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8_Sample Questions_Final Term_23-24 2
8_Sample Questions_Final Term_23-24 2
8_Sample Questions_Final Term_23-24 2
GRID
NUMBER
SCIENCE
PHYSICS
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 and GRID 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 not use a calculator.
1 Many scientists believe that a large asteroid collided with the Earth over 65 million years ago.
(a) Two effects of this collision were the formation of a crater and climate change.
[1]
steel ball
sand
crater
before after
(i) Describe what the steel ball and the sand represent in his model.
steel ball
sand
[2]
(ii) Suggest two ways Carlos increases the width and depth of the crater.
2
[2]
2 Waveforms show how sound waves interact.
A B
C D
[1]
Which waveform A, B, C or D is the result of the interaction between these two waveforms?
[1]
Which waveform A, B, C or D is the result of the interaction between these two waveforms?
[1]
3 Blessy investigates floating and sinking.
lemon
water
density
part of lemon
in kg / m3
peel 956
segment 998
seed 925
[1]
(b) Blessy wants to find out if the different parts of a lemon will float or sink in salt solution.
She predicts that as the concentration of salt solution increases eventually all three parts of
the lemon will float.
[2]
current in A
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
voltage in V
[1]
resistance = [2]
6 Scientists believe that the Moon was formed after a collision between the Earth and another
small planet.
This is called the collision theory for the formation of the Moon.
(a) Chen collects information about the elements found on the Earth and on the Moon.
[1]
(ii) There is a comparison of one element that does not support the collision theory.
[1]
(b) Suggest two other pieces of evidence Chen collects to support the collision theory.
[2]
7 Aiko calculates the density of some objects.
density = [1]
density
object
in g / cm 3
A 2.7
B 8.4
C 0.002
D 13.6
A B C D
[1]
8 The Earth's crust is made of a number of large pieces.
(a) What is the name given to these pieces of the Earth’s crust?
[1]
(b) Look at the map showing the positions of earthquakes around the world in 2021.
Suggest how the position of earthquakes provides evidence for the large pieces of the crust.
[1]
(c) Look at the two maps showing the jigsaw appearance of the continental coasts.
equator equator
[1]
(ii) The continents have moved since 3000 million years ago.
[2]
9 When asteroids collide with the Earth, they make craters.
Chen uses a model to investigate the effect of asteroid collisions with the Earth.
• measures the size of the hole in the soil made by the rock.
(b) Write down one strength and one limitation of his model of asteroid collisions with the Earth.
strength
limitation
[2]
10 The circuit diagram shows the circuit Priya makes using switches and identical lamps.
J M
K S
(a) Priya connects a meter to measure the current at position M in the circuit.
Draw the correct symbol for the meter she uses to measure the current.
[1]
on off on
........................
........................
........................
[3]
(c) Describe how Priya connects a voltmeter to measure the voltage across lamp J.
[1]
11 Here are some sentences about the collision theory for the formation of the Moon.
A The less dense rocks eventually merged together to form the Moon.
B This caused very high temperatures and the Earth’s outer layer melted.
E The dense iron from the cores of both planets merged to create the Earth.
F The less dense rocks were captured by the Earth’s gravitational field.
(a) Put these sentences in the correct order to describe the collision theory.
E F
[3]
(b) In 1969, astronauts went to the Moon and collected rock samples.
Describe how these Moon rock samples provide evidence to support the collision theory.
[1]
(c) Suggest why the density of the Earth is greater than the density of the Moon.
[1]
12 Yuri investigates current in a parallel electrical circuit.
• a battery of cells
• a closed switch
• two lamps in parallel with each other
• a meter to measure the current through one of the lamps.
[3]
(b) Yuri uses the same components to make a series electrical circuit with two lamps.
Write a sentence to compare the brightness of the two lamps in the two circuits.
[1]
13 Look at the diagram of two waveforms.
Tick () the box which shows what happens when these two waveforms interact.
[1]
14 This question is about floating and sinking.
density
material
in kg / m3
concrete 2400
iron 7000
plastic 920
water 1000
wood 600
materials
explanation
[2]
The object floats and a volume of water comes out of the container.
cm3
50
40
30
cm3 [1]
15 The map shows the Earth’s continents.
Africa
South
America
Australasia
Antarctica
Fossils of a plant species that grew 200 million years ago have been found in South America,
Africa, Antarctica and Australasia.
Explain why fossils of this plant species are found on these four continents.
[2]
16 Look at the diagram of a model of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle.
crust
X
upper
mantle
[1]
[1]
yes no
[1]
resistance = Ω [2]
18 The diagram shows a circuit with two lamps.
Complete the circuit diagram to show how to measure the voltage across one of the lamps. [2]
19 Scientists think the Moon was formed during a collision between the Earth and another small
planet.
This is called the collision theory for the formation of the Moon.
Describe three reasons why rocks collected from the Moon support this collision theory.
[3]
The dry sand has a mass of 150 g and a volume of 100 cm3.
density = unit
[3]
20 Angelique makes an electrical circuit with a buzzer and a lamp.
[1]
(b) She uses an electrical component to control the brightness of the lamp.
[1]