Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

* 3 9 8 3 1 2 2 6 3 1 *

COMBINED SCIENCE 0653/32

Paper 3 (Core) February/March 2018
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

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Answer all questions.

Electronic calculators may be used.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 20.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 18 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

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1 (a) Fig. 1.1 shows a diagram of the female reproductive system and some of the events that take
place before and during early pregnancy.

fertilisation

ovulation

uterus
embryo in uterus

Fig. 1.1

(i) On Fig. 1.1 use label lines to identify

1. the cervix,

2. the vagina. [2]

(ii) Describe the events that follow fertilisation leading to the presence of the embryo in the
uterus as shown in Fig. 1.1.

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.......................................................................................................................................[3]

(b) Use words or phrases from the list to complete the following sentences about reproduction in
a plant.

Each word or phrase may be used once, more than once or not at all.

a chromosome a quarter of a seed diploid half

haploid the same twice

Pollen grains have ..................................................................... nuclei because they contain

..................................................................... the amount of genetic information as the nuclei

of palisade cells. The nucleus of a fertilised egg cell is .......................................................... .

[3]

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2 (a) Copper is extracted from a substance using the apparatus shown in Fig. 2.1.

low voltage
d.c. supply

− +
............................ ............................

............................

Fig. 2.1

(i) Name this process.

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

(ii) Complete Fig. 2.1 by labelling the anode, cathode and electrolyte. [2]

(iii) Name one compound that can be used in this process to extract copper at room
temperature.

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

(iv) State what is done to this solid compound before it can be used in this process.

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

(v) State whether this process for the extraction of copper involves a chemical change or a
physical change.

Explain your answer.

change ..............................................................................................................................

explanation ........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[1]
(b) A student finds out that copper can also be extracted by heating a different compound, copper
oxide, with a non-metallic element.

(i) Name this non-metallic element.

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

(ii) Name the type of chemical reaction in which copper oxide is changed to copper.

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(c) Copper is one element in a collection of metals which have high melting points, high densities
and often act as catalysts.

(i) Suggest one other property that is shown by these metals that is not shown by other
metals.

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

(ii) State the effect of a catalyst on a chemical reaction.

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

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3 Fig. 3.1 is a diagram which shows the International Space Station which is kept in orbit around the
Earth by a force which prevents it escaping into space.

Fig. 3.1

(a) Name this force.

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

(b) On one of its orbits, the space station travels at a speed of 28 000 km / h and takes 90 minutes
to complete one orbit of the Earth.

Calculate the distance travelled by the space station during this orbit.

Show your working.

distance = .................................................... km [2]

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(c) The mass of the Earth is 5972 × 1021 kg.

The volume of the Earth is 1.08 × 1021 m3.

Calculate the density of the Earth.

State the formula you use, show your working and give the units of your answer.

formula

working

density = ...................................... units ................... [3]

(d) Fig. 3.2 shows the large solar panels that provide energy for the space station.

solar panels

Fig. 3.2

(i) The solar cells are in large panels that face the Sun to gather energy. This energy is
stored by charging batteries on board the space station.

Complete the sequence of energy conversions that take place.

Radiation from the Sun

to ................................................ energy in the solar cells

to ................................................ energy in the batteries. [2]

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(ii) Each solar cell contains solid crystals of silicon.

On Fig. 3.3 below draw a diagram to show the arrangement of atoms in a crystal of
silicon.

One atom has been drawn for you; you should draw at least 10 more atoms of the same
size.

Fig. 3.3
[2]

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4 Fig. 4.1 shows a giant panda which lives in bamboo forests in China.

Fig. 4.1

(a) The panda has the diet of a herbivore. It feeds almost entirely on bamboo shoots.

Define the term herbivore.

...................................................................................................................................................

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

(b) Table 4.1 shows the mass of protein contained in 100 g of bamboo shoots and 100 g of beef.

Table 4.1

nutrient bamboo shoots / g beef / g

protein 2.6 20.0

(i) State the roles of protein in the body.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) Calculate the mass of bamboo shoots needed to provide the same amount of protein as
100 g of beef.

mass = ....................................................... g [2]

(iii) Use your answer from (ii) to suggest why the panda has to eat large amounts of shoots
every day.

...........................................................................................................................................

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(c) Deforestation is causing the population of pandas in the area to decrease.

Suggest two reasons why deforestation decreases the population of pandas in bamboo
forests.

1. ...............................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2. ...............................................................................................................................................

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[2]

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5 Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons. It is separated into useful fractions by the process of

fractional distillation.

