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KEY STAGE
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5–7
2000 Please read this page, but do not open the booklet until your
teacher tells you to start. Write your name and school in the
spaces below. If you have been given a pupil number, write
that also.

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Last name

School

Pupil number

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The test is 1 hour long.
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You will need: pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, protractor and
calculator.
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Try to answer all of the questions.
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do not use any rough paper.
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1. Nazia is investigating how easily a block of wood slides along a wooden bench.
The diagram shows her experiment.

weight on top
of the block

pulley bloc
block
lockk of wood
wood
friction

bench
string

slotted
masses

(a) Nazia does the experiment with different weights on top of the block.
She counts how many slotted masses she needs to hang from the string
to make the block of wood slide. Her results are shown in the table.

weight on top of number of slotted

the block in N masses needed

0 5

1 7

2 9

3 11

4 13

(i) Describe how the number of slotted masses needed to move the
block varies with the weight on top of the block.
1 mark

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 (ii) Nazia does the experiment with a weight of 3.5 N on top of the block
of wood.
How many slotted masses would she need to make the block slide?
1 mark

(b) Nazia does her experiment again. This time she slides the block of wood
over a sheet of glass instead of the bench top.

(i) Suggest how her results would be different this time. 1 mark

(ii) Using the same sheet of glass and block of wood, and keeping the
same weight on top, suggest one way Nazia could reduce the force
of friction. 1 mark

maximum 4 marks

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2. Gary uses the following circuit to operate the electric motor of his model crane.

switch A switch B

M motor

Look carefully at the way Gary has connected the two cells.
When he closes switch A the motor runs and the crane lifts a load.

(a) Gary opens switch A and closes switch B.

Describe what happens to the motor.

1 mark

(b) Gary closes both switches, A and B. Describe what happens to

the motor.
1 mark

(c) Both switches should not be closed at the same time. Explain why.
1 mark

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 (d) Gary puts a resistor into his circuit as shown.

switch A switch B

M motor

resistor

What difference does the resistor make to the motor:

(i) when switch A is closed and switch B is open? 1 mark

(ii) when switch A is open and switch B is closed? 1 mark

maximum 5 marks

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3. The tides can be used to generate electricity. A dam is built across a river
estuary, as shown below.

dam

water level
turbine spins
to generate
electricity

water level
water flow

sea bed sea bed

(a) The water is higher on one side of the dam than on the other. As the
water begins to flow through the dam it turns a turbine. The turbine
generates electricity.
Describe the useful energy changes which take place in this process.
2 marks

(b) Explain why tides are classified as a renewable energy source.

1 mark

(c) Give one way, other than from the tides, of generating electricity by
using the sea.
1 mark

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 (d) Apart from cost, give one advantage and one disadvantage of an
oil-fired power station compared to a tidal power station.
2 marks
advantage

disadvantage

maximum 6 marks

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4. (a) The list below gives some processes which occur in the rock cycle.

1. Grains of sediment collect in layers on the sea bed.

2. Large crystals form as molten magma cools deep below the

Earth's surface.

3. A glassy rock forms as molten magma erupts into sea water.

4. Grains of sediment are cemented together as they are buried

deep under thick layers of other sediments.

5. New crystals form in layers as rocks are affected by high

temperature and increased pressure deep in the Earth's crust.

6. New minerals form with flat crystals when layers of mudstone

are squeezed.

(i) Give the number of one metamorphic process.

1 mark

(ii) Give the number of one igneous process.

1 mark

(iii) Give the numbers of the two steps which could lead to the
formation of sandstone.
2 marks
and then

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 Limestone and sandstone are two different rocks.

(b) Limestone is mainly calcium carbonate. It reacts with dilute hydrochloric

acid to produce bubbles of gas.

Complete the word equation for the reaction.

2 marks

hydrochloric calcium
acid + carbonate Õ water + +

(c) Sandstone is mainly silicon dioxide. Glass for test tubes is also made
from silicon dioxide.

