show if his conclusion is correct.

yes yes no

Give a reason for your answer.

The results are alike. This supports that we have reliable results.

[1]

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15 Carlos makes an electrical circuit using three identical lamps.

A1

A2

(a) Name this type of electrical circuit.

parallel circuit [1]

(b) The reading on ammeter A1 is 1.2 A.

Calculate the reading on ammeter A2.

0.6
A [1]

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16 Aiko investigates the fossil of a fish.

A B

(a) Measure the length AB in mm of the fossil fish in the diagram.

85
length of fossil = mm [1]

(b) Aiko measures the mass of the fossil.

Look at the reading on the balance.

420.4 g
Write down the mass of the fossil to the nearest whole number.
420
mass = g [1]

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17 Mike investigates the reaction between silver nitrate solution and sodium chloride solution.

Look at the diagram of the equipment he uses.

thread thread

sodium chloride
solution
silver sodium nitrate
nitrate solution and a
solution precipitate of
silver chloride
before mixing after mixing

Mike:

• assembles the equipment as shown in the diagram before mixing

• records the total mass of the flask and its contents
• turns the flask and its contents upside down to let the solutions mix
• is careful not to let any liquid leak out of the flask
• records the mass of the flask and its contents again.

What happens to the mass of the flask and its contents during the reaction?
stays the same.

Explain your answer.

According to the law of conservation of mass: the mass of reactants is the same as the mass of
products because no atoms is produced and destroyed during chemical reaction.

[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
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
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

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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
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 – – – – – – – – – – –