Science: Year 9 Achievement Test

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Pearson Edexcel International
Lower Secondary Curriculum
Science
Year 9
Achievement Test
Friday 2 June 2017 – Afternoon Paper Reference
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SECTION A
Answer ALL questions.
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For questions 1 – 10 put a cross in one box to indicate your answer.
If you change your mind, put a line through the box and then put a cross in another box .
Each question is worth one mark.
1 Which of the following is a mixture?

A air
B copper
C oxygen
D steam
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 Copper sulfate is a blue solid. When it is added to water, the solid disappears and a

blue liquid is seen.
Which of these statements about copper sulfate is correct?
A It evaporates in water.
B It forms a solution in water.
C It is insoluble in water.
D It melts in water.
3 Which is the best description of the term prey?
It is an animal that
A is always a carnivore. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
B is hunted and killed by other animals.

C kills and eats other animals.
D makes its own food.
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4 Which of these properties of gold shows that it does not react with oxygen in the air?
A It conducts electricity.
B It conducts heat.
C It has a high melting point.
D It stays shiny.
5 A gardener notices that her plants are showing poor growth.

A probable cause is a shortage of which of the following ions?
A calcium
B carbonate
C chloride
D nitrate
6 Which of the following is a force?

A electricity
B light
C mass
D weight

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7 The diagram shows the forces acting on a football.
What happens to the football?

A It does not move.
B It moves to the left.
C It moves to the right.

D It moves up.
8 In an electrical circuit, what is the symbol for a buzzer?
C
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9 This is a woodland food chain.
oak tree caterpillar blue tit owl
Which organism is the producer?
A blue tit
B caterpillar
C oak tree
D owl

10 Which of the following is the most likely pH value of a very strong acid?
A 1
B 7
C 8
D 14

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11 The diagram shows some of the organs in the human body.

B
A
The table gives the names and functions of the organs labelled in the diagram.
Complete the table.

Letter Name of organ Function of organ
A lungs takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
B heart pumps blood
breaks down food into simpler substances

C small intestine and absorbs these into the blood
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12 A periscope contains two mirrors. The diagram shows a submarine periscope.
Complete the diagram by adding the two mirrors and a ray of light to show how a
person in the submarine can see the ship from under the water.
You should represent the mirrors as and represent the ray of light by
ship
person in
submarine
13 Copper oxide reacts with an acid to form copper sulfate and water.
(a) Name the acid needed to form the copper sulfate.
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sulfuric acid
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(b) Explain why the reaction is an example of a neutralisation reaction.

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Because copper oxide (alkaline) reacts with sulfuric acid and forms salt and water
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14 The diagram shows a plant cell.
Name parts A and B.

B
Nucleus
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15 Rocks can be classified as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary.

In which row of the table are the rocks classified correctly?
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
A limestone marble slate
B granite slate limestone
C slate granite marble
D marble granite slate

16 Some substances are described as being addictive.
An addictive substance is one that
A improves a person’s health.

B is added to food.
C is added to a medicine to improve its taste.
D a person may become dependent on.
17 What is the chemical formula of calcium carbonate?
A CaCO2
B CaCO3
C Ca2CO3
D Ca3CO2
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18 Jack wants to measure the voltage that a cell produces in an electrical circuit.
To do this he should connect

A a voltmeter in series with the cell.
B an ammeter in series with the cell.
C an ammeter in parallel with the cell.
D a voltmeter in parallel with the cell.
19 Metals can be bent into different shapes.

This is because they are
A conductors.
B insulators.

C malleable.
D shiny.
20 A child goes from the top of a slide to the bottom.
Which of the following correctly shows the energy transfers that take place?
A kinetic energy o gravitational potential energy + thermal (heat) energy
B gravitational potential energy o thermal (heat) energy o kinetic energy
C kinetic energy o gravitational potential energy
D gravitational potential energy o thermal (heat) energy + kinetic energy
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21 Which of the following represents a mixture of an element and a compound?
C
22 In which of the following places would the gravitational force be greatest?

A at the top of Mount Everest
B in Death Valley, California, which is 86 m below sea level
C in the International Space Station
D on a beach on an island in the Pacific Ocean
23 Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?

