Draft Paper 2 Y6
Draft Paper 2 Y6
(a) Write two food chains that you can find on this food web.
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The population of frogs increases. Predict its effect on the number of butterflies.
(d) State a reason for your answer.
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2 Toxic substances from a nearby factory were mixed with the wetland’s water
source and poisoned the grass. After a week of survey, it was reported that some
terrapins died after that.
(a) Explain why.
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(b) Describe how the toxic substances affected the food chain in the wetland.
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(c) Suggest one way authorities could prevent this from happening again.
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3 The table shows the measurement of heat conductivity of some materials used in
daily life.
substance measure of heat conductivity
silver 429
stainless steel 16.2
wood 0.15
plastic 0.25
tin 67
lead 35
brass 109
(a) List the substances in order of best thermal conductor to worst thermal
conductor.
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Study the chart showing malaria fever cases from 1992 to 2012 in a country.
(a) In 2012, the number of malaria cases dropped from the previous record.
Suggest one possible reason for this decrease .
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(b) Name the method of disease transmission shown in the chart and give
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Way to reduce risk: …………………………………
Billy investigates floating and sinking. He uses five containers with the same
5 volume. He puts different masses of salts into each container and places them
into a water bowl. All the containers float except one. He measures the distance
above the water as shown in the diagram below.
(a) Draw a line graph using the data from the result table.
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(b) One of the results is anomalous. Circle the data on the graph.? [1]
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(d) What are the dependent and independent variables in this investigation?
experiment using a concave mirror and shines a ray of light towards it.
(a) Complete the diagram below by drawing the path of the ray after it reflects
from the mirror.
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A light ray strikes a plane mirror at an angle of 35° to the surface. What is
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the angle of incidence?
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7 Siti wants to find out what types of particles are in the soil near the rock ..
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(b) Suggest one method she could use to separate the components of the soil.
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6 Draw a simple diagram of the rock cycle. Include arrows to show how:
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(a) How is magma formed in the rock cycle?
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For each action below, choose the correct effect of the force.
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Tick (✓) the correct answer.
(a) A person squeezes a sponge. What is the effect of the force?
☐ Change speed
☐ Change direction
☐ Change shape
☐ Stop motion [1]
A football player kicks a moving ball to the side. What is the effect of the
(b) force?
☐ Change direction
☐ Change shape
☐ Stop motion
☐ No effect [1]
(c) A car slows down when brakes are applied. What is the effect of the force?
☐ Change speed
☐ Change shape
☐ Change direction
☐ Make sound [1]