Name…………………………………………………………………..

1. Safia and Mia investigate floating.

They use six identical small containers with lids.

Safia puts a different mass of sand into each

container. Mia drops the containers into the water.

All the containers float.

Look at the diagram of one of these

containers. container

distance above the water

sand

water

Mia measures the distance above the water shown in the diagram.

Here are her results.

mass of sand distance above the water

in g in cm
2.5 4.0
5.0 3.5
7.5 3.0
10.0 2.5
12.5 3.0
15.0 1.5

(a) There is one anomalous result.

Complete the sentence.

The anomalous result is mass of sand g and

distance above the water

cm. [1]
 (b) Complete the line graph by:

  plotting the last three points using small crosses

 drawing a line of best fit.

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5
distance above the water 2.0
in cm
1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0
0.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0
mass of sand
in g
[2]
(c) Complete the sentence to describe the pattern in the

results. As the mass of sand in the container increases

.
[1]

(d) Mia wants to improve the investigation.

She wants to include a container that sinks in water.

Complete the sentences.

I think Mia should use a container with g of sand. This will sink because

.
[2]
 2. Ahmed investigates the growth of a fungus called

yeast. Ahmed:

 puts the same mass of yeast into two bottles, A and B


 puts the same mass of sugar in each bottle

 puts 50 cm3 of water into bottle A

 puts 50 cm3 of acid into bottle B

 puts a balloon over the top of each bottle

 measures the circumference of each balloon every 15 minutes.

The diagram shows his investigation after 60 minutes.

balloon

yeast, sugar yeast, sugar

and water and acid

bottle A bottle B

a. The circumference is the distance around the outside of the balloon.

Ahmed uses a piece of string and a ruler to measure the circumference of

the balloon.

Describe how Ahmed uses the string and ruler to measure the circumference.

[2]
b. Ahmed records his results in a table.

circumference of balloon
time in cm

bottle A bottle B

0 8 cm 8 cm
15 10 cm 8 cm
30 14 cm 9 cm
45 16 cm 9 cm
60 18 cm 10 cm

Ahmed has made two mistakes in his results table.

Write down the two mistakes Ahmed has made.

[2]

c. Acid is a defence mechanism in the human body.

Which organ in the human body uses acid as a defence mechanism?

Circle the correct answer.

brain intestine lungs mouth stomach

[1]
3. A force diagram is a type of model.

Look at the force diagram for a

box.

line
arrow

box

(a) Which statements describe how this model helps students understand forces?

Tick () two correct boxes.

forces cannot be seen

forces cannot be heard

the arrow shows the direction of a force

the arrow shows the type of force

the length of the line shows the direction of a force

the length of the line shows the type of force

[2]

(b) Look at the force diagram of the box.

Complete the sentence about the movement of the

box. The box moves

because

.
[2]
4. Priya draws a diagram of an electrical circuit.

(a) This electrical circuit is a parallel circuit containing six electrical symbols.

Complete the sentences with the names of the electrical symbols.

The circuit has only one .

The circuit has only two .

The circuit has only three .

[2]

(b) Priya changes the parallel circuit to make it into a series circuit.

Draw this series circuit containing the six electrical symbols.

5. Lily investigates floating and sinking.

She drops coins into a boat made of thin metal foil.

coin

water

boat made of
thin metal foil

(a) The boat floats when there are 10 coins in the

boat. Complete the sentence.

The boat sinks when there are 16 coins in the boat because

[1]

(b) Lily wants to make the boat sink when there are only 10 coins in the boat.

Suggest what she does to the boat to make it sink with only 10 coins.

[1]
 6. This question is about gravity, mass and weight.

Look at the table showing the mass and weight of an object on different planets.

mass of object weight of object

in in
planet
…………………… ……………………
W 20 200

X 20 2000

Y …………………… 1000

Z 20 ……………………

(a) Complete the table headings by writing the name of the unit for:

  mass
 weight.
[2]

(b) Mass and weight have different units.

Write down one other difference between mass and weight.

[1]

C What is the mass of the object on planet Y?

Write your answer in the table.
[1]

d. The force of gravity on planet Z is half the force of gravity on planet W.

What is the weight of the object on planet Z?

Write your answer in the table.

[1]
7 Circuit diagrams are models of electrical circuits.

Look at the circuit diagrams for circuit A and circuit B.

circuit A circuit B

(a) Complete the table about the number of components in circuit A and circuit B.

number of components
circuit closed open
buzzers lamps
switches switches
A

[2]

(b) Mike describes the electrical circuit he makes.

‘My electrical circuit has one cell, two buzzers,

one closed switch and five wires.’

Suggest an advantage of using a circuit diagram to describe his electrical

circuit.

[1]
(c) Look at the circuit diagram for circuit C.

circuit C

Jamila says that circuit C contains one battery of cells.

Explain why Jamila is not correct.

[1]
7. Angelique makes an electrical circuit.

(a) There are two lamps in the electrical circuit.

Name the type of circuit and name the two other components. type

of circuit

components

[2]

(b) Angelique has a buzzer. Draw the

symbol for a buzzer.

[1]

(c) Angelique adds the buzzer to her electrical circuit. Explain what

happens to the brightness of the two lamps. Complete the

sentence.

The brightness of the two lamps

because