A blood group
B height
C hair colour
D weight
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24 The diagram shows a food chain.

lettuce caterpillar blackbird hawk
Poison kills some of the hawks.
Which of the following are most likely to increase in number?
A only the blackbirds

B the blackbirds and the caterpillars
C the blackbirds and the lettuces

D only the caterpillars
25 (a) State one reason why a farmer may wish to grow genetically modified (GM) wheat.
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(b) Suggest one reason why people may be concerned about the farmer growing
genetically modified (GM) wheat.
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They may be concerned because they don’t know much information

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26 Over many decades the stonework of important buildings, such as York Minster in
England and the Taj Mahal in India, has been damaged by chemical weathering.
York Minster Taj Mahal
(a) Name the environmental problem that causes this chemical weathering.
(1)
acid rain
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(b) Name the gas that is the major cause of the environmental problem in (a) and
explain where this gas comes from.
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Name of gas sulfuric acid

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27 A boy is wearing trainers.

The total area of the soles of the two trainers is 0.02 m2.
The boy exerts a force of 500 N on the ground.

(a) Calculate the total pressure exerted by the two trainers on the ground.
State the units of your answer.
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(b) If the boy stands on one leg, how would this affect the answer to (a)?
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Pressure would be miltiplied 2

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28 Some plants, such as strawberry plants, produce new plants from runners.
parent
plant runner
new
plant
roots
Which of these statements concerning this way of producing new plants is not true?
A Only one parent strawberry plant is required.
B The new plants are clones of the parent plant.
C The new plants are produced by sexual reproduction.
D The new plants contain the same genes as the parent plant.
29 Human characteristics can be inherited, affected by the environment or both.

Which of the following is both inherited and affected by the environment?
A blood group
B eye colour
C gender
D height
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30 Turkey farmers have gradually increased the average size of turkeys.

To do this they choose the heaviest female and male turkeys to breed from.
This is an example of

A asexual reproduction.
B cloning.
C genetic modification.
D selective breeding.
31 In Ptolemy’s model of the Solar System, which of the following was thought to be at
the centre of the universe?
A the Earth
B the Milky Way
C the Moon DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
D the Sun
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32 On Earth the force of gravity on a mass of 1 kg is 10N.
On Mars the force of gravity is only one third as great.
An object has a mass of 9 kg.

What would be the weight of this object on Mars?
A 90 N
B 270 N
C 30 N
D 27 N
33 Complete the general word equation for the reaction between an acid and a metal carbonate.
acid + metal carbonate o
A carbon dioxide + water + a salt
B a salt + water
C a salt + carbon dioxide
D carbon dioxide + water
34 An object at the bottom of a swimming pool looks closer to the surface than it really is.
This is because of
A attraction.
B deflection.
C reflection.
D refraction.
35 Which of the following ions is needed by plants to make chlorophyll?

A calcium
B lithium
C magnesium
D sodium
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36 Magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide.
The correct balanced symbol equation for the reaction is

A Mg + O2 o MgO2
B 2Mg + O2 o MgO
C 2Mg + 2O2 o MgO2
D 2Mg + O2 o 2MgO

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37 Which of the following Sankey diagrams shows the most efficient electric light bulb?
light
electrical energy
energy 50 J 40 J
A
heat energy
10 J
light
electrical energy
energy 100 J 75 J
B
heat energy
25 J
light
electrical energy
energy 50 J 30 J
C
heat energy
20 J
light
energy
electrical 25 J
energy 100 J
heat energy
75 J
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38 When a small piece of the metal calcium (Ca) is added to water, it reacts and produces
hydrogen gas (H2).

When a small piece of the metal potassium (K) is added to water, it also reacts and
produces hydrogen gas (H2).
The general word equation for both reactions is
metal + water o metal hydroxide + hydrogen
(a) State one observation that will be the same for the reaction of both metals with water.
(1)
bubbles
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(b) State one observation that will be different for the reaction of the two metals with water.
(1)
potassium will rust because it is a metal

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(c) If the formula of potassium hydroxide is KOH, write a balanced symbol equation

for the reaction between potassium and water.
(2)
2K+2H2O=2KOH+H2
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39 The speed-time graph shows the first part of a car journey.
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Speed
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (s)
(a) Describe the relationship between speed and time during the first 10 seconds.
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as time increases speed increases too

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(b) (i) What speed does the car travel at between 10 seconds and 30 seconds into
the journey?
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(ii) Use your answer to (b)(i) to calculate the distance travelled between
10 seconds and 30 seconds into the journey. Show your working.
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10(distance)*20(time)=200
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40 Doctors have identified a disease that damages certain nerve cells in the brain.
The disease is an inherited condition caused by a dominant allele, written as H.

The Punnett square shows the inheritance of the disease from a father and a mother.
In this case, the mother carries one copy of the dominant allele, H, and so she has the
disease. The father does not carry this dominant allele, so he does not have the disease.
Father
h h
H Hh Hh
Mother
h hh hh
(a) (i) Complete the Punnett square by filling in the empty box.
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(ii) What term is given to the pairs of alleles, such as Hh and hh, in the Punnett square?

