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0846/02
SCIENCE
Paper 2
April 2017
45 minutes
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Look at the pictures of different plant parts.
(a) Circle the picture of one part that takes in water.
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(b) Which part of a plant is normally at the bottom of the stem?
Circle the correct answer.
flower
leaf
petal
root
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This question is about the Earth and the Sun.
For each sentence write true or false.
The first one has been done for you.
sentence
The Earth is smaller than the Sun.
(a)
true or false
true
The Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours.
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The Earth spins on its axis once every 48 hours.
(b)
The Sun does not move around the Earth.
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The Earth does not move around the Sun.
(c)
The Earth takes a year to orbit the Sun.
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The Earth takes a day to orbit the Sun.
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Some cars are made from steel.
Other cars are made from aluminium.
The picture shows cars in a scrapyard.
(a) Suggest how steel cars can be separated from aluminium cars.
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(b) Explain why this method works.
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Seeds have different methods of dispersal.
(a) Draw a line to match the method of dispersal to the correct seed.
method of dispersal
seed
animal
coconut
wind
sycamore seed
water
sticky burr
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(b) Name one other method of seed dispersal.
[1]
(c) Here is a picture of a strawberry.
Describe how animals disperse the seeds of a strawberry.
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Angelique works in a large kitchen.
She is cooking rice in boiling water.
(a) Boiling water is a reversible process.
Cooking rice is an irreversible process.
Explain why boiling water is reversible but cooking rice is irreversible.
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(b) The walls of the kitchen get wet.
Angelique knows that the water comes from the boiling water.
Explain how the walls of the kitchen get wet.
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6
Forces can be pushes or pulls.
Here are six pictures.
A
D
B
C
E
F
(a) How many of the pictures show only pulling forces?
Circle the correct answer.
1
2
3
4
5
6
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(b) Which pictures show a pushing force?
Circle the correct answers.
A
B
C
D
E
F
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Zucchini plants have male flowers and female flowers.
(a) Male flowers only contain male parts.
Here is a male flower.
What parts are in the male flower?
Circle one correct answer.
anther and filament
anther and ovary
ovary and filament
stigma and ovule
stigma and style
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(b) Part of the male flower fertilises the female flower.
Complete the sentence.
The ovum of the female flower is fertilised by the
from the male flower.
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(c) The male flower fertilises the female flower.
A zucchini fruit is made.
zucchini fruit
cut in half
X
What is labelled X inside the fruit?
[1]
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The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
(a) What is the name of the process that occurs when a liquid turns into a gas?
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(b) What change of state occurs during freezing?
to
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The organs in the digestive system are essential.
They work in order to digest food.
Draw a line to connect each box of information to the correct part of the body.
This part of
the body starts
the digestion of
protein.
It also contains
acid.
This part of the
body absorbs
the digested
food into the
blood.
This part of the
body is where
food enters.
It contains the
tongue.
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10 Safia investigates sound.
Safia
balloon
radio

She puts a balloon near a radio.

She holds the balloon with her hands.
(a) The radio is switched on.
The radio makes a loud sound.
What does Safia feel with her hands?
[1]
(b) Safia wants to measure the volume of the sound from the radio.
What measuring equipment does she use?
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(c) Distance is measured in units called metres.
What units measure sound?
Circle the correct answer.
decibels
meterbels
soundbels
unibels
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11 Solid magnesium sulfate dissolves in water to form a colourless solution.
(a) What is the name of the solvent in this colourless solution?
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(b) The solution is left in a warm room for 10 days.
After 10 days all the water has disappeared.
What has happened to the water?
[1]
(c) After 10 days a solid is left behind.
What is the name of the solid left behind?
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12 Ahmed is learning about electrical circuits.
(a) Ahmed draws an electrical circuit.
The electrical circuit has a cell, a lamp and a switch.
Draw the circuit symbols in the boxes to complete the diagram.
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(b) Ahmed decides to add another lamp to the electrical circuit.
Which one of the following sentences is true?
Tick () the correct box.
The lamp can be anywhere in the circuit.
The lamp must be next to the cell.
The lamp must be next to the other lamp.
The lamp must be next to the switch.
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13 Pierre and Carlos investigate how light affects plant growth.
(a) Write down two factors they need to keep the same in their investigation.
1
2
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(b) Write down the factor they change.
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(c) What do they measure to get their results?
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14 Rajiv is working on his computer and the light is off.
light
turned
off
Rajiv
computer
monitor
on
(a) Draw a ray of light on the diagram to show how the light enters Rajiv’s eyes.
Show the direction that the light travels with an arrow ().
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(b) Rajiv turns the computer monitor off.
He turns the light on.
light
turned
on
Rajiv
computer
monitor
off
Draw a ray of light on the diagram to show how the light enters Rajiv’s eyes.
Show the direction that the light travels with an arrow ().
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15 The table shows the properties of some solids.
solid
solubility in water
is it
magnetic?
is it a lump or a
powder?
copper
insoluble
no
lump
salt
soluble
no
powder
steel
insoluble
yes
powder
Jamila has a mixture of copper, salt and steel.
Describe how she can separate the copper from the mixture.
Explain why the separation works.
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16 Lily has two magnets.
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she sticks one magnet to her toy car

she holds the other magnet

the toy car moves
Lily
magnets
S
S
N
toy car
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in this direction
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(a) Lily measures the distance the toy car moves.
The toy car moves 5.0 cm.
What does Lily use to measure 5.0 cm?
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(b) Lily repeats the investigation using the same two magnets.
Lily thinks one of the measurements is not correct.
Circle the measurement that is not correct.
4.8 cm
5.0 cm
5.1 cm
5.3 cm
6.4 cm
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(c) Lily picks up a third magnet.
She makes a prediction.
‘I think this magnet will be stronger.’
This time the toy car moves 3.2 cm.
Is the prediction correct?
Explain your answer.
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17 Blessy investigates the evaporation of water.
She measures 100 cm3 of water and puts this into a beaker.
She measures the time for all the water to evaporate.
Blessy repeats the experiment three more times.
Each time she uses a different sized beaker.
beaker A
beaker B
beaker C
beaker D
(a) Blessy always uses 100 cm3 of water.
Explain why.
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(b) Blessy thinks that the temperature of the water affects the time taken for all the
water to evaporate.
Write down a possible prediction for the effect of temperature.
[1]
18 All food chains start with a producer.
Which one of the following organisms cannot start a food chain?
Circle the correct answer.
animal
grass
plankton
plant
tree
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