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On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

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1 These statements are about the particle 1 When liquid water changes into steam it is:
model of matter. Which one is not correct?
A evaporating.
A Liquids are hard to compress because
B condensing.
their particles are very close together.
C melting.
B Gases expand to fill their container
because there are only weak forces D dissolving.
between the particles. 2 What happens to the temperature of the
C Liquids can flow because there are only water in a beaker when it is boiling?
very weak forces between the particles. A It goes up.
D Solids have a fixed shape because B It stays the same.
there are very strong forces between
the particles. C It goes down.
2 Why do solids expand when they are D It all depends on how hot the water was
heated? to start with.
A The particles get bigger. 3 In what way is ice different to other solid
materials?
B The particles vibrate more and take up
more space. A It is colder.
C The particles vibrate more and get B It occurs naturally.
closer together. C Ice (solid water) is less dense than
D The particles stick together. liquid water.
3 Density is: D The density of ice does not change
when it is cooled down.
A the weight of a fixed mass of
something. 4 Jo heats a beaker of water and draws a
graph to show how its temperature
B the volume of a fixed weight of changes. Which sentence explains the
something. shape of the graph at point X?
C the weight of a fixed volume of
something.
D the mass of a fixed volume of
something.
4 What happens to the density of a block of
iron when it is heated?
A It increases, because the volume
increases.
B It increases, because the volume
decreases. A The particles in the solid are breaking
C It decreases, because the volume apart and releasing energy.
increases. B The liquid is giving out the energy
D It decreases, because the volume needed to break the bonds between
decreases. particles.

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between the particles in the gas instead
of making the gas hotter. 1 Which of these forces is the upthrust?
D The energy is breaking the bonds
between the particles in the liquid
instead of making the liquid hotter.

8Ic
1 The pressure in liquids and gases is
caused by:
2 How can you work out whether or not an
A the particles pressing down. object will float in water?
B the particles pushing up. A Find its weight.
C the particles moving sideways. B Find its mass.
D the particles moving in all directions C Compare its volume with the volume of
and colliding with things. water.
2 When a gas is compressed: D Compare its density with the density of
A the particles bump into the walls of the water.
container less often. 3 Why does a hot air balloon float in air?
B the pressure drops. A Air is less dense than water.
C the particles become more spread out. B The density of hot air is less than the
D the pressure increases. density of cold air.
3 Why does a submarine need to be stronger C Air is denser on cold days.
than a ship of the same size? D The overall density of the balloon and
A Water pressure is greater near the its basket is less than the density of the
surface of the water. air.
B There is more water pressure at the 4 Blocks of the same size but different
bottom of the sea. materials are floating in a tank of water.
There is more of block A beneath the
C Submarines carry more cargo than
surface than there is of block B. Which
ships.
statement is correct?
D Water pressure decreases with depth. A Block B is denser than block A.
4 Which graph shows how air pressure
B Both blocks have a density greater than
changes with height?
1 g/cm3.
C Block A is denser than block B.
D You cannot say anything about their
densities based on this information.

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3 A car needs a forwards force to keep

8Ie moving because:
1 The air resistance of a car can be reduced A everything needs a force to keep
by: moving.
A making the car bigger. B gravity is trying to slow it down.
B giving it a streamlined shape. C it needs a force to balance friction and
C making the car heavier. air resistance.

D putting a roof box on it. D weight balances friction.

2 Which statement about air resistance is 4 Air resistance on a moving object is

true? caused by:

A If speed increases, air resistance A air being attracted to the object.

decreases. B air particles hitting or moving around
B If speed increases, air resistance the object.
increases. C the wind.
C If speed decreases, air resistance D air pressure.
increases.
D Speed has no effect on air resistance.

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