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KEY STAGE

Science test

Paper 1

TIER

36
2005

Please read this page, but do not open the booklet until your
teacher tells you to start. Write your name and the name of
your school in the spaces below.

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.

If you are asked to plan an investigation, there will be

space for you to write down your thoughts and ideas.

Do not use any rough paper.

Check your work carefully.

Ask your teacher if you are not sure what to do.

For markers
use only

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Total marks

1.

The drawings show six living things.

They spend all or part of the time in water.

tadpole
A

trout
B

duck
C

crocodile
D

water vole
E

frog
F
not to scale

Look at the drawings.

(a)
1ai

(i) Give the letter of one living thing that uses gills to take in oxygen.
_______

1 mark

(ii) Give the letter of one living thing that is covered in scales.
1aii

_______

1 mark

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(b)

Use a word from the list below to fill the gap in the sentence.
lungs

legs

eyes

backbones

The trout, duck, crocodile, water vole and frog are all called vertebrates
1b

because they have ____________________.

1 mark

(c)

The trout spends all of its time in water.

Give one way the trout is suited for moving in water.
___________________________________________________________
1c

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(d)

Draw a line from each animal below to the group it belongs to.
Draw only three lines.

animal

group

frog

reptiles

crocodile

mammals

1d
1 mark

water vole

amphibians
1d
1 mark

maximum 6 marks
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2.

Bindweed is a plant that grows tightly around other plants.

The drawing below shows bindweed growing around a rose bush.

rose bush

bindweed

(a)

Complete the sentences below. Choose from the words in the list.
air

light

support

water

minerals

(i) Bindweed grows as high as possible on the rose bush so that the
2ai

bindweed can get as much ____________________ as possible.

1 mark

(ii) Bindweed grows around the rose bush because the rose bush
2aii

provides ____________________ for the bindweed.

1 mark

(b)

A gardener cut through the stem of the bindweed at X.

Two days later the bindweed above X was dead.
Why did the bindweed die?
Tick the correct box.

2b

no air

no light

no warmth

no water

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(c)

The gardener adds fertiliser to the soil to help her rose bushes to
grow well.
What do plants get from the fertiliser?
Tick the correct box.

acids

minerals

sugars

vitamins

2c
1 mark

(d)

Plant roots have root hairs.

Which diagram shows a root hair?
Tick the correct box.

2d

not to scale

1 mark

maximum 5 marks
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3.

The drawings below show four living things found in a wood.

owl

oak tree

blackbird

caterpillar
not to scale

Caterpillars eat oak leaves.

Owls eat blackbirds.
Blackbirds eat caterpillars.
(a)
3ai

(i) Complete the food chain for these four living things.

oak tree _______________ _______________ _______________

1 mark

(ii) Why is an oak tree called a producer?

Tick the correct box.

3aii

It loses its leaves in

autumn.

It makes food by
photosynthesis.

Its flowers are tiny.

Its leaves will not rot.

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(b)

On one oak tree, there were two types of caterpillar.

gypsy moth
caterpillar

orange-striped
caterpillar

not to scale

All the caterpillars were eating the leaves.

The number of gypsy moth caterpillars increased.
What happened to the number of orange-striped caterpillars?
3b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

Explain your answer.

___________________________________________________________
3b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(c)

There are no caterpillars on the oak tree in winter.

Suggest a reason for this.
___________________________________________________________
3c

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 5 marks
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4.

The drawings show six objects made from different materials.

iron nail

steel paper-clip

silver earrings

gold ring

copper bracelet

aluminium can
not to scale

(a)

Fill the gaps in the sentences below.

The objects are made from materials that are all types of

4a
1 mark

____________________. All the materials are good conductors of

4a

electricity and ____________________.

1 mark

(b)
4b

From the drawings above give one object that could rust.
___________________________________________________________

1 mark

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(c)

The drawing below shows part of an electric cable and a plug.

copper wire

insulating material

(i) What material could be put around the wires to insulate them?
4ci

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(ii) Why is this insulating material needed?

________________________________________________________
4cii

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(d)

Which pair of objects is attracted to a magnet?

Tick the correct box.

iron nail

iron nail

steel paper-clip

gold ring

and

and

and

and

copper bracelet

steel paper-clip

aluminium can

silver earrings

4d
1 mark

maximum 6 marks
Total
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5.

