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The diagrams A, B, C, D and E show five different invertebrate animals.

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(a) (i) Which one of the animals is an insect?

Choose from A, B, C, D or E.

Give a reason for your answer.

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(ii) Which one of the animals is an arachnid?

Choose from A, B, C, D or E.

Give a reason for your answer.

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(b) Which one of the animals is not an arthropod?

Choose from A, B, C, D or E.

Give a reason for your answer.

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2 This question is about the three states of matter.

(a) A gas is blown into a balloon. The balloon changes shape.

Why does the balloon change shape?

Tick ( th e box next to the correct answer.

The particles of the gas expand to fill the space.

The particles of the gas get bigger.

The particles of the gas hit the surface of the balloon more often.

The particles of the gas slow down. [1]

(b) Rajiv investigates the cooling curve of a substance.

He measures the temperature of a hot liquid every minute.

The graph shows his results.

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(iii) At what temperature does the liquid change into a solid?

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3 Complete the sentences about thermal (heat) energy transfer. fl;

Choose words from the list.

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conduction convection radiation

Thermal (heat) energy can be transferred from one place to another place.
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When particles are involved, the processes are .................................. and .................................. .
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When electromagnetic waves are involved, the process is ............................................................ .
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4 Look at the list of different energy sources.
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wood sugar coal

fir

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LPG
GAS 'iii"

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crude oil propane sunflower oil
(petroleum) (LPG)

Which three of these energy sources are non-renewable?

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5 c · adolescence.
omplete th e sentences about changes that happen in the human body dunng

Choose words or phrases from the list.

earlier than
at the same time as body hair breasts
proteins
enzymes hormones later than

During adolescence, the human body begins to change.

Both sexes begin to grow

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This is due to the increased amount of
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On average, females become sexually mature ..................................... .. .. [3]

6 Chen investigates some reactions.

He measures the temperature of the reactants at the start of the reaction .

He measures the temperature of the products at the end of the reaction.

Look at his results.

temperature at temperature at temperature

end change type of reaction
reaction start
in °C in °C in °c

15 -5 endothermic
A 20

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(a) Complete the table. [2]

(b) Which reaction has the greatest energy change?

Explain how you know .

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7 Mia and Blessy sit on a balanced seesaw.

1.0m 1.5m

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Mia Blessy

Blessy has a weight of 400 N.

Calculate the weight of Mia.

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8 Some plants live in dry places where there is very little rainfall.

(a) These plants often have a large network of roots.

Describe two different functions of roots.

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(b) Wien it is dry, resurrection plants are rolled up.

In wet conditions, resurrection plants unroll and flatten out.

This exposes the plant's leaves and reproductive organs.

Explain why these changes are important to the resurrection plant's survival.

(i) Unrolling to expose its leaves .

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9 lily investigates the boiling points of some liquids.

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(a) She uses a Bunsen burner to heat 20 cm of each liquid in a beaker.

Which equipment should Lily use to measure the boiling point of the liquid?

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(b) Write down one safety precaution that Lily should take.

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10 Mike explains that d.ff
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He says,

· Is that are less dense than water will float

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Water has a density of 1 g/cm 3.'

He finds out the d ·•
ensities of different materials.

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material density in g/cm

gold 19.3

plastic 1.05

pumice stone 0.251

silver 10.5

wood 0.715

(a) Predict which two materials will float.

Choose from the table.

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(b) Mike collects some water from the sea.

He tries to float the materials from the table in the seawater.

Now three of these materials float.

Use information from the table to explain why.

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11 The seeds of cereal plants provide food for humans.

The diagram shows five varieties of a cereal plant.

A B C

produces lots of seeds small leaves does not need much water

D E

long stems shallow roots

Scientists want to produce a new variety of this cereal plant.

This cereal plant must:

• provide lots of food
• survive in dry conditions.
(a) Which two plants should the scientists use to produce the new variety of cereal plant?

Choose from A, B, C, D, and E.

and
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(b) Describe what the scientists do to produce the new variety.

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(c) Name the process scientists use to produce new varieties of plants and animals.

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12 Look at the picture of an iron pipe.

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The iron has reacted with water and a gas in the air to form hydrated iron oxide.

(a) What word describes this reaction?

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(b) Which gas in the air reacts with the iron?
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"'~ Explain why.

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Salia finds information about renewable energy resources used in a country for the years 2012
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and 2014.
year 2014
year 2012
geothermal solar
geothermal solar

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biomass

(a) Estimate the percentage of renewable energy provided by biomass in 2012.

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(b) The percentage of the renewable energy resources used changed from 2012 to 2014.

Which percentage increased the most?

Circle the correct answer.

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geothermal

hydroelectric

solar

wind
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(c) The energy needs of the world are increasing.

Why is it important to develop renewable energy resources?

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14 Look at the diagram.

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Ar
Na Mg Al Si p s Cl

K Ca transition elements

(a) Write down the chemical symbol of an element in the same group as chlorine.
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(b) Write down the chemical symbol of an element in the same period as sodium.
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(c) Write down the chemical symbol of the element with an atom with only 8 protons.
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(d) Complete the diagram to show the electronic structure of lithium, Li.

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ideas about the Solar System.

15 The boxes show some
(a) Match each idea to the correct scientist.

Draw only two lines_

ideas scientist

I Galileo
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The first scientist to suggest that the planets
orbited the Sun .
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Built a telescope and looked at Jupiter and its
moons. This showed that everything does not
rotate around the Earth .
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I Darwin
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(b) Here is a list of bodies found in the Solar System.

Earth Mars Moon Sun

Which one of these bodies is visible because it emits light?

[1]

(c) Which two of these bodies are visible because they reflect light?

Mars Moon North Star Sun

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16 Aiko and Oliver investigate thermal (heat) energy.

They heat a copper rod covered in wax.

Here is the apparatus they use.

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wood block

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When the copper rod is hot, the wax melts a eP P
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{a) Aiko removes the copper rod . Oliver e s

Complete the sentences.

Aiko must be careful because ........................................................... ·

When she removes the copper rod, she uses ............................................... .. [1 J

(bl Here are the results.

time for paper clip to fall

distance of paper clip from heat in seconds
in cm
3.2
6
4.3
7
5.4
8
6 .6
9
7 .9
10

Aiko says it is a good idea to repeat the experiment.

Explain why this is a good idea.

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