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CE.S-T4 Science: Full Practice Paper 4

ISEB COMMON ENTRANCE CE.S-T4 · Calculator allowed · about 60 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Which gas is needed by human body cells to release energy from glucose during respiration?
  • A) Carbon dioxide
  • B) Oxygen
  • C) Nitrogen
  • D) Hydrogen
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Which of these animals is a vertebrate?
  • A) Spider
  • B) Earthworm
  • C) Salmon
  • D) Snail
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Leah is investigating whether the number of hours of sleep pupils get affects their reaction time the next day. She asks ten pupils how many hours they slept the previous night, then measures each pupil's reaction time using a ruler-drop test.
(a)State the independent variable in Leah's investigation.(1)
(b)State the dependent variable in Leah's investigation.(1)
(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
4
Complete the two missing words in these sentences about microorganisms that cause disease.
(a)A pathogen that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, and cannot survive independently, such as the one that causes flu, is called a ______.(1)
(b)A pathogen that is a single-celled living organism with its own cell wall, cytoplasm and genetic material, such as MRSA, is called a ______.(1)
(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
5
Describe the job of each of these three parts of a plant involved in transporting water and nutrients: the roots, the xylem, and the phloem.
(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)
6
Explain why individuals of the same species, such as pupils in a class, often show variation in characteristics such as height. Give one genetic cause and one environmental cause of this variation.
(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)
7
A reflex action, such as pulling a hand away from something hot, happens automatically and very quickly. Describe the job of each of these four parts of the pathway (the reflex arc): the receptor, the sensory neurone, the relay neurone (in the spinal cord), and the motor neurone.
(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)
8
Freya investigates how storage temperature affects the growth of mould on bread. She takes identical pieces of bread, sprays each with the same small amount of water, seals each in an identical bag, and stores them at four different temperatures for one week. She then estimates the percentage of each sample's surface covered in visible mould.
Storage temperature (degC): 4203037
Surface covered in mould (%): 2355820
(a)Identify the independent variable in Freya's investigation.(1)
(b)State one variable Freya kept the same to make this a fair test.(1)
(c)Describe the relationship between storage temperature and mould growth shown by the results, for temperatures between 4 degC and 30 degC.(1)
(d)Suggest why storing bread in a fridge (at about 4 degC) helps to keep it fresh for longer, referring to the results.(1)
(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)
9
A food chain in a UK woodland is: oak leaves -> caterpillar -> blue tit -> sparrowhawk.
(a)Identify the primary consumer in this food chain.(1)
(b)Name the trophic level of the sparrowhawk in this food chain.(1)
(c)Give one reason why not all of the energy in the caterpillar's body is transferred to the blue tit that eats it.(1)
(d)The caterpillars in this woodland contain a total of 5000 kJ of energy. Only 10% of this energy is transferred to the blue tits that eat them. Calculate the energy available to the blue tits.(1)
(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)
10
A hazel flower is pollinated by wind, while a foxglove flower is pollinated by insects.
(a)State two features of a wind-pollinated flower, such as hazel.(2)
(b)State two features of an insect-pollinated flower, such as foxglove.(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
11
Which change of state describes a liquid turning into a gas at any temperature, not just at its boiling point?
  • A) Boiling
  • B) Evaporation
  • C) Condensation
  • D) Sublimation
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Which of these substances is a compound?
  • A) Oxygen gas
  • B) Water
  • C) Iron
  • D) Gold
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
Daniel investigates whether the type of metal (magnesium, zinc or copper) affects how quickly it reacts with the same dilute hydrochloric acid, judging the rate by timing how long it takes for bubbling to stop.
(a)State the independent variable in Daniel's investigation.(1)
(b)State the dependent variable in Daniel's investigation.(1)
(Total for Question 13 is 2 marks)
14
Complete the two missing words in these sentences about acids and reaction rates.
(a)A solution with a pH greater than 7 is described as ______.(1)
(b)A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up itself is called a ______.(1)
(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)
15
When magnesium reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid, a gas is produced. Name this gas, describe a test (including the positive result) that would confirm its identity, and state the two types of products formed whenever a metal reacts with an acid.
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)
16
Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone, a sedimentary rock. Explain how this happens, referring to heat, pressure and melting.
(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)
17
Amara investigated the rate of reaction between marble chips (calcium carbonate) and dilute hydrochloric acid. In each experiment she reacted the same volume of acid with an excess of marble chips, and measured the total volume of gas produced every 30 seconds. She repeated the experiment using acid at two different concentrations.
