9I Mark schemes

9
I Quick Quiz Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels
Question Answers Marks Level Marks Cumulative Suggested
Topic 1 2 3 4 available total threshold for
achieving level
9Ia B C D A 4
4 7 7 5
9Ib C B C A 4
5 3 10 8
9Ic B A B C 4
6 11 21 18
9Id C C B A 4
7 1 22 22
8 3 25 23

End of Unit Test

Question Level Answers Mark scheme
1 4 candle – light; car – kinetic 1 mark –  mark for each
5 balloon – strain; crisps – chemical 1 mark –  mark for each
2 4 cells/batteries; electrical; sound 3 marks – 1 for each one correct
3 4 a in the fuel/petrol/diesel 1 mark
5 b kinetic, 1 mark – for kinetic energy
4 heat, sound 1 mark –  mark each for heat and sound
6 c kinetic 1 mark
4 6 the same amount 1 mark
5 6 The energy carried by the electricity/charge/electrons. 1 mark –  mark for each
6 4 a correct symbol for voltmeter, 1 mark
5 correctly connected across bulb 1 mark
6 b4V 1 mark
7 6 a How much useful energy is transferred. 1 mark
6 b 20% 1 mark
6 c Heat escapes from flue or sound or light energy. 1 mark – accept any sensible answer
7 d 1500 J ¥ 0.8 = 1200 J 1 mark for correct answer (units not necessary)
8 e Electricity is generated using other forms of energy; 2 marks – 1 for each valid point. Accept equivalent answers.
power stations are not very efficient; so if you include
the efficiency of electricity generation the overall
efficiency is less for an electric fire.
8 6 a gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy 2 marks – ‘gravitational’ must be mentioned to get the potential
energy mark
6 b i Any two from: sound energy/heat energy 2 marks – one for each kind of energy mentioned
(of surroundings/floor)/kinetic energy (moving air).
8 ii It is too spread out/it has dissipated. 1 mark – accept equivalent answers

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 9J Mark schemes
Quick Quiz Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels
Question Answers Marks Level Marks Cumulative Suggested
Topic 1 2 3 4 available total threshold for
achieving level
9
9Ja
9Jb
A
D
C
A
C
C
B
D
4
4
3 1 1 Insufficient marks to J
demonstrate level
9Jc A D C B 4
4 1 2 2
9Jd B A D C 4
5 8 10 7
6 5 15 13
7 8 23 20
8 2 25 Insufficient marks to
demonstrate level
End of Unit Test
Question Level Answers Mark scheme
1 3 gravity 1 mark – accept weight
2 4 Because gravity pulls everything towards the 1 mark – accept equivalent explanations
centre of the Earth.
3 5 550 N 2 marks – 1 mark for correct answer, 1 mark for units
4 6 a arrows drawn on moon and spacecraft, pointing 1 mark – both arrows must be drawn to get the mark
towards each other
7 both arrows equal size 1 mark
6 b They would be twice as big. 1 mark –  mark if ‘bigger’ is stated without saying ‘twice as big’
6 c They would get less. 1 mark
5 5 a Io 1 mark
6 b Bigger masses produce stronger gravitational forces; 1 mark – accept equivalent explanations
7 c 900 ¥ 1.43 = 1 287 N 2 marks – 1 mark for correct working but wrong answer
6 6 a There is no air in space to slow it down; or no 1 mark –  mark for each point
friction.
7 b gravity or the pull of the Earth 1 mark
7 5 a It goes over the North and South Poles. 2 marks
7 b The satellite will eventually fly over all areas of the 2 marks – 1 for each valid point; accept equivalent answers
Earth; as the Earth spins beneath the orbiting spacecraft. If valid points from part b are included in the answer to part a,
they should be given credit
5 c Any two from: communications (transmitting 2 marks – 1 for each valid use. Do not accept ‘sending telephone
telephone calls or TV programmes); navigation/GPS; calls’ and ‘sending TV programmes’ as two separate uses
taking pictures of the Earth; taking pictures of the
stars/planets.
8 5 The planets all move around the Sun in elliptical orbits. 1 mark
9 8 Any two of the following: Jupiter’s moons (and/or the 2 marks – 1 mark for each point; accept equivalent answers
moons of other planets) are not orbiting the Earth;
the Moon has mountains on it and so is not a perfect
sphere; Mars shows retrograde motion and so cannot
be moving in a simple circle; predictions made using
these ideas do not match observations.
10 7 The model can be used to make predictions of 2 marks – 1 mark for each point; accept equivalent answers
orbits, etc. which are accurate.

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