Suggest what, if anything, will happen when dilute hydrochloric acid is

added to a piece of sandstone.
1 mark

maximum 7 marks

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5. Kerry made some copper sulphate crystals. She wrote a description of what
she did.

I heated some dilute sulphuric acid in a beaker and added some

copper oxide to it. I stirred the mixture until it became a clear blue
colour. I added more copper oxide until no more would react and then
filtered the mixture into a dish. A black solid was left on the filter
paper.
I left the solution in the dish for a week and saw that the liquid had gone
and blue crystals were left.

Use the information in Kerry's description to answer the questions below.

(a) What colour is:

(i) copper sulphate solution? 1 mark

(ii) copper oxide? 1 mark

(b) Write down a word equation for the reaction which took place in the
beaker. 1 mark

water

(c) Why did Kerry have to filter the mixture? 1 mark

maximum 4 marks

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6. The words ‘contains added iron’ were printed on Colin's box of Kellogg's Special K.

(a) Colin decided to test the Special K to see if it contained tiny pieces of
powdered iron metal.
First he crushed 500 g of Special K into a fine powder and mixed it with
water.
He put a clean, white, plastic-coated magnet in the mixture.
Then he stirred it.
If the Special K contains tiny pieces of iron metal, what should Colin
expect to see?
1 mark

(b) Colin finds that the Special K does contain pieces of powdered iron.
Give two differences between iron metal and compounds containing
iron.
2 marks
1.

2.

(c) Colin eats some Special K. The tiny pieces of iron metal in the Special K
react with the hydrochloric acid in his stomach.
Complete the word equation to show the reaction of iron with hydrochloric
acid.
2 marks

iron hydrochloric acid

(d) The body needs iron to make red blood cells. The red blood cells
transport oxygen to all the cells of the body.
People who do not have enough red blood cells may feel that they do
not have much energy. Explain why.
2 marks

The publishers are grateful to Kellogg & Co for their permission to refer to Special K in question 6. maximum 7 marks

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7. (a) The graph below shows how the mass of a human foetus increases during
the 40 weeks of pregnancy.

2
mass of
foetus
in kg
1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
age of foetus in weeks

In which five week period on the graph does the mass of the foetus
increase most rapidly?
1 mark

The foetus is surrounded by a liquid called amniotic fluid.

placenta uterus

amniotic fluid

foetus

vagina

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 (b) Give one function of the amniotic fluid.
1 mark

(c) The foetus needs oxygen but cannot breathe while it is in the uterus.
Describe how oxygen gets from the air to the cells of the foetus.
3 marks

maximum 5 marks

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8. The following are important parts of a balanced diet.

carbohydrates
proteins
fats
vitamins
water

A pupil has a sweet, juicy orange to eat.

(a) Complete the following sentences using words from the list above.

(i) An orange is a good source of

2 marks
___________________________ and ___________________________

(ii) An orange is a poor source of

2 marks
___________________________ and ___________________________

(b) Give the names of two parts of a balanced diet which are not shown in
the list above.
2 marks
1.

2.

(c) In order to obtain the nutrients, food must be chewed.

Give two reasons why it is important to chew food.
2 marks
1.

2.

maximum 8 marks

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9. Sam turns his bicycle upside down and turns the pedals fast so that the back
wheel spins.

spokes

Sam holds a piece of card close to the back wheel.

The spokes hit the piece of card and Sam hears a 'musical' tone.

(a) Explain why the card produces a 'musical' tone.

1 mark

(b) When the spokes hit the piece of card, the wheel slows down.

(i) Describe the energy change which occurs as the wheel slows down.
1 mark

(ii) Describe and explain what will happen to the pitch of the 'musical'
tone as the wheel slows down.
2 marks

maximum 4 marks

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10. Speed cameras are used to detect motorists who break the speed limit.
A number of lines 2 m apart are painted on the road. As a speeding car
crosses the painted lines, the camera takes two photographs, 0.5 s apart.

