Science

Stage 5

Paper 2 2022

35 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should show all your working on the question paper.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 40.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 The diagram shows the structure of a flower.

petal

(a) Name part X and part Y.

Choose from the list.

anther filament ovary

sepal stigma style

part X

part Y
[2]

(b) What is the function of the petals?

[1]

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(c) Complete the diagram to show the life cycle of a flowering plant.

seedling

growth

the seed starts to grow,

this is called

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

seed
dispersal

the seeds develop

inside the

.......................................
[2]

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2 The table shows some information about different substances.

melting boiling
solid, liquid or gas at
substance point point
room temperature?
in °C in °C

A –7 58 liquid

B 328 1750

C 0 100

D 114 183

E –101 – 34

(a) Room temperature is usually 20 °C.

Substance A is a liquid at room temperature.

Complete the table to show the state of all the substances at room temperature.

Choose from the list.

solid liquid gas

[2]

(b) Which substance is water?

Write down one reason for your answer.

substance

reason

[2]

(c) Complete this sentence about water.

Most of the water on Earth is not pure because

. [1]

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3 The chart shows the volume of some different sounds.

jet engine
car horn
chainsaw
lawn mower
sounds screaming baby
city traffic
normal conversation
rainfall
whisper
normal breathing
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
units of volume

(a) How many of the sounds have a volume of < 50 units?

[1]

(b) What is the difference in volume between normal conversation and a chainsaw?

units [1]

(c) The volume of a sound may be loud or quiet.

Complete this sentence about the pitch of a sound.

The pitch of a sound may be or . [1]

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4 (a) Aiko draws a diagram of the water cycle.

Aiko has not drawn the arrows on her diagram.

Draw one arrow between each label to show the direction of the water cycle.
[1]

(b) Chart A shows the monthly precipitation for one country.

chart A

300

250

200
precipitation
150
in mm
100

50

0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
month

Which month has the highest precipitation?

[1]

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(c) Chart B shows the monthly temperature for the same country.

chart B

24

23

22
temperature
21
in °C
20

19

18
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
month

Look at chart A and chart B.

Describe the relationship between precipitation and temperature.

[1]

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5 Chen investigates how fast salt dissolves in water.

Chen:

• adds 1 g of salt to 50 cm3 of water and stirs the mixture

• writes down the time it takes for the salt to completely dissolve
• repeats this using fresh water, increasing the temperature each time.

(a) Write down the scientific question that Chen is trying to answer.

[1]

(b) What equipment does Chen use to measure the mass of 1 g of salt?

[1]

(c) Chen wants to improve his investigation.

He repeats the investigation.

Explain how this improves his investigation.

[1]

(d) Describe one risk in Chen’s investigation and describe how to minimise this risk.

risk

how to minimise the risk

[2]

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6 Bears hunt fish for food.

Complete these sentences.

Choose from the list.

adaptations hard invertebrates predator

prey properties sharp small

The bear hunts the fish.

The bear is a .

The bear eats the fish.

The fish is .

Fish and bears have features to help them survive.

These features are called .

One example of a feature is the claws of the bear.

[3]

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7 Blessy wants to separate a solvent from a solute.

She uses this equipment.

heat

Explain what happens to the solvent and to the solute.

the solvent

the solute

[2]

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8 Lily investigates magnets.

She uses different magnets to find which one attracts the most pins.

Here are her results.

magnet number of pins attracted

A 5
B 2
C 6
D 3
E 1

(a) Use her results to put the magnets in order from strongest to weakest.

strongest magnet

weakest magnet
[1]

(b) Complete the bar chart to show Lily’s results.

..........

..........

.................................
..........
.................................
..........
.................................
2

0
A B C D E

...........................................
[3]

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9 The table shows the mass of plastic entering the oceans from different countries.

mass of plastic
country
in million kg each year

A 250

B 120

C 1290

D 750

E 250

F 3530

(a) How much plastic does country D put into the ocean each year?

million kg [1]

(b) What is the total mass of plastic entering the oceans from these 6 countries
each year?

million kg [1]

(c) Plastic causes pollution.

Explain what is meant by the word pollution.

[2]

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10 Yuri is skiing down a mountain.

(a) Name the force that pulls Yuri down the mountain.

[1]

(b) Name one force that slows Yuri down.

[1]

(c) Yuri reduces the force that slows him down.

Describe one way he does this.

[1]

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11 Carlos and Rajiv investigate one type of plant growing around their school.

They put a square frame down on the ground and count the number of plants growing
inside the frame.

They repeat this in five different places.

The diagram shows their investigation.

dry area
with stones
path
C
square
frame

A
B
D
E

grass wet area

near pond

pond

Here are their results.

place wet or dry number of plants

A wet 6

B wet 5

C dry 1

D wet 4

E wet 7

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Before starting their investigation, Carlos and Rajiv make this prediction,

‘The plant is adapted to live in wet places so more will grow near the pond.’

(a) Give one reason why their prediction is correct.

[1]

(b) Suggest one reason why their prediction may not be correct.

[1]

(c) Which statement describes an adaptation for living near water?

Tick () the box next to the correct answer.

green leaves so plants make food

roots to take in water

spines to stop animals eating the plants

tall stem to stop plants getting covered in water if it floods

[1]

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