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GCSE Practice Paper

This document is a GCSE practice paper consisting of 10 sections covering topics such as hydrocarbons, alkanes, plastics, forces, gravity, terminal velocity, ecology, photosynthesis, food chains, and climate change. Each section includes questions that assess knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts, with a total of 50 marks available. The paper is designed to be completed in one hour.

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GCSE Practice Paper

This document is a GCSE practice paper consisting of 10 sections covering topics such as hydrocarbons, alkanes, plastics, forces, gravity, terminal velocity, ecology, photosynthesis, food chains, and climate change. Each section includes questions that assess knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts, with a total of 50 marks available. The paper is designed to be completed in one hour.

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GCSE Practice Paper (50 Marks)

Time: 1 hour

1. Crude Oil and Hydrocarbons (5 marks)

a) What is meant by the term hydrocarbon? (2 marks)

b) Name the process used to separate crude oil into different fractions. (1 mark)

c) Describe one environmental issue caused by burning fossil fuels. (2 marks)

2. Alkanes and Alkenes (5 marks)

a) What is the general formula for alkanes? (1 mark)

b) How can you test whether a hydrocarbon is an alkene? (2 marks)

c) Complete the word equation for the cracking of decane:


C10H22 -> C2H4 + ___________ (2 marks)

C10H22 -> C2H4 + ___________ (2 marks)

3. Plastics and Polymers (5 marks)

a) Explain how ethene molecules form poly(ethene). (2 marks)

b) Describe one environmental issue caused by plastic waste. (2 marks)

c) Name one advantage of recycling plastics. (1 mark)

4. Forces and Motion (5 marks)

a) Define the term acceleration. (2 marks)


b) A car accelerates from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 4 seconds. Calculate the acceleration. (2 marks)

c) State Newton's First Law of Motion. (1 mark)

5. Gravity and Weight (5 marks)

a) What is the difference between mass and weight? (2 marks)

b) The mass of an astronaut is 80 kg. The gravitational field strength on Earth is 9.8 N/kg.

Calculate the astronaut's weight on Earth. (2 marks)

c) What would happen to the astronaut's weight if they were on the Moon? (1 mark)

6. Terminal Velocity (5 marks)

a) Explain why a parachutist reaches terminal velocity when falling. (3 marks)

b) How does opening a parachute affect air resistance and speed? (2 marks)

7. Ecology (5 marks)

a) Define the term ecosystem. (2 marks)

b) Describe how a quadrat can be used to estimate the population size of daisies in a field. (3
marks)

8. Photosynthesis (5 marks)

a) Write the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis. (2 marks)

b) Name two abiotic factors that could affect the rate of photosynthesis. (2 marks)

c) Why is light important for photosynthesis? (1 mark)


9. Food Chains and Energy Transfer (5 marks)

a) In a food chain, what is the role of producers? (1 mark)

b) A food chain is: Grass -> Rabbit -> Fox

Explain why only a small amount of energy is transferred from the rabbit to the fox. (2 marks)

c) What is the term for an organism that eats only plants? (1 mark)

d) Give one reason why food chains rarely have more than five trophic levels. (1 mark)

10. Climate Change (5 marks)

a) Name two greenhouse gases. (2 marks)

b) Describe one effect of global warming on ecosystems. (2 marks)

c) What is one way humans can reduce carbon emissions? (1 mark)

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