PAPER 1
SCIENCE – STAGE 8
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or
graphs.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets
[ ].
Question 1:
(a) Label the diagram. [labels 1,2, and 3 are the parts of the diagram and
label 4 is the title of the diagram]
[2]
(b)What process is shown in the diagram below:
[1]
Process:
____________________________________________________________________________
[total- 3]
Question 2:
a) Calculate the density of polystyrene that has a mass of 50 g and a
volume of 1000 cm3.
[1]
______________________________ g/cm3.
b) Calculate the density of rubber that has a mass of 1500 g and a volume
of 1000 cm3.
[1]
______________________________ g/cm3.
c) Floats are used in swimming pools to help people to learn to swim.
The density of water in swimming pools is 1.0 g/cm3.
I. Which substance, polystyrene or rubber, is more suitable for making
floats? [1]
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II. Explain your choice.
[1]
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[total- 4]
Question 3:
A submarine is a type of ship that travels underwater. Submarines can change
their density to float or sink. The diagram shows a section through the inside of
a submarine.
The submarine changes density by changing the volume of air and the volume
of water in the ballast tank.
Complete the table using the words increase or decrease to show how these
volumes change for floating and sinking.
[2]
[total-2]
Question 4: Yuri investigates the reaction of metals with acids. He adds
different metals to dilute hydrochloric acid. The diagram shows his results.
(a) Complete the column heading and table to show Yuri’s results.
[2]
(b)Describe how Yuri could improve his method to find the volume of
gas produced.
Tick (✓) the box next to the correct method.
[1]
(c) Yuri repeats his experiment using more concentrated acid.
Yuri makes this prediction.
[1]
[total- 4]
Question 5: Below is the table showing some properties of one of the groups in
the periodic table.
a. Which of the elements forms cation and anion?
[1]
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
………
b. Explain the type of ion formation for any of the element you have written
above in (a).
[1]
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
………
c. What trend is observed in the melting point of these elements?
[1]
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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d. What will be the products formed if the element W reacts with dil HCl?
[1]
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[total-4]
Question 6:
Complete these sentences using the best words or letter.
I. Sound travels as sound waves.
[1]
As the loudness of a sound increases, the _______________ of the sound wave
increases.
As the pitch of a sound increases, the _______________ of the sound wave
increases.
II. The diagrams show the waveforms of four sounds, A–D, as displayed on
an oscilloscope screen.
[1]
The quietest sound is _______________ and the highest pitch sound is
_______________.
III. When two sound waves meet, they can reinforce each other or cancel
each other.
The diagram shows the waveform of one sound wave.
[1]
On the grid below, draw the waveform of a wave that will reinforce this
sound.
IV. A sound wave, P, can be heard clearly. Wave P has constant frequency
and constant amplitude. Another sound wave, R, cancels P completely.
a) Describe what is heard when P and R cancel.
[1]
________________________________________________________________________________
____
b) State how wave P must compare with wave R, if they cancel completely.
[1]
Amplitude of P compared to R is
______________________________________________ Frequency of P compared to R
is ______________________________________________
[total-5]
Question 7: Nisha makes zinc sulfate. She uses an acid and zinc metal. The
diagram shows the stages.
Nisha uses to make zinc sulfate. The stages are not in the correct order.
(a) Put the stages in order to show the correct method. One has been done for
you.
[2]
(b) Write down the name of the acid Jamila uses to make zinc sulfate.
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(c) When Jamila adds zinc to the acid a gas is made. Write down the name of
this gas.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………… [1]
[total=4]
Question 8:
i) Each of the circuit diagrams contains one mistake. Draw a circle
around the mistake in each circuit. In the box beside each circuit,
redraw the diagram and correct the mistake.
[2]
ii) The circuit in the diagram contains a cell, a lamp and a buzzer. The
voltage of the cell is 1.5 V.
The current through the lamp in this circuit is 2 A. State the current through
the buzzer in this circuit.
[1]
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__
iii) Make another copy of the circuit diagram and make one change that
would increase the current through the lamp.
[1]
iv) The voltage across the lamp in this circuit is 0.5 V. Calculate the
voltage across the buzzer. Show your working and give the unit with
your answer. [1]
[total-5]
Question 9:
Safia is making a salt called copper chloride.
She adds insoluble copper carbonate to dilute hydrochloric acid.
Water and carbon dioxide are produced.
(a) Write the word equation for this reaction.
________________________________________________________________________________
__ [2]
(b)Safia found the mass of each piece of apparatus and each chemical
separately before she mixed the chemicals together in the flask, put the
stopper in and placed the flask on the top of pan balance. Do you think the
mass of all the items added together will be the same as the reading on the
balance at the end of the reaction? Give reason for your answer. [3]
[total=5]
Question 10: The diagram shows a sperm cell.
[total=3]
Question 11:
Look at parts A, B, C, D and E.
(a) Circle the letter that shows a chromosome.
A B C D E
[1]
(b)Circle the letter that controls a single characteristic such as eye
colour.
A B C D E
[1]
(c) Write down the name of the chemical that is in a chromosome.
[1]
[total=3]
Question 12:
[total=4]
Question 13:
(I) Identify the label X in the picture below and give one function of this
organelle. [2]
(II) A scientist develops a model about climate change.
The scientist makes this prediction in 2013.
‘By the year 2100 the average temperature at the Earth’s surface
will rise by 1.5 °C.’
The same scientist changes the prediction in 2023.
‘By the year 2100 the average temperature at the Earth’s surface
will rise by 2.5 °C.’
Suggest two reasons why the scientist changes the prediction.
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
[2]
[total=4]