Emma and Philip wanted to see if changing the temperature of the water
affected the time taken for a cold cure powder to dissolve in water.

with

Vita

min

Philip recorded their results.

(a)

(i) Write the heading for the first column in the table below.

________________________ (C)

time to dissolve (s)

5ai
1 mark
5aii

(ii) Write their results correctly in the table above.

1 mark
5aii
1 mark

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(b)

Give the names of two pieces of measuring equipment they would need.
1. ______________________________________________________

5b
1 mark

5b

2. ______________________________________________________
1 mark

(c)

Why did they put the same amount of water in each beaker?
___________________________________________________________
5c

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(d)

Emma wrote, My investigation was good, as her conclusion.

Philip said this was not a scientific conclusion.
Explain why Emmas conclusion is not scientific.
___________________________________________________________
5d

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(e)

Look at their results on the opposite page.

Write a scientific conclusion for their investigation.
___________________________________________________________
5e

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 8 marks
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6.

Jenny dropped her torch down a drain.

The torch was still switched on but Jenny could not see it.

drain

torch
not to scale

(a)

(i) Jenny lowered a mirror into the drain and placed it at position P.
At which angle should Jenny put the mirror to see the torch?
Tick the correct box.

6ai
1 mark

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(ii) What happens to the light from the torch when it hits the mirror?
6aii

__________________________________________________________
(b)

1 mark

The diagrams below show the symbols for three parts of the torch circuit.
6bi

(i) On the line below each diagram, give the name of the part.
1 mark

6bi
1 mark

__________________

__________________

6bi

_________________
1 mark

(ii) In the space below, draw a circuit diagram to show how these three
parts are connected in a torch.

6bii
1 mark

maximum 6 marks
Total
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7.

The drawing shows a toy shark. Magnets X and Y make the shark float
above the plastic base.

magnet X

pivot

N
S

plastic
base

magnet Y

(a)

On magnet X, write the letters N and S to label the poles of the magnet.

(b)

(i) Choose a word from the list below to complete the sentence.

7a
1 mark

attract
7bi

cancel

repel

The toy shark floats because the magnets ___________________

1 mark

each other.
(ii) Sophie pressed down on the tail of the shark with her finger.
What happened to the shark when she removed her finger?
7bii

________________________________________________________

1 mark

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(c)

Sophie added weights to the toy shark and measured the distance between
the two magnets.
Her results are shown below.

weight added to the

toy shark (N)

distance between
the magnets (mm)

0.1

0.2

0.3

Complete the sentence below.

As the weight on the toy shark increased, the distance between
7c

the magnets ____________________.

1 mark

(d)

Sophie turned the magnet in the plastic base the other way up.
What happened to the shark?
7d

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 5 marks
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8.

The photographs below show pupils investigating the movement of

objects on ramps.

Plan an investigation into the factors affecting the movement of

objects on ramps.
You can use any objects and any surfaces you like, and any other
equipment you need.
In the box below, write a short draft of one question you could plan to
investigate about the movement of objects on ramps.

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Use your draft to help you answer the following questions.

(a)

Give one factor you could change as you carry out your investigation
(the independent variable).
___________________________________________________________
8a

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(b)

What factor would you observe or measure to collect your results (the
dependent variable) and what equipment would you use to measure
them?
The factor I would observe or measure is _______________________
8b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

The measuring equipment I would use is _______________________

8b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(c)

Give one factor you should keep the same to make your test fair.
___________________________________________________________
8c

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 4 marks
Total
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9.

Copper and arsenic are present in the soil near copper mines.
When earthworms eat this soil they change from brown to bright yellow.
The copper and arsenic are not poisonous to earthworms.
(a)

Earthworms are part of the food chain shown below.

soil containing
plant remains

earthworm

blackbird

sparrowhawk
not to scale

(i) Use the food chain to suggest how copper and arsenic get into the
body of a sparrowhawk.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
9ai

________________________________________________________

1 mark

(ii) Mary suggested that blackbirds are more likely to catch bright yellow
earthworms than brown earthworms.
Give one reason why this might be true.
________________________________________________________
9aii

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(b)

Mary wanted to count the bright yellow earthworms and the brown
earthworms in the soil at different distances from the mines.
What important information about the soil could she get from her results?
___________________________________________________________

9b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

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(c)

The drawings below show an earthworm and three other worms.

earthworm

flatworm

ragworm

roundworm
not to scale

The ragworm belongs to the same group as the earthworm.

