Science: Stage 9 Paper 1
Science: Stage 9 Paper 1
Science: Stage 9 Paper 1
Stage 9
Paper 1 2024
45 minutes
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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2
vein E
A Artery
B Kidney
C Ureter
D Bladder
E Urethra
[3]
H C H
H
key
electron from hydrogen
electron from carbon
10 [1]
Gas [1]
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
process A Combustion
process B Feeding
[2]
Displacement [1]
There is no reaction.
The table shows information about the mass of a fetus during pregnancy for a mother who
smokes.
3.00
2.90
2.80
Mass of fetus
…………………………………
2.70
(kg)
…………………………………
2.60
2.50
2.40
2.30
35 36 37 38 39 40
Age…………………………………
of fetus in weeks
…………………………………
[2]
(b) Aiko hears a high pitch sound and then a low pitch sound.
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]
A leaf xylem
B stem xylem
E root xylem
Write down parts A to E in the correct order to show the pathway of water through a plant.
D E B A C
[2]
10 The table shows the melting points and boiling points of some Group 1 elements.
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.
118 °C [1]
• 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.
[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.
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.
(b) The appearance of the deer population changes over time from P to S.
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.
[2]
beaker
hydrochloric acid
5 cm strip of magnesium
25 75
30 63
35 35
40 29
(a) Describe the relationship between the temperature of the acid and the reaction time.
(b) Oliver repeats the investigation using more concentrated hydrochloric acid.
Tick () the box which shows what happens when these two waveforms interact.
[1]
1 global warming
2 artic ice melts more often causing the water level to rise higher
[2]
density
material
in kg / m3
concrete 2400
iron 7000
plastic 920
water 1000
wood 600
materials wood
explanation because it has the lowest density,
meaning it has a higher chance to float
[2]
The object floats and a volume of water comes out of the container.
cm3
50
40
30
37 cm3 [1]
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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
S/S9/01
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 – – – – – – – – – – –