Yr9 Foundations in science

Assessment
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Class ____
The section below is to be completed by students:
Q Topic Mark R/A/G
1 Equipment and Measurements
2 Analysing Results
3 Interpreting Bar Charts
4 Variables
5 Line Graphs
6 Anomalous Results and Conclusions
7 Control Variables
8 Plotting Line Graphs
9 Interpreting Line Graphs
TOTAL      /
51

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Q1.
The diagram below shows six pieces of equipment.

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(a)    Linda investigates how quickly sugar dissolves in water.

(i)      Which piece of equipment does she use to weigh 5 g of sugar?

Tick the correct box.

              A                B                C               D               E               F

                                      

1 mark

(ii)     Which piece of equipment does she use to measure out 90 cm3 of water?
Tick the correct box.

              A                B                C               D               E               F

                                      

1 mark

(b)     Linda heats the water in a beaker.

(i)      Which piece of equipment shown is a beaker?

Tick the correct box.

              A                B                C               D               E               F

                                      

1 mark

(ii)     Which piece of equipment shown is used to heat water?

Tick the correct box.

              A                B                C               D               E               F

                                      

1 mark

(c)     Linda adds 5 g of sugar to the hot water.

(i)      She measures the time it takes for the sugar to dissolve.

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 The equipment used for timing is not shown in the diagram.

What piece of equipment is used to measure the time taken?

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1 mark

(ii)     The equipment used to measure the temperature of the water is not shown in
the diagram.

What piece of equipment is used to measure temperature?

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1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q2.
Paula made a pendulum from a ball attached to a piece of string.

                               

She counted the number of swings the ball made in 10 seconds.

She repeated the experiment with different lengths of string.

          The table below shows Paula’s results.

 

number of swings in 10
length of string (cm)
seconds

10 16

20 11

30 9

40 8

50 7

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(a)     What happens to the number of swings when the string gets longer?

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1 mark

(b)     Paula drew a graph of her results.

(i)      Write the labels on both axes of the graph below.

Use the table to help you.

 
2 marks

(ii)     Paula made a pendulum from a piece of string that was 15 cm long.
How many times would this pendulum swing in 10 seconds?
Use the graph to help you.

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1 mark

(iii)     Paula made a pendulum from a piece of string that was 60 cm long.
Estimate the number of swings the pendulum makes in 10 seconds.
Use the graph.
Tick the best answer.

18              12            6              4   

1 mark

(c)     After some time the pendulum stops moving.

What force makes the pendulum stop moving?

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 1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q3.
Anna has a can of deodorant that she uses once each day.
Before she uses the deodorant she measures the mass of the can.

(a)     Her results are shown in the graph below.

(i)      What was the mass of the can of deodorant on day 1?

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1 mark

(ii)     How did the mass change as Anna used the deodorant?

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1 mark

(iii)     Anna did not use the deodorant on day 6.

How can you tell this from the graph?

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1 mark

(b)     The deodorant can has a warning sign

on it.

          What does this warning sign mean?

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1 mark

(c)     A deodorant contains a solution of perfume and alcohol.

          What happens to the perfume when it is mixed with the alcohol? Tick the correct box.

It boils.                                 It dissolves.      

It freezes.                            It melts.            

1 mark

(d)     Anna sprayed the liquid deodorant under her arms.

After a few minutes, her skin had dried.

          What happened to the liquid? Tick the correct box.

It evaporated.                      It dissolved.      

It boiled.                               It condensed.   

1 mark
maximum 6 marks

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 Q4.
Amy and Tom investigated how sugar affects the growth of pollen grains.
They looked at pollen grains under a microscope.

(a)     Give two ways in which Tom’s plan is better than Amy’s plan.

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2 marks

(b)     In Tom’s investigation, what factor did he change (the independent variable)?

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1 mark

(c)     Look at Tom’s results in the table below.

 
concentration of percentage of pollen grains
sugar solution (%) that had started to grow (%)

0 0

5 30

10 100

15 30

20 10

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          He plotted five of his results on graph paper.

          Plot the result for 20% sugar solution.

 
1 mark

(d)     Tom’s conclusion was, ‘The greater the concentration of sugar solution, the
greater the percentage of pollen grains that had grown.’

          Do his results support his conclusion?

Tick one box.

                                           yes               no 

          Use the results in the graph to explain your answer.

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1 mark
maximum 5 marks

Q5.
Kiran lit a candle.
She placed a 100 cm3 glass jar over the candle.
The candle flame went out after 2 seconds.

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(a)     Why did the flame go out?

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1 mark

(b)     Kiran put different sized jars over a lit candle.

She measured the time it took for the flame to go out each time.
She recorded her results in a table.
 

size of jar time for candle to go out

(cm ) 3
(s)

100 2

250 5

500 9

1000 22

2000 37

3000 60

(i)      Plot Kiran’s results on the graph paper below.