How can you tell this from the drawings?
___________________________________________________________
9c

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(d)

The roundworm and some flatworms are parasites.

What does this mean?
Tick the correct box.

They feed only on

insects.

They live in a burrow.

They feed on other living

things and harm them.

They live in the sea.

9d
1 mark

maximum 5 marks
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10. (a)

Carbon monoxide, nicotine and tar get into the lungs when a person
smokes.
Draw a line from each substance to the effect of the substance on
the body.
Draw only three lines.

substance

effect of the substance

causes addiction to
smoking
carbon monoxide

10a
1 mark

causes influenza (flu)

nicotine

10a
1 mark

causes lung cancer

tar

10a

causes red blood cells

to carry less oxygen

1 mark

(b)

The coronary arteries carry blood to the heart muscle.

The drawing below shows the heart and coronary arteries.

coronary
artery

heart

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(i) Diagram 1 shows a section through a coronary artery.

direction of blood

red blood cell

diagram 1
Smoking can cause damage to the coronary artery.
Diagram 2 shows a section through part of a damaged artery.
direction of blood

fat

red blood cell

blood clot
diagram 2
not to scale

Look at diagram 2. A blood clot has formed.

Give one other change in the coronary artery.
________________________________________________________
10bi

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(ii) Respiration takes place in the muscle cells of the heart.

Explain why a blood clot in the coronary artery prevents these cells
respiring normally.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

10bii
1 mark

10bii

________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 6 marks
Total
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11. The diagram below shows muscles and bones of a human arm.

shoulder
blade

biceps
triceps
tendon
tendon

(a)

Why is it important that the tendons do not stretch?

___________________________________________________________

11a

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(b)

The biceps and triceps are an antagonistic pair of muscles.

Explain what this means.
___________________________________________________________

11b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

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(c)

The diagram below shows muscles and bones of a human leg.

D
A

B
C

tendon

(i) Which muscle contracts to move the foot in the direction shown by
the arrow?
Give the letter.
11ci

_______
1 mark

(ii) Which two pairs of muscles are antagonistic pairs?

Tick the two correct boxes.

A and B

B and C

11cii

C and D
1 mark

D and A

11cii

maximum 5 marks

1 mark

Total
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12. Rema used the apparatus below to distil 100 cm3 of water-soluble ink.

thermometer
condenser

water out
Y

glass tube
X
ink

cold water in
heat

apparatus A
not to scale

(a)

Which processes occur during distillation?

Tick the correct box.

condensation then evaporation

evaporation then condensation

melting then boiling

melting then evaporation

12a
1 mark

(b)
12b

Give the name of the colourless liquid that collects in the test-tube.
____________________________

1 mark

(c)
12c

What would the temperature reading be on the thermometer when the

ink has been boiling for two minutes?
_______C

1 mark

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(d)

(i) Water at 15C enters the condenser at X.

Predict the temperature of the water when it leaves the condenser at Y.
_______C

Explain this change of temperature.

________________________________________________________
12di

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(ii) Give two ways in which the water vapour changes as it passes
down the glass tube in the condenser.

12dii
1 mark

1. ___________________________________________________

12dii

2. ___________________________________________________
1 mark

(e)

Peter used the apparatus below to distil 100 cm3 of water-soluble ink.

thermometer

glass tube

ink
cold water

heat

apparatus B
not to scale

Why is the condenser in apparatus A better than the glass tube and
beaker of water in apparatus B?
___________________________________________________________
12e

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 7 marks
Total
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13. Burning fossil fuels causes air pollution.

(a)
13ai

(i) Give the names of two fossil fuels.

________________________ and __________________________

1 mark

(ii) Some fossil fuels contain sulphur.

Complete the word equation for the reaction between sulphur and
oxygen in the air.
13aii

sulphur + oxygen _____________________________________

1 mark

(b)

Burning fossil fuels leads to the formation of acid rain.

