Science
Year 9
2025
45 minutes
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
You should show all your working on the question paper.
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The total mark for this paper is 50.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in
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(a) Complete the table to name the parts labelled A, B, C, D and E.
part name of part
[3]
(b) Urea ammonium nitrate is an organic fertiliser.
What do plants make using nitrates?
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1 Methane hasdiagram
Look at the a simple
ofstructure.
the human excretory (renal)
system.
Look at the model of a molecule of methane.
H C H
H
key
electron from
hydrogen electron
from carbon
(a) How many electrons are in a molecule of methane?
[1]
(b) Write down the type of bonding in a molecule of methane.
Explain your answer.
type of bonding
explanation
[2]
(c) Methane has a simple structure.
Predict one physical property of methane.
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3 Jamila spills some liquid on the back of her
hand.
After a short time, Jamila’s hand feels cold.
Name the process that makes her hand
feel cold.
[1]
4 Look at the diagram of part of the carbon cycle.
carbon
dioxide in
the air
A
fossil fuels decompositi
on
carbon
carbon carbon compounds
B
compound compound in dead
s in s in plants animals and
animals plants
(a) One of the arrows in the diagram shows photosynthesis.
Write the letter P on the arrow that shows photosynthesis. [1]
(b) Name process A and process B.
process A
process B
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5 Lily reacts magnesium with copper sulfate solution.
(a) Name this type of reaction.
[1]
(b) Name the two products of this reaction.
and [2]
(c) Lily adds zinc to magnesium sulfate solution.
There is no reaction.
Explain why there is no reaction.
[1]
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6 Fetal development is affected by the health of the
mother.
The table shows information about the mass of a fetus during pregnancy for a
mother who smokes.
age of the fetus mass of the fetus
in weeks in kg
36 2.40
37 2.55
38 2.60
39 2.85
40 3.00
(a) Draw the graph of this information:
label the x-axis
label the y-axis
plot all the points from the table.
3.00
2.90
2.80
…………………………………
2.70
…………………………………
2.60
2.50
2.40
2.30
35 36 37 38 39 40
…………………………………
…………………………………
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(b) There is one anomalous result.
Circle the anomalous result on the graph. [1]
(c) Draw a line of best fit on the graph. [1]
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7 This question is about different waveforms and sounds.
(a) Look at the diagram of a waveform.
Draw a double-headed arrow ( or ) on the diagram to show the amplitude of the
waveform.
[1]
(b) Aiko hears a high pitch sound and then a low pitch sound.
Write a sentence to compare the frequencies of the two sounds.
[1]
(c) Aiko plays a sound on her phone.
Complete the sentence.
The louder the sound the larger the . [1]
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8 The map shows the Earth’s continents.
North Europe Asia
America
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]
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9 Water travels through plants.
Look at the list of parts of a
plant.
A leaf xylem
B stem xylem
C stoma on the surface of
leaf
D root hair cell
E root xylem
Write down parts A to E in the correct order to show the pathway of water
through a plant. One has been done for you.
[2]
10 The table shows the melting points and boiling points of some Group 1
elements.
melting point boiling point
element
in °C in °C
lithium 181 1347
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.
[1]
(b) Predict the melting point of sodium.
°C [1]
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11 Yuri investigates current in a parallel electrical circuit.
(a) Draw his circuit with:
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.
Use standard electrical symbols.
[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.
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12 Complete the sentences about nebulae.
Nebulae are enormous clouds of and
. Some nebulae act as stellar nurseries for new
.
[3]
13 The diagram shows how the appearance of a deer population changes over time.
R
In the colder
Q climate, some
The deer move deer survive
to a colder better than
climate. others.
P S
The deerthat
This population of reproducsurvive
deer live in a warm e.
climate.
(a) Look at the diagram.
The deer show variation.
Describe one example of variation shown in the diagram.
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(b) The appearance of the deer population changes over time
from P to S. The theory of natural selection explains this
change in appearance.
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.
statement about natural selection letter
Some adaptations give advantages in one environment and not in
another.
Genes controlling features which help survival pass into offspring.
Individuals with adaptations less advantageous to the environment die
before they reproduce.
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14 Oliver investigates the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction.
In his first experiment, Oliver:
puts 20 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid into a beaker
measures the temperature of the acid
places a 5 cm strip of magnesium into the acid
measures the reaction time.
Oliver repeats the experiment four more
times. Each time he uses acid at a different
temperature.
beaker
hydrochloric acid
5 cm strip of magnesium
Look at his table of results.
temperature of acid reaction time
in °C in s
20 120
25 75
30 63
35 35
40 29
(a) Describe the relationship between the temperature of the acid and the reaction
time.
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(b) Oliver repeats the investigation using more concentrated hydrochloric acid.
Write a prediction for this investigation.
Explain your prediction using the particle model.
prediction
explanation
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15 Look at the diagram of two waveforms.
Tick () the box which shows what happens when these two waveforms interact.
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16 This question is about the impact of climate change.
Write down two impacts of climate change.
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17 This question is about floating and sinking.
(a) Look at the table of densities for different materials.
density
material
in kg /
m3
concrete 2400
iron 7000
plastic 920
water 1000
wood 600
Which materials from the table float in
water? Explain your answer.
materials
explanation
[2]
(b) An object sinks in water but floats in sea water.
Predict a value for the density of sea
water. Circle the correct answer.
100 kg / m3 900 kg / m3 1000 kg / m3 1030 kg / m3 [1]
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(c) An object is put into a container full of water.
The object floats and a volume of water comes out of the
container. The water is collected in a 100 cm3 measuring
cylinder.
Look at the diagram of part of the measuring cylinder.
cm3
5
0
4
0
3
0
What volume of water is collected?
cm3 [1]
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The Periodic Table of Elements
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
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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
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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
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
Cs Ba lanthanoids
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
Fr Ra actinoids
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 – – – – – – – – – – –