s

Sc
Science test
KEY STAGE

First name ________________________________________________

Last name ________________________________________________

School ________________________________________________

Remember
■ The test is 1 hour long.
■ You will need: pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, protractor and calculator.
■ The test starts with easier questions.
■ Try to answer all of the questions.
■ The number of marks available for each question is given below the mark
boxes in the margin. You should not write in this margin.
■ Do not use any rough paper.
■ Check your work carefully.
■ Ask your teacher if you are not sure what to do.

For marker’s use only

TOTAL MARKS
2009
 1. Stefan is on holiday in the mountains. It is snowing.

(a) (i) Choose words from the box to complete the sentence below.

solid liquid gas

A snowflake falls on Stefan’s nose and melts.

When the snowflake melts, it changes
1ai
from a to a .
1 mark

(ii) Snow that falls on the ground melts slowly.

Snow that falls on Stefan’s nose melts very quickly.
Give a reason for this.
1aii

1 mark

2
(b) (i) Stefan is snowboarding. Gravity acts on Stefan.
On the diagram below, draw an arrow to show the direction
of the force of gravity.

1bi

1 mark

(ii) When Stefan wants to slow down, he pushes one edge of the
snowboard into the snow.

direction of
movement

What force between the board and the snow makes him slow down?
1bii

1 mark

l
3
 2. The drawings below show a snail and a slug.

snail slug

(a) Look at the drawings above.

(i) Give one way the snail and slug are different from each other.
2ai

1 mark

(ii) Give one way the snail and slug are the same.
2aii

1 mark

(b) Snails produce mucus to help them move along the ground.

mucus

How does mucus help snails to move?

Tick the correct box.

Mucus is cold. Mucus reduces friction.

2b Mucus increases weight. Mucus leaves a trail.

1 mark

4
 3. (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.
moves moves
stays
to the to the
forces on block left right still

3ai (i) 5N
1 mark

3aii 10 N
(ii) 10 N
1 mark

3aiii (iii) 6N 4N
1 mark

(iv) 6N
3aiv 8N
2N
1 mark

6
(b) (i) Which piece of equipment should Tasha use to measure the forces
on the block?

Tick the correct box.

0
30
29
1
28
27 2
26

25
24 3
23
22 4
21
20
19 5
18
17
6
16
15
14 7
13
12

11
8
10
9

9
8
7 10
6
5
4 1
1
3
2 1
1 2
0

3bi

1 mark

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

3bii

1 mark

7
4. The drawings below show pigs from two different breeds.

Tamworth Gloucester Old Spot

(a) (i) From the drawings above, give two ways in which the pigs are different. 1.

2.

(b) The drawing below shows a piglet bred from a Tamworth and a Gloucester
Old Spot.

Give one way you can tell that one of its parents is a Tamworth.
4b

1 mark

8
(c) (i) When pigs reproduce, which two types of cell pass information from
the pigs to their piglets?
Tick the two correct boxes.

Blood nerve cheek

Cell cell cell
4ci

1 mark
Egg muscle sperm
Cell cell cell 4ci

1 mark

(ii) When pigs reproduce, two cells join together.

What is this process called?

Tick the correct box.

adaptation classification

fertilisation variation 4cii

1 mark
5. State the functions of the following parts of a plant.

a) Stem

b) Flowers

c) Roots

d) Leaves.

[4]