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1. Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate. Blessy plans an investigation to find out the
effect of concentration of acid on the rate of this reaction. The diagram shows the equipment she uses.

(a) (i) Identify the independent variable in this investigation. ………………….………………………………………….[1]

(ii) Describe how Blessy measures the dependent variable in this investigation.

dependent variable ……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………..

how it is measured ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………

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(iii) Identify two variables that Blessy must control.

1 …………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….………………………………………

2 …………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(b) Identify one safety risk in the investigation and describe how to control the risk.

safety risk …………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….…………………………………

how to control the risk …………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….………… [2]

2. Perspiration is a watery liquid produced by the skin. The water evaporates to cool the skin. Explain the
cooling effect of evaporation. Use ideas about particles.

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3. The Earth’s crust is split into large pieces of rock.

These large pieces of rock float on top of the molten magma in the mantle.

(a) Write down the name of these large pieces of floating rock. ……………………………………………………………[1]
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(b) Convection currents in the mantle cause these floating rocks to move.

(i) Look at the diagram showing the formation of volcanoes. Draw arrows on the diagram to show the
pathway of the convection currents in the mantle.

(ii) Look at the diagram showing the formation of a mid-ocean ridge. Draw arrows on the diagram to show
the pathway of the convection currents which cause the formation of the mid-ocean ridge.

(c) Look at the map showing the position of active volcanoes and the boundaries of floating rock in the
Earth’s crust.

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(i) Why are active volcanoes used as evidence for the location of the boundaries of the floating rocks?
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…………………………………… [1] (ii) Suggest why there are no active volcanoes near South Africa.
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4. Copper oxide reacts with dilute nitric acid to make a salt and water.

(a) What is name of the salt made in this reaction? …………………………………………………………………………….[1]

(b) The mass is conserved during this reaction. What is the meaning of the words mass is conserved?
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(c) Water molecules are made in this reaction. Name and describe the type of bond present in a water
molecule.

name …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………

description ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………..…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2]

5. Oliver separates some food colourings.

Oliver:
• draws a start line in pencil on some filter paper
• places dots of different food colourings on the start line
• puts the filter paper in the solvent as shown in the diagram

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• waits until the solvent has soaked up the filter paper.

(a) Write down the name of this separation technique. ………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(b) Which food colourings are not pure substances? Explain your answer.
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(c) Write down the colours in the purple food colouring.

Choose from the list. Brown red yellow blue

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6. Oliver compares the energy in different types of food. He burns the food and uses the energy released
to heat water.

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(a) Complete the sentence about the energy transferred when the food burns.

The …………………………………………… energy in the food is transferred into light, sound and
……………………………………………. energy. [2]

(b) Oliver uses the same volume of water in the test-tube for each food he burns. This makes it a fair test.
Tick (√) three more things Oliver does to make it a fair test.

(c) Oliver burns each food.

He measures the increase in temperature of the water. Here are his results.

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Oliver draws a bar chart.

One of the bars is wrong. Write down which bar is wrong. …………………………………………………………………[1]

(d) Which food contains the most energy? Give a reason for your answer.

Food …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………….

Reason ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

7. The diagram shows a model of a hydrogen molecule.

(a) Name the type of bonding in a hydrogen molecule. ………………………………………………………………………….

Explain how you can tell from the diagram.

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(b) Look at the diagrams showing a chlorine atom and a chloride ion.

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Describe how a chloride ion is made from a chlorine atom.

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(c) Sodium chloride, NaCl, is made up of sodium ions, Na+ , and chloride ions, Cl − .

Explain how the ions in sodium chloride are held together.

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8. The diagram shows what happens to a coloured dye after 10 minutes.

Explain the changes seen in the diagram. Use ideas about particles.
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9. Pierre investigates the reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid. The reaction
gives off carbon dioxide gas. Look at the equipment he uses.

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(a) Write down the name of equipment X. ………………………………………………………………………………………..[1]

(b) Pierre measures the loss in mass every minute for 4 minutes. Here are his results.

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