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(b) The Punnett square for a different father and mother is shown below.
Father
H H
H HH HH
Mother
h hH hH
What is the chance of a child of these parents inheriting the disease?

Give your answer as a percentage.
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SECTION B
Answer ALL questions.

41 Vitamins are a vital component of a balanced diet. Vegetables such as cabbage are a
good source of vitamin C.
Cabbage
Cooking cabbage in boiling water affects the amount of vitamin C present in the cabbage.

A food scientist carries out an investigation to see how the length of time that
cabbage is cooked in boiling water affects the vitamin C content.
The table shows the results.
Time cooked in boiling water Vitamin C present in cabbage

(min) (%)
0 100
0.5 80
2 60
4 49
7 40
10 37
(a) What is the dependent and the independent variable in this investigation?
(2)
Dependent variable vitamin C

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(b) How could the results be made more reliable?

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repeat the investigation

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(c) Plot the food scientist’s results on the grid and use them to draw a curve of best fit.
(3)
Vitamin C
present in
cabbage (%)
Time cooked in
boiling water (min)
(d) Use your graph to estimate the vitamin C content of cabbage cooked in boiling
water for 5 minutes. pink point
Indicate on the graph how you estimated your answer.
(2)
Vitamin C (y axis) 5 minutes

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42 Caitlin knows that when a metal reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid there is an
increase in temperature.

Caitlin is provided with samples of four metals, W, X, Y and Z. She investigates their
reactivity by measuring the rise in temperature when each of the metals reacts with
dilute hydrochloric acid.
She makes a prediction about the link between the reactivity of the metal and the
rise in temperature and then plans her investigation.
The diagram shows the apparatus Caitlin used.

dilute hydrochloric acid
She uses this method for each of the four metals:
• pour 20 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid into the beaker

• record the starting temperature of the acid
• add the metal to the acid
• stir with a thermometer
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(a) Use your knowledge of the reactivity series to make a correct prediction about
the link between the reactivity of a metal and the rise in temperature.
(1)
higher tempreture will be

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(b) Suggest one safety precaution Caitlin should take because she is using an acid.
Explain your answer.
(2)
Safety precaution .wear safety spectacales

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Explanation ............. . . . . . . . . . . will
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. . . . . . . . . . . .get
. . . . . . . . . . .blind
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .or you can damage your eyes
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(c) State two variables that she needs to control in her investigation.
(2)
1 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) Suggest the apparatus she should use for measuring the 20 cm3 acid.
(1)
measuring cylinder
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(e) The diagrams show the thermometer readings when metal W was used.

20 °C 77 °C
19 76
18 75
starting highest
temperature temperature
Use the diagrams to complete the table below.
Starting temperature Highest temperature Rise in temperature

Metal used

(°C) (°C) (°C)
W .................... .................... ....................
X 19.2 19.2 0.0
Y 19.0 29.3 10.3
Z 19.1 25.0 5.9
(2)
(f ) Data can be quantitative or qualitative.
Explain why the data in the table above is described as quantitative.
(1)
because it is written in numbers

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. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g) (i) What does the zero temperature rise for metal X suggest about this metal?
(1)
it is unreactive
. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(ii) Use the values for the rise in temperature to suggest the order of reactivity of
the four metals W, X, Y and Z.
Write the letter of each metal in order of reactivity, from most to least.
(1)
most reactive W
...........................
Y
...........................
Z
...........................
least reactive X
...........................
(h) Caitlin’s teacher said that she could improve her method by using a polystyrene
cup with a lid instead of the glass beaker.
Suggest one reason why this would improve Caitlin’s method.
(1)
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It would act like insulator

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TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 20 MARKS

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS
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Answer ALL questions.

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1 Which of the following is a mixture?

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3 Which is the best description of the term prey?

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B is hunted and killed by other animals.

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5 A gardener notices that her plants are showing poor growth.

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6 Which of the following is a force?

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8 In an electrical circuit, what is the symbol for a buzzer?

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oak tree caterpillar blue tit owl

Which organism is the producer?

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A lungs takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

B heart pumps blood

breaks down food into simpler substances

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(b) Explain why the reaction is an example of a neutralisation reaction.

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15 Rocks can be classified as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary.

Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary

A limestone marble slate

B granite slate limestone

C slate granite marble

D marble granite slate

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16 Some substances are described as being addictive.

An addictive substance is one that

A improves a person’s health.

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17 What is the chemical formula of calcium carbonate?

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19 Metals can be bent into different shapes.

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