Science

Year 9

Name :_____________________________________

Class : Date:

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should show all your working on the question paper.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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1 Look at the diagram of the human excretory (renal) system.

vein E

(a) Complete the table to name the parts labelled A, B, C, D and E.

part name of part

[3]

(b) Urea ammonium nitrate is an organic fertiliser.

What do plants make using nitrates?

[1]
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2 Methane has a simple structure.

Look at the model of a molecule of methane.

H C H

H
key
electron from hydrogen
electron from carbon

(a) How many electrons are in a molecule of methane?

[1]

(b) Write down the type of bonding in a molecule of methane.

Explain your answer.

type of bonding

explanation

[2]

(c) Methane has a simple structure.

Predict one physical property of methane.

[1]

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3 Jamila spills some liquid on the back of her hand.

After a short time, Jamila’s hand feels cold.

Name the process that makes her hand feel cold.

[1]

4 Look at the diagram of part of the carbon cycle.

carbon dioxide
in the air
A

decomposition
fossil fuels

carbon
carbon carbon compounds in
B
compounds compounds dead animals
in animals in plants and plants

(a) One of the arrows in the diagram shows photosynthesis.

Write the letter P on the arrow that shows photosynthesis. [1]

(b) Name process A and process B.

process A

process B
[2]
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5 Lily reacts magnesium with copper sulfate solution.

(a) Name this type of reaction.

[1]

(b) Name the two products of this reaction.

and [2]

(c) Lily adds zinc to magnesium sulfate solution.

There is no reaction.

Explain why there is no reaction.

[1]

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6 Fetal development is affected by the health of the mother.

The table shows information about the mass of a fetus during pregnancy for a mother who
smokes.

age of the fetus mass of the fetus

in weeks in kg
36 2.40
37 2.55
38 2.60
39 2.85
40 3.00

(a) Draw the graph of this information:

• label the x-axis

• label the y-axis
• plot all the points from the table.

3.00

2.90

2.80

…………………………………
2.70

…………………………………

2.60

2.50

2.40

2.30
35 36 37 38 39 40

…………………………………

…………………………………
[2]
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(b) There is one anomalous result.

Circle the anomalous result on the graph. [1]

(c) Draw a line of best fit on the graph. [1]

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7 This question is about different waveforms and sounds.

(a) Look at the diagram of a waveform.

Draw a double-headed arrow ( or ) on the diagram to show the amplitude of the

waveform. [1]

(b) Aiko hears a high pitch sound and then a low pitch sound.

Write a sentence to compare the frequencies of the two sounds.

[1]

(c) Aiko plays a sound on her phone.

Complete the sentence.

The louder the sound the larger the . [1]

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8 The map shows the Earth’s continents.

North Europe Asia

America

Africa
South
America
Australasia

Antarctica

Fossils of a plant species that grew 200 million years ago have been found in South America,
Africa, Antarctica and Australasia.

Explain why fossils of this plant species are found on these four continents.

[2]

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9 Water travels through plants.

Look at the list of parts of a plant.

A leaf xylem

B stem xylem

C stoma on the surface of leaf

D root hair cell

E root xylem

Write down parts A to E in the correct order to show the pathway of water through a plant.

One has been done for you.

[2]

10 The table shows the melting points and boiling points of some Group 1 elements.

melting point boiling point

element
in °C in °C
lithium 181 1347

sodium 881

potassium 63 766

rubidium 39 688

(a) Describe the trend in the boiling point from the top to the bottom of Group 1.

[1]

(b) Predict the melting point of sodium.

°C [1]
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11 Yuri investigates current in a parallel electrical circuit.

(a) Draw his circuit with:

• a battery of cells
• a closed switch
• two lamps in parallel with each other
• a meter to measure the current through one of the lamps.

Use standard electrical symbols.

[3]

(b) Yuri uses the same components to make a series electrical circuit with two lamps.

Write a sentence to compare the brightness of the two lamps in the two circuits.

[1]

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12 Complete the sentences about nebulae.

Nebulae are enormous clouds of and .

Some nebulae act as stellar nurseries for new .

[3]

13 The diagram shows how the appearance of a deer population changes over time.

R
In the colder
Q climate, some deer
The deer move to survive better than
a colder climate. others.

P S
The deer that survive
This population of deer reproduce.
live in a warm climate.

(a) Look at the diagram.

The deer show variation.

Describe one example of variation shown in the diagram.

[1]
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(b) The appearance of the deer population changes over time from P to S.

The theory of natural selection explains this change in appearance.

Match each statement about natural selection to the correct letter in the diagram.

You may use each letter once, more than once or not at all.

statement about natural selection letter

Some adaptations give advantages in one environment and not in another.

Genes controlling features which help survival pass into offspring.

Individuals with adaptations less advantageous to the environment die before

they reproduce.

[2]

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14 Oliver investigates the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction.

In his first experiment, Oliver:

• puts 20 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid into a beaker

• measures the temperature of the acid
• places a 5 cm strip of magnesium into the acid
• measures the reaction time.

Oliver repeats the experiment four more times.

Each time he uses acid at a different temperature.

beaker

hydrochloric acid

5 cm strip of magnesium

Look at his table of results.

temperature of acid reaction time

in °C in s
20 120

25 75

30 63

35 35

40 29

(a) Describe the relationship between the temperature of the acid and the reaction time.

[1]
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(b) Oliver repeats the investigation using more concentrated hydrochloric acid.

Write a prediction for this investigation.

Explain your prediction using the particle model.

prediction

explanation

[3]

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15 Look at the diagram of two waveforms.

Tick () the box which shows what happens when these two waveforms interact.

[1]
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16 This question is about the impact of climate change.

Write down two impacts of climate change.

[2]

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17 This question is about floating and sinking.

(a) Look at the table of densities for different materials.

density
material
in kg / m3

concrete 2400

iron 7000

plastic 920

water 1000

wood 600

Which materials from the table float in water?

Explain your answer.

materials

explanation

[2]

(b) An object sinks in water but floats in sea water.

Predict a value for the density of sea water.

Circle the correct answer.

100 kg / m3 900 kg / m3 1000 kg / m3 1030 kg / m3 [1]

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(c) An object is put into a container full of water.

The object floats and a volume of water comes out of the container.

The water is collected in a 100 cm3 measuring cylinder.

Look at the diagram of part of the measuring cylinder.

cm3

50

40

30

What volume of water is collected?

cm3 [1]
 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
20

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
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 – – – – – – – – – – –