Acid rain has collected in this lake.
A helicopter is dropping calcium hydroxide into the lake.

calcium
hydroxide

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Photograph by kind permission of Kjell Weppling

Calcium hydroxide dissolves in water to form an alkaline solution.

(i) What effect does an alkali have on the pH of an acidic lake?
13bi

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(ii) When calcium hydroxide reacts with sulphuric acid in the lake a
calcium salt is formed.
What is the name of this salt?
Tick the correct box.

calcium carbonate

calcium chloride

calcium nitrate

calcium sulphate

13bii
1 mark

(c)

The photograph below shows trees damaged by acid rain.

(i) The trees have lost their leaves and have died.
Explain why leaves are needed for a tree to grow.
________________________________________________________
13ci

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(ii) What effect does acid rain have on buildings made from limestone?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
maximum 6 marks

13cii
1 mark

Total
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Photograph Heather Angel/Natural Visions

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14. (a)

In 2002 a large asteroid was discovered orbiting the Sun.

It was named Quaoar.
The diagram below shows Quaoar in four positions in its orbit.
B

orbit of
Quaoar

Sun

D
not to scale

(i) In which of the four positions, A, B, C or D, is the effect of the Suns

gravity on Quaoar the greatest?
_______

Explain your answer.

________________________________________________________
14ai

________________________________________________________

1 mark

(ii) On the diagram above, draw arrows to show the direction of the
Suns gravity on Quaoar in each of the positions A, B, C and D.
14aii
1 mark

(iii) At which position, A, B, C or D, is Quaoar travelling most slowly?

_______

Explain your answer.

________________________________________________________
14aiii

________________________________________________________

1 mark

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(b)

The table below gives information about three of the planets in our
solar system.

average surface
time for one
temperature of planet
orbit
(C)
(Earth years)

planet

average distance
from Sun
(millions of km)

Saturn

1427

30

180

Uranus

2870

84

210

Pluto

5900

248

230

(i) The time for one orbit of the planet Neptune is 165 Earth years.
Estimate the average distance of Neptune from the Sun.
Use information in the table to help you.
14bi

____________ millions of km
1 mark

(ii) How does the surface temperature of these planets vary with
distance from the Sun?
Use information in the table to help you.
________________________________________________________
14bii

________________________________________________________
1 mark

(iii) Explain why the temperature varies with distance from the Sun in
this way.
________________________________________________________
14biii

________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 6 marks
Total
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15. Alex makes an electromagnet.

She winds insulated wire around an iron nail.
She connects the wire to a power supply.
She uses the electromagnet to pick up some steel paper-clips.

This is her prediction.

The more turns of wire around the iron nail, the stronger
the electromagnet becomes.

(a)

(i) Give the one factor she should change as she investigates her
prediction.
________________________________________________________

15ai

________________________________________________________

1 mark

(ii) Give one factor she should keep the same.

________________________________________________________
15aii

________________________________________________________

1 mark

(iii) Describe how she could use the paper-clips to measure the
strength of the electromagnet.
________________________________________________________
15aiii

________________________________________________________

1 mark

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(b)

Alex wrote a report of her investigation.

My report.
My results are accurate because I cant see any odd
results.
What would an odd result suggest?
___________________________________________________________
15b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(c)

(i) Which size paper-clips would Alex use to make her results more
accurate?
Tick the correct box.

15ci
1 mark

(ii) Give a reason for your choice.

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
15cii

________________________________________________________
1 mark

maximum 6 marks
Total
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16. The drawing below shows an astronaut in space.

He has four small jets attached to his space suit.
These jets produce forces on the astronaut in the directions A, B, C and D.

(a)

The drawing below shows the size and direction of four forces acting
on the astronaut.

10 N

10 N

10N

9N

In which direction, A, B, C or D, will the astronaut move?

Give the letter.
16a

_______
1 mark

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(b)

The drawing below shows the size and direction of four different
forces acting on the astronaut.
5N
9N

10 N

10 N

5N
9N
What will happen to the astronaut when the jets produce these four forces?
16b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

Explain your answer.

___________________________________________________________
16b

___________________________________________________________
1 mark

(c)

The drawing below shows the size and direction of four different
forces acting on the astronaut.
Draw an arrow on the diagram below to show the direction in which he
will move.
12 N

16c

9N

12 N

5N
9N

1 mark

maximum 4 marks
Total

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