This process is shown in Fig. 5.1.

refinery gas

gasoline

gas oil

petroleum

Fig. 5.1

(a) (i) State what is meant by the term hydrocarbon.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) Ethane is found in refinery gas.

Methane and ethane are both hydrocarbons and form the same products when they burn.

Complete the word equation for the complete combustion of ethane.

ethane + +

[2]

(iii) During the combustion of ethane there is a temperature rise.

State the type of chemical reaction that produces a temperature rise.

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

(iv) State one use for bottled refinery gas.

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

(b) Oil and grease are produced from petroleum.

Describe how these substances protect iron from rusting.

...................................................................................................................................................

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6 Fig. 6.1 shows two people talking to each other using cordless telephones over a link to a
communications satellite.

communications
satellite

person A person B

handset
satellite satellite
handset B
dish dish
A

base telephone telephone base

station exchange exchange station

Fig. 6.1

(a) At every stage wave motion is used to transmit the conversation.

(i) Use information from Fig. 6.1 to complete the following sentence.

......................................................... waves transmit the conversation between person A

and handset A. [1]

(ii) State two different ways in which microwaves or radio waves are used in Fig. 6.1.

1. from ......................................................... to ......................................................... .

2. from ......................................................... to ......................................................... .

[2]

(b) Fig. 6.2 shows an incomplete electromagnetic spectrum.

infra-red
gamma rays visible light
waves

Fig. 6.2

On Fig. 6.2 write microwaves and radio waves in their correct positions in the electromagnetic
spectrum. [2]

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(c) The communications satellite can become very warm in the day, but become very cold at
night.

Explain why these temperature changes happen.

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

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

(d) Explain why the communications satellite cannot use sound waves to communicate with the
Earth.

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...................................................................................................................................................

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7 (a) Table 7.1 shows some facts about processes in living organisms.

In Table 7.1, place a tick (3) in all the boxes where the fact about each process is correct.

Table 7.1

process
fact
respiration photosynthesis chemical digestion
needs light
takes place in animals
needs carbon dioxide
produces smaller molecules
from larger molecules
[4]

(b) Some red dye in water is used to identify the xylem in a plant. A plant is placed in the red
dye for a few hours. After this time, cross-sections of its stem and its root are prepared and
viewed under the microscope.

Fig. 7.1 shows the tissues in the stem and in the root.

stem root

Fig. 7.1

(i) Shade in one area in both of the drawings in Fig. 7.1 where the red dye can be seen.
[2]

(ii) Name the cells which absorb water from the soil.

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

(iii) Describe one function of water in the plant.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(c) Describe the function of phloem in a plant.

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8 (a) An atom of chlorine is represented by the symbol:

Cl
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(i) State the number of electrons, neutrons and protons in this atom.

electrons .......................

neutrons .......................

protons .......................
[2]

(ii) Complete Table 8.1 to show the relative charges and approximate relative masses of
electrons, neutrons and protons.

Table 8.1

particle relative charges approximate relative masses

electrons
neutrons
protons
[2]

(b) Chlorine is a non-metallic element.

State the types of bond that form when chlorine reacts with sodium and with hydrogen.

Explain your answers.

sodium and chlorine ...............................................

explanation ...............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

hydrogen and chlorine ............................................

explanation ...............................................................................................................................

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[3]

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(c) Chlorine gas is bubbled through solutions of

• sodium bromide,
• zinc chloride,
• magnesium iodide.

Predict which solutions react with chlorine gas.

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

(d) State the test and the positive result for chlorine gas.

test ............................................................................................................................................

result .........................................................................................................................................
[2]

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9 Fig. 9.1 shows a simple circuit set up to investigate the electrical properties of a lamp.

ammeter

01 23
4
AMP 5
S

lamp

switch
battery

Fig. 9.1

(a) (i) On Fig. 9.2 use the correct symbols to complete the diagram for the circuit shown in
Fig. 9.1.

Fig. 9.2
[2]

(ii) On Fig. 9.2, using the correct circuit symbol, connect a meter into the circuit that can
measure the potential difference across the lamp. [2]

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(b) The battery has a voltage of 1.5 V, and the reading on the ammeter is 0.6 A for the circuit in
Fig. 9.1.

(i) Calculate the resistance of the lamp and state the units.

State the formula you use and show your working.

formula

working

resistance = .............................................. unit .................. [3]

(ii) A second identical lamp is added in series with the lamp in the circuit in Fig. 9.1.

The reading on the ammeter decreases.

Explain why this happens.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

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 The Periodic Table of Elements

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Group
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
1 2

the live examination series.

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

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
20

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

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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 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium
– – – – – – – – – – – – –

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 – – – – – – – – – – –

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

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