Time (s): 0306090120150
Volume of gas with 1 mol/dm3 acid (cm3): 01222293333
Volume of gas with 2 mol/dm3 acid (cm3): 02032363636
(a)Identify the independent variable in Amara's investigation.(1)
(b)Name the gas produced in this reaction.(1)
(c)State how the graph of these results would show that the reaction with 2 mol/dm3 acid has finished.(1)
(d)Explain, using ideas about particle collisions, why the reaction with 2 mol/dm3 acid produces gas faster than the reaction with 1 mol/dm3 acid.(1)
(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)
18
Dry air is approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, with small amounts of other gases including carbon dioxide.
(a)Calculate the percentage of dry air made up of gases other than nitrogen and oxygen.(1)
(b)State one human activity that increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.(1)
(c)Name one process, carried out by plants, that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.(1)
(d)Explain why increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is linked to the Earth warming up.(1)
(Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)
19
Magnesium burns in oxygen to form magnesium oxide. A student burns 4.8 g of magnesium completely in oxygen and obtains 8.0 g of magnesium oxide.
(a)Write a word equation for this reaction.(1)
(b)Write the balanced symbol equation for this reaction, including state symbols.(1)
(c)Calculate the mass of oxygen that reacted with the magnesium, using the law of conservation of mass.(1)
(d)Explain, in terms of atoms, why the law of conservation of mass applies to this reaction.(1)
(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)
20
Classify each of the following, giving a reason for each: oxygen gas (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and air.
(a)State whether oxygen gas (O2) is an element or a compound, and explain your answer.(1)
(b)State whether carbon dioxide (CO2) is an element or a compound, and explain your answer.(1)
(c)State whether air is an element, a compound or a mixture, and explain your answer.(1)
(d)Explain one way that the gases in air could be separated back into their individual substances.(1)
(Total for Question 20 is 4 marks)
21
Which quantity is measured in newtons (N)?
  • A) Force
  • B) Energy
  • C) Mass
  • D) Electric current
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
Sound waves are an example of which type of wave?
  • A) Transverse wave
  • B) Longitudinal wave
  • C) Electromagnetic wave
  • D) Standing wave only
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
Ethan investigates whether the colour of a beaker's surface affects how quickly water inside it cools. He fills two identical beakers, one painted matt black and one shiny silver, with the same volume of water at the same starting temperature, and records the temperature of each every minute.
(a)State the independent variable in Ethan's investigation.(1)
(b)State the dependent variable in Ethan's investigation.(1)
(Total for Question 23 is 2 marks)
24
Complete the two missing words in these sentences about electricity.
(a)A component that resists the flow of electric current, transferring electrical energy to thermal energy, is called a ______.(1)
(b)The rate of flow of electric charge around a circuit is called ______.(1)
(Total for Question 24 is 2 marks)
25
A cyclist travels along a flat road at a constant speed. Explain, in terms of forces, why this constant speed means the forces acting on the cyclist must be balanced.
(Total for Question 25 is 3 marks)
26
Describe the job of each of these four parts of a simple electrical circuit: the cell (battery), the switch, the resistor (or lamp), and the connecting wires.
(Total for Question 26 is 4 marks)
27
A student has a bar magnet and a plotting compass.
(a)Name the two poles of a magnet.(1)
(b)State what happens when the north pole of one magnet is brought close to the north pole of another magnet.(1)
(c)Describe how the student could use the plotting compass to find the shape of the magnetic field around the bar magnet.(1)
(d)Explain why the magnetic field lines drawn around a bar magnet are closer together near its poles than further away.(1)
(Total for Question 27 is 4 marks)
28
The Earth rotates on its own axis once approximately every 24 hours, and orbits the Sun once approximately every 365.25 days. The Moon takes about 27 days to orbit the Earth.
(a)State what causes day and night on Earth.(1)
(b)State what causes the four seasons on Earth.(1)
(c)Explain why the Moon appears to shine, even though it does not produce its own light.(1)
(d)Explain why the appearance of the Moon (its phase) changes throughout its orbit of the Earth.(1)
(Total for Question 28 is 4 marks)
29
Zara investigated how the extension of a spring depends on the force applied. She hung different masses on the spring and measured its length each time. The spring's natural (unstretched) length was 10.0 cm.
Force (N): 012345
Length of spring (cm): 10.012.014.016.018.021.0
(a)Calculate the extension of the spring when a force of 3 N is applied.(1)
(b)Describe the relationship between force and extension shown by the results between 0 N and 4 N.(1)
(c)Explain how the results show that the spring no longer obeys Hooke's law between 4 N and 5 N.(1)
(d)Suggest one way to improve the accuracy of measuring the length of the spring.(1)
(Total for Question 29 is 4 marks)
30
A cyclist freewheels (does not pedal) down a long, straight hill. Her speed increases at first, but after a while she reaches a steady, constant speed for the rest of the hill, even though the slope has not changed.

Explain, in terms of forces, why the cyclist's speed increases at first and then becomes constant.
(Total for Question 30 is 6 marks)
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