The first one has been done for you.
1 mark

(ii)     Draw a line of best fit.

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1 mark

(iii)     What conclusion can you make from her results?

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1 mark

(c)     What should Kiran keep the same in this experiment to make it a fair test?

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1 mark

(d)     Suggest one way for Kiran to make her results more reliable.

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1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q6.
Abi investigated how adding salt to
water affects the way an object
floats.
She used the apparatus below.

           

          She used a scale inside a test-tube

to measure the length of the test-
tube above the
water level.

(a)     What factor did Abi change as she carried out her investigation (the independent
variable)?

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(b)     Abi plotted her results on a graph.

(i)      On the graph, circle the result which does not fit the pattern.

(ii)     Suggest one reason for this result.

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2 marks

(c)     Abi said she should repeat the measurement that does not fit the pattern.
Robert said there is no need to repeat this measurement.

          Who do you agree with? Tick one box.

                     Abi...             Robert...

          Explain your answer.

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1 mark

(d)     Abi and Robert wrote the conclusions listed below.

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           Look at the graph of their results and tick whether each conclusion is true or
false or whether you cannot tell.

 
2 marks
maximum 6 marks

Q7.
The table below shows the mass of six nutrients in 100 cm3 of three types of milk.
 
100 cm3 of
100 cm3 of 100 cm3 of
nutrient milk made from
human milk cows’ milk
baby-milk powder

carbohydrate (g) 7.4 5.0 7.2

fat (g) 4.2 3.7 3.6

protein (g) 1.1 3.5 1.5

calcium (mg) 35.0 120.0 49.0

iron (mg) 0.075 0.05 0.9

vitamin C (mg) 3.8 1.5 6.9

(a)     A scientist compared the three types of milk.

          Why was it a fair comparison?

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1 mark

(b)     Both human milk and milk made from baby-milk powder contain more sugar than
cows’ milk.

          Which data in the table supports this?

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1 mark

(c)     Why do we need calcium in our diet?

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1 mark

(d)     (i)      Baby-milk powder is made from cows’ milk.

         What evidence is there in the table that iron is added when making baby-
milk powder?

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1 mark

(ii)     Why do we need iron in our diet?

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1 mark

(e)     A pupil said, ‘There is more vitamin C than protein in human milk’.

          How can you tell from the table that the pupil was wrong?

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1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q8.
John has a toy that fires a ‘pulse
of air’. He fires it at ribbons in a
doorway.

          The ribbons move when the pulse

of air hits them.

      

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 (a)    John’s friend measured how long it took for a pulse of air to travel different distances
to the ribbons.

          He used a digital stopwatch to measure the time between firing the toy and the
ribbons moving.

          He took six measurements of time at each distance.

          He recorded his results in a table.

 
distance from toy average
time measured (s)
to ribbons (m) time (s)
6 0.37 0.45 0.48 0.33 0.29 0.42 0.4

10 0.66 0.77 0.73 0.72 0.76 0.70 0.7

14 1.24 1.31 1.27 1.67 1.18 1.19 1.3

18 2.30 2.27 2.39 2.15 2.23 2.34 2.3

          Give one cause of the differences in the measurements of the time for the same
distance.

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1 mark

(b)     John’s teacher said, ‘In other investigations we have usually plotted time on the
x-axis and distance on the y-axis of a graph.
We should do the opposite with the data in the table.’

Explain why the y-axis should be labelled with time in this investigation.

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1 mark

(c)     (i)      Plot the

average times
against
distance on
the graph
below.
1 mark

(ii)     Draw a curve

of best fit on
the graph.
1 mark

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 (d)     Which of the following statements is the most likely explanation of why the line on
the graph is curved?

Tick one the box.

The pulse of air spreads out as it travels.                     

The pulse of air slows down as it travels.                     

The pulse of air travels at constant speed.                   

The pulse of air does not travel in a straight line.         

1 mark
maximum 5 marks

Q9.
The drawing below shows a solar panel fixed to the roof of a house in Britain.

(a)     Daniel measured the energy output from this solar panel during one day in June.
The graph below shows his results.

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(i)      Why does the energy output from the solar panel vary during the day?

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1 mark

(ii)     Daniel used the solar panel to run a motor.

The motor needs 0.7 kJ/s to run at full speed.
Use the graph to find out how long Daniel’s motor would run at full speed.

............... hours
1 mark

(b)     Daniel measured the energy output from a different solar panel.
This type of solar panel turns so that it always faces the Sun.

          The graph below shows the energy output for this panel during one day in mid-
summer.

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(i)      On the graph above draw another curve to show how the energy output for
this solar panel might vary on a day in mid-winter.
2 marks

(ii)     Between 7am and 7pm the solar panel turns through an angle of 180°.
Calculate the angle the solar panel turns through each hour.

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.................................................................................................degrees
1 mark
maximum 5 marks

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