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Chemistry Paper 1 [15]

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2. Define the following and give an example in each case. [4]

i. Element:…………………………………………………………………………

Example………………………………………………………………………………

ii. An atom:…………………………………………………………………………...........

Example:

3. Define matter. [2]

4. List the three states of matter and give an example of each. [6]
BIOLOGY

Paper 1 [16]
1. Here is some information about a loaf of bread.

(a) Why does the body need a supply of protein?


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(b) The total mass of protein, carbohydrate, fat, dietary fibre and salt in the table does not
add up to 100 g.
What substance makes up the remaining mass of bread?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]

(c) (i) Calculate the amount of energy provided by 20 g of bread.

..…….……….. kJ [1]

(ii) Which component in the bread provides most of this energy?


…………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]
2. The human body is made of different types of cells.
(a) Look at the diagram of a ciliated cell.

Name structures A, B and C.


A……………………………………………………………………………………………
B……………………………………………………………………………………………
C……………………………………………………………………………………………
[3]
(b) A red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen in the human body.

Describe two ways a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen in the human body.
Give an explanation for each adaptation.
adaptation…...………………………………………………………………………………
explanation……….…………………………………………………………………………
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adaptation…...………………………………………………………………………………
explanation……….…………………………………………………………………………
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[4]
3. The diagram shows a species of butterfly.

Tick (✓) the correct box which gives a description of the word species.

The butterflies breed together and all their offspring are female. ☐

The butterflies breed together but do not produce offspring. ☐

The butterflies breed together and produce fertile offspring. ☐

The butterflies breed together and produce offspring that are not fertile. ☐

[1]
4. Safia investigates the effect of the number of earthworms on the rate of decay of dead
leaves.

Safia:
• measures the mass of some dead leaves
• places the dead leaves in a container
• adds five earthworms
• measures the mass of the dead leaves after one week
• repeats with a different number of earthworms.
(a) Write down two control variables in her investigation.
1…...………………………………………………………………………………...............
2…...………………………………………………………………………………...............
[2]
(b) What is the independent variable in her investigation?
…………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]
(c) What is the dependent variable in her investigation?
…………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]
Physics Paper 1 19 marks

1. Energy is transferred from one form into another.


(a) The diagram shows a television.

Complete the energy transfer for the television

(b) A car transfers chemical energy in gasoline (petrol) into thermal energy, sound energy

and kinetic energy only.

The car transfers 100 J of chemical energy into 70 J of thermal energy and 10 J of sound

energy.

(i) Calculate how much chemical energy is transferred into kinetic energy.

……………………………………….J [1]

(ii) Describe what happens to the sound and thermal energy.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
2. Blessy collects some information about gravity on different planets in the Solar System.

(a) What is gravity?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

(b) Look at the information Blessy collects

(i) Write down the name of the planet that has the greatest gravity.

……………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

(ii) Write down a conclusion about the relationship between mass of planet and gravity.

Include information from the table in your answer.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………….…… [2]
3. Look at the diagram of the Earth, Sun and Moon.

a) The Earth orbits the Sun.

Name the force that keeps the Earth in its orbit.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1]

(b) Explain what happens during a solar eclipse.

You may use the diagram to explain your answer.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………..……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………..[2]

4. Chen wants to calculate the average speed of a toy car travelling down a slope.
He releases the car from the starting point.
He does not push the car.
a) Chen takes measurements of distance and time.

Write down the names of the pieces of equipment Chen uses to measure distance and time.

distance……………………………………………………………………………………………

time…………………………………………………………………………………………………

[2]

(b) Describe how Chen uses the distance and the time to calculate the average speed of the toy
car.

…………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

c) Chen repeats the investigation using different angles of the slope.

Look at his results.

Chen makes a prediction,

‘The greater the angle of the slope, the greater the speed of the car.’

Give one reason why Chen’s results support his prediction and one reason why Chen’s

results do not support his prediction.

support his
prediction…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

do not support his


prediction…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….[2]
A submarine travels underwater.

(a) Name the forces acting on the submarine.

A…………………………………………………………………………………………………

B…………………………………………………………………………………………………

C………………………………………………………………………………………………….

D……………………………………………………………………………………………….…

[2]

(b) The submarine is moving in this direction .

Look at the length of the arrows for force B and force D.

Describe the speed of the submarine.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1]

(c) Which force increases when the submarine rises to the surface of the water?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D
[1]

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