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SCIENCE 0846/01
Paper 1 April 2021
45 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• 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 [ ].

This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1 The table shows some information about different foods.

levels of different substances in the food

food
fat salt sugar vitamins

apple low low medium high

candy low low high low

fried potatoes high high low low

orange low low medium high

fizzy drink low low high high

(a) Pierre uses information in the table to sort the foods into two groups.

Here are his two groups.

group A group B

apple candy

orange fried potatoes

fizzy drink

Which information does Pierre use to sort these two groups?

[1]

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(b) Pierre sorts the foods into healthy foods and unhealthy foods.

Use the foods in the table to complete the two groups.

One has been done for you.

healthy foods unhealthy foods

fried potatoes

[1]

(c) Which life process is food digestion a part of in animals?

Circle the correct answer.

growth

movement

nutrition

reproduction

sensitivity
[1]

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2 Chen has eight objects.

crayon eraser

spoon
bead

pen
drinking
paper
key straw
clip

Some of the objects are magnetic.

Chen tests the objects to find which are magnetic.

Describe how he does this.

[2]

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3 Humans have organs inside their bodies.

Mice also have organs inside their bodies.

B
A
kidney

D
C

(a) Which letter shows a lung?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E [1]

(b) Which letter shows an organ where food digests and absorbs into the blood?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E [1]

(c) Write down the function of the kidney.

[1]

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4 Filtering separates an insoluble solid from water.

Look at the diagram.

It shows the result of filtering a mixture of an insoluble solid and water.

..............................

..............................

..............................

beaker

..............................

Complete the labels on the diagram.

[4]

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5 Look at the food chain.

owl

snake

bird

grasshopper

plant

Complete the sentences about this food chain.

(a) The plant is at the start of the food chain.

The plant is a . [1]

(b) The plant gets energy from the . [1]

(c) The owl is a consumer that hunts for food.

The owl is a . [1]

(d) The bird hunts and catches the grasshopper for food.

The grasshopper is for the bird. [1]

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6 Oliver sees a reflection of himself.

reflection

Oliver

mirror

(a) Which word describes a material that reflects light?

Circle the correct answer.

dull

opaque

shiny

transparent
[1]

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(b) Oliver switches on a lamp.

lamp

Draw the letter X on the diagram to show where his shadow will be. [1]

(c) Oliver moves further away from the lamp.

Describe what happens to his shadow.

[1]

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7 Ahmed and Yuri investigate seed dispersal.

Ahmed puts a glove on his hand and runs through a field of plants.

The seeds from some of the plants stick to his glove.

glove

seeds

(a) Which type of seed dispersal are Ahmed and Yuri investigating?

Circle the correct answer.

animal dispersal

explosive dispersal

gravity dispersal

water dispersal

wind dispersal
[1]

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(b) Yuri counts the number of seeds on the glove.

There are 7 seeds.

Ahmed says,

‘I think we will collect 12 seeds with a bigger glove.’

What kind of statement is this?

Circle the correct answer.

conclusion

evidence

method

prediction

result
[1]

(c) Ahmed repeats the investigation with a bigger glove.

Yuri says,

‘We want to make the investigation fair.

To do this we will only use one glove each time.’

Write down two other things they do to make the investigation fair.

[2]

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8 Youssef uses a spray to paint the frame of his bicycle.

frame of bicycle

button

spray

(a) The button lets the paint out of the spray.

What force does Youssef use on the button?

[1]

(b) Youssef puts oil on the chain of his bicycle.

chain

Explain why Youssef puts oil on the chain.

[2]

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9 Mike investigates how much salt is dissolved in 100 cm3 of sea water.

Mike:
• measures 100 cm3 of sea water
• pours the sea water into a beaker
• puts the sea water in a warm oven until all the water evaporates
• measures the mass of salt left in the beaker.

(a) Name the piece of equipment Mike uses to accurately measure 100 cm3 of
sea water.

[1]

(b) Name the piece of equipment Mike uses to measure the mass of the salt.

[1]

(c) What is the meaning of the word evaporation?

[1]

(d) Mike finds that 100 cm3 of sea water contains 3.6 g of salt.

Mike tests another sample of sea water.

This time he uses 25 cm3 of sea water.

Predict the mass of salt in 25 cm3 of sea water.

mass of salt = g [1]

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10 Gabriella draws a picture of the Sun.

She draws the Earth in four different positions around the Sun.

Not drawn to scale

B

A Sun C

(a) The Earth moves around the Sun.

What distance does the Earth move in half a year (6 months)?

Circle the correct answer.

from A to B

from A to C

from B to B

from B to A

from C to D
[1]

(b) How many hours does the Earth take to complete one spin on its axis?

Circle the correct answer.

12 24 28 31 48
[1]

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11 Jamila wants to know if a colourless liquid contains a dissolved solid.

She heats the liquid until it boils.

Jamila measures the boiling point of the liquid.

(a) What is the meaning of the words boiling point?

[2]

(b) Angelique tells Jamila to keep heating the liquid until all the liquid has boiled
away.

What will Jamila see if the liquid contains a dissolved solid?

[1]

12 Complete these sentences about plants.

Choose from these words.

cycles disperse germinate insects

organs pollen reproduce

Plants grow flowers when they .

The flowers have male and female .

The fertilises the ovum to produce seeds.

[3]

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13 Sound travels at different speeds in different materials.

The table shows the speed of sound in different materials.

material speed of sound in m / s

air 330
ice 3980
iron 5890

lead 1960
water 1479

(a) Circle one bold word so each sentence is correct.

Sound travels through ice faster / slower than through water.

This means that the speed of sound is fastest in solids / liquids / gases.
[1]

(b) The volume of sound is measured using a sound level meter.

What is the unit for volume of sound?

Circle the correct answer.

centimetre

decibel

degree

minute

Newton
[1]

(c) Complete the sentence.

Sound travels when air particles . [1]

(d) Explain how we hear sound.

[1]

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14 Mia finds this information about some substances at room temperature.

can the substance does the substance

does the substance
substance be easily squeezed melt when heated
flow easily?
(compressed)? to 100 °C?

A no no yes
B yes no no
C yes yes no
D no no no
E yes no no
F yes yes no

(a) Which two substances in the table are solids?

and

Give a reason for your answer.

[2]

(b) Which two substances in the table are liquids?

and [1]

(c) Which two substances in the table are gases?

and [1]

(d) Which substance in the table changes into a liquid when it is heated to 100 °C?

[1]

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15 Blessy and Aiko investigate electrical conductors.

They make an electrical circuit to test different materials.

The first material they test is wood.

wood
battery

wire lamp

(a) Explain what happens in this electrical circuit.

The lamp

This happens because

.
[2]

(b) Aiko wants to find out which metal is the best electrical conductor.

What does she measure to find out which metal is the best electrical conductor?

Circle the correct answer.

brightness of the lamp

colour of the lamp

colour of the metal

length of the metal

temperature of the metal

[1]

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