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position of the car in the position of the car in the

first photograph second photograph

(a) (i) How far did the car move between the two photographs?
Give the correct unit.
1 mark

(ii) How fast is the car in the photographs moving?

1 mark

m/s

(b) It takes 0.0002 s to take each photograph.

How far does the car move while the speed camera is taking one
photograph?
1 mark

(c) The speed camera gives out bright flashes to provide enough light for
the photographs.
How does the light from the flash get back to the camera to produce
the photographs?
1 mark

maximum 4 marks

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11. Copper can be extracted from an ore called copper pyrites. The formula of
copper pyrites is CuFeS2.

(a) Give the names of the elements present in copper pyrites.

One has been done for you.
1 mark
1. copper

2.

3.

(b) Copper is obtained by heating the ore in a controlled supply of air with
sand (SiO2). Overall the reaction is:

2CuFeS2 + 5O2 + 2SiO2 → 2Cu + 4SO2 + 2FeSiO3

(i) The amount of oxygen in the reaction must be carefully controlled.

If there is too much, the copper could react with the oxygen.
What substance would be formed?
1 mark

(ii) In the industrial process, the waste gas sulphur dioxide (SO2) is
removed. It is bubbled through a solution that reacts with the sulphur
dioxide and prevents it escaping.
Explain why the sulphur dioxide should be removed from the
waste gases.
2 marks

(iii) What type of solution is used to remove the sulphur dioxide?

1 mark

maximum 5 marks

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12. A pen cap floats in a plastic lemonade bottle three-quarters full of water.
If you squeeze the bottle the pen cap sinks to the bottom.
If you then let go of the bottle, the pen cap floats to the surface.

plastic bottle

air

air

water

pen cap

table

(a) When the bottle is squeezed what, if anything, happens to:

(i) the distance between the air molecules inside the bottle?
1 mark

(ii) the distance between the water molecules inside the bottle?
1 mark

(iii) the pressure of the air trapped inside the pen cap?
1 mark

(iv) the volume of the air trapped inside the pen cap?
1 mark

(b) Explain why the pen cap sinks when you squeeze the bottle.
2 marks

maximum 6 marks

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13. The drawing shows a 'bottle garden' which is kept in a brightly lit room.
The cork in the neck of the bottle is not taken out.

tightly fitting cork

moist, fertile soil

(a) The plants in the bottle use oxygen for respiration.

Explain why, over a week, the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide
in the bottle stay about the same.
3 marks

(b) Cross-pollination is the transfer of pollen from one plant to another.

Give two reasons why cross-pollination is less likely to happen in this

bottle garden than in an outdoor garden.
2 marks
1.

2.

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 (c) Micro-organisms in the soil break down the dead parts of plants.
This releases minerals such as nitrates. Nitrates are a source of nitrogen
for living plants.

Why does a plant need nitrogen to grow?

1 mark

maximum 6 marks

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14. Herefords and Friesians are two breeds of cattle.
Herefords produce high quality meat. Friesians produce lots of milk.

The drawings below show a Hereford cow and a Friesian cow.

Hereford cow Friesian cow

(a) (i) The two breeds of cattle are different in appearance from each other.
What causes the variation between the two breeds of cattle?
1 mark

(ii) Suggest two environmental factors which can affect the amount of
meat or milk cattle produce.
2 marks
1.

2.

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 (b) The drawing shows a calf produced by mating a Hereford bull with a
Friesian cow. Cattle bred in this way will produce both high quality
meat and a high milk yield.

(i) What term is used to describe this deliberate mating of two different
breeds of animals to produce offspring with particular characteristics?
1 mark

(ii) Farmers want their cattle to produce high quality meat and a high
milk yield.
Suggest one other characteristic which farmers might want their
cattle to have.
1 mark

maximum 5 marks

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