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2 Hassan draws a bar chart to show the percentage of gases in the air.
80
70
60
50
percentage
40
of gases in air
30
20
10
0
A B C D E
gas
(a) Complete the sentences.
The gas with the highest percentage in the air is .
This gas has a percentage of 78%.
The gas with the next highest percentage in the air is B.
This gas has a percentage of %.
The difference in percentage between these two gases is %.
[2]
(b) Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapour are all gases at room
temperature.
Write down the name of one other gas at room temperature.
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4 The picture shows a simple diagram of the water cycle.
clouds
water vapour land
sea
Complete the sentences.
Choose words from the list.
evaporation condensation precipitation
The process that happens from sea to water vapour is .
The process that happens from clouds to land is .
The process that changes water vapour into small droplets of water in clouds is
.
[2]
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5 Chen investigates the conditions needed for seed germination.
He puts seeds in dish A and dish B.
seed
A B
5 ml water 0 ml water
20 qC 20qC
(a) Chen compares dish A and dish B.
Complete the sentences.
There are 12 seeds in each dish to make the test fair.
The number of seeds is a control variable.
One other control variable is .
The independent variable is .
[2]
(b) Chen puts 12 more seeds in dish C.
seed
C
5 ml water
–10 qC
Chen compares dish A and dish C.
All the seeds germinate in dish A but no seeds germinate in dish C.
Complete the conclusion.
No seeds germinate in dish C because
. [1]
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6 Safia completes a table to show the properties of some substances.
soluble or
white or soluble or
substance insoluble in
green insoluble in oil
water
A white soluble insoluble
B green soluble insoluble
C white insoluble soluble
D green insoluble soluble
(a) Which green substance dissolves in oil?
Circle the correct answer.
A B C D
[1]
(b) A solution contains substance D in water.
Complete the sentence.
In this solution the solvent is water.
Substance D has in the solvent.
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(c) A beaker contains substance C mixed with water.
Safia wants to separate pure C from the water.
Which method does she use?
Tick () the correct answer.
condensation
evaporation
filtration
freezing
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10 A teacher fills a glass bottle with water and adds a lid.
She puts the glass bottle in a plastic bag.
Look at the picture of the glass bottle full of water.
lid
water
plastic bag
glass bottle
The teacher puts the glass bottle full of water into the freezer for two days.
(a) An empty glass bottle does not break in the freezer.
The glass bottle full of water breaks in the freezer.
Complete the sentences to explain why the glass bottle full of water breaks.
The water in the glass bottle cools in the freezer and becomes .
This makes the glass bottle break because
.
[2]
(b) Describe how the plastic bag reduces the risk of injury to the teacher in this
experiment.
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14 The particle model describes the arrangement and movement of particles.
(a) Draw the arrangement of the particles in a gas in the box.
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(b) Describe the movement of particles in a gas.
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1 Mike draws a diagram of a flower.
...........................
...........................
........................... ...........................
(a) Complete the four labels on the diagram.
Choose words from the list.
anther filament ovary petal
sepal stigma style
[2]
(b) Mike has not included the male parts of a flower on his diagram.
Look at the picture of the male parts of a flower.
...........................
Complete the picture:
• write down the name of the part that makes pollen
• draw a label line from the name to the part that makes pollen.
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2 Blessy draws a diagram that shows some processes.
melting A
solid liquid gas
freezing B
(a) Write down the name of process A.
[1]
(b) Write down the name of process B.
[1]
(c) Look at the particle model diagram for one of the processes.
Which process does the diagram show, A or B?
Explain what happens to the particles during this process.
Use the diagram to help you.
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4 The Earth is surrounded by a layer of air.
Air in some cities contains large amounts of carbon monoxide.
Carbon monoxide is a gas not normally found in the air.
(a) Write down the name of a gas normally found in the air.
[1]
(b) Complete the sentence.
Carbon monoxide is a type of air pollution because it is
. [1]
(c) Suggest the name of something that makes carbon monoxide.
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7 Lily puts a thermometer in water.
thermometer
water
(a) Write down the melting point and boiling point of water.
melting point °C
boiling point °C
[1]
(b) Lily heats the water until it is boiling.
She measures the boiling point of water by looking at the thermometer.
Write down one way she makes sure she is safe when looking at the thermometer.
[1]
(c) Lily adds salt to another beaker of water to make salty water.
Look at the reading on the thermometer in the salty water.
10
0
−10
Complete the sentence.
The temperature of the salty water is °C [1]
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11 Carlos measures the time it takes for different substances to dissolve in water.
(a) He adds 5 g of a substance to warm water.
What does Carlos do to make all the substance dissolve in the warm water?
[1]
(b) Describe how Carlos knows all the substance has dissolved.
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(c) Carlos repeats the experiment with different substances.
He draws a bar chart of his results.
200
180
160
140
120
time it takes
for substance 100
to dissolve
in seconds 80
60
40
20
0
A B C D E F
substance
Complete the sentences.
Substance B takes seconds to dissolve.
The two substances that take the same time to dissolve are and .
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13 Jamila investigates part of the water cycle.
She collects the precipitation outside her home.
(a) Precipitation may be snow, ice crystals, sleet or hail.
Write down one other type of precipitation.
[1]
(b) Write down the name of the equipment Jamila uses to accurately measure the
amount of precipitation in ml.
[1]
(c) Jamila measures the precipitation each week for two weeks.
She writes her results in a table.
amount of precipitation
week
in ml
1 5
2 4
Jamila does not think there is a pattern in her results.
Write down two different ways she improves her investigation to learn if there
is a pattern.
1
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14 Angelique makes a cardboard model to show the life cycle of a tomato.
fruit seeds
soil
flowers small plant
large plant
(a) Why has Angelique made a model of the life cycle of a tomato?
Circle the correct answer.
there are no photographs of tomato plants
most of the life cycle takes place under the ground
the life cycle of the tomato is too fast to see
to show the main parts of the life cycle
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(b) The seeds in the tomato are eaten by birds.
The birds drop the seeds on to the soil.
Write down the name of the process that moves seeds from the tomato to the
soil.
[1]
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