Foundation Tier - Year 10

Year 10 Paper 3: Progress Check

Covers organisation, atomic structure, bonding, energy and electricity.

10 questions - 40 marks - calculator allowed

Year 10 here means a typical teaching order, not a syllabus rule. No exam board defines what belongs to Year 10, and schools sequence the course differently. Check it against your own scheme of work before using it to decide what a class has covered.

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Questions

Question 1 [3 marks]

Organisation

The heart pumps blood around the body through a network of blood vessels.

State the name of the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.

State the name of the heart chamber that this blood leaves from.

State one function of the valves in the heart.

Question 2 [3 marks]

Electricity

A UK three-pin plug contains a live wire, a neutral wire and an earth wire, each covered in insulation of a different colour.

State the colour of the insulation on each of the live, neutral and earth wires.

Question 3 [4 marks]

Energy

Energy resources can be classified as renewable or non-renewable.

State what is meant by a 'renewable energy resource', give two examples of renewable energy resources, and give one example of a non-renewable energy resource.

Question 4 [4 marks]

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Following the nuclear model of the atom, scientists further developed our understanding of atomic structure.

Describe how Niels Bohr adapted the nuclear model of the atom, and describe the later discovery that showed the positive charge of the nucleus is made up of smaller particles.

Question 5 [4 marks]

Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter

Magnesium oxide, MgO, is an ionic compound formed from magnesium and oxygen.

Describe how magnesium and oxygen atoms form ions to make magnesium oxide, and name the particles held together by ionic bonding in the compound.

Question 6 [4 marks]

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Chlorine has two naturally occurring isotopes: chlorine-35, with an abundance of 75%, and chlorine-37, with an abundance of 25%.

Calculate the relative atomic mass of chlorine. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.

Question 7 [4 marks]

Electricity

A current of 3.0 A flows through a component for 2 minutes.

Calculate the charge that flows through the component in this time. Use Q = I t.

Question 8 [4 marks]

Energy

A crane lifts a load of mass 250 kg through a height of 12 m.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by the load. Use GPE = m g h, with g = 9.8 N/kg.

Question 9 [5 marks]

Electricity

A hairdryer transfers 1200 J of energy every 6 seconds when connected to the mains.

Calculate the power of the hairdryer, and calculate the current it draws from a 230 V mains supply. Use P = E / t and P = I V.

Question 10 [5 marks]

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Group 0 of the periodic table contains the noble gases.

Explain, in terms of electronic structure, why the noble gases are unreactive, and describe two other physical properties of the noble gases.

Model solutions

Mark scheme for Question 1 [3 marks]
Question 1[3 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
aortaB1
left ventricleB1
valves preventing the backflow of bloodB1
Final answer: Aorta; left ventricle; valves prevent backflow
Mark scheme for Question 2 [3 marks]
Question 2[3 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
the live wire being brownB1
the neutral wire being blueB1
the earth wire being green and yellowB1
Final answer: Live: brown; neutral: blue; earth: green and yellow
Mark scheme for Question 3 [4 marks]
Question 3[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
stating a renewable energy resource is one that is being (or can be) replenished as it is used, so it will not run outB1
wind (power) as an example of a renewable energy resourceB1
solar (power) as an example of a renewable energy resourceB1
coal, oil or natural gas (a fossil fuel) as an example of a non-renewable energy resourceB1
Final answer: A renewable resource is replenished as it is used and will not run out, e.g. wind and solar power; coal is a non-renewable resource
Mark scheme for Question 4 [4 marks]
Question 4[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
Bohr proposing that electrons orbit the nucleus at specific, fixed distances (in shells or energy levels)B1
stating this model agreed with experimental observations, unlike a nucleus with electrons able to orbit at any distanceB1
later experimental work showing the positive charge of the nucleus could be divided into smaller particlesB1
these particles being identified as protons, each with a relative charge of +1B1
Final answer: Bohr proposed electrons orbit in fixed shells; later work showed the nucleus's positive charge is made up of protons, each with a +1 charge
Mark scheme for Question 5 [4 marks]
Question 5[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
magnesium atoms losing 2 electrons to form Mg2+ ionsB1
oxygen atoms gaining 2 electrons to form O2- ionsB1
the oppositely charged ions being strongly attracted to each otherB1
stating the particles held together are ions (Mg2+ and O2- ions)B1
Final answer: Mg2+ and O2- ions form by electron transfer and are held together by strong ionic bonding
Mark scheme for Question 6 [4 marks]
Question 6[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
multiplying each isotope's mass by its percentage abundanceM1
(35 x 75) + (37 x 25)M1
dividing the total by 100M1
35.5A1
Mark scheme for Question 7 [4 marks]
Question 7[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
converting 2 minutes to seconds, 2 x 60M1
substituting into Q = I t, 3.0 x 120M1
360A1
the unit coulombs (C)B1
Final answer: 360 C
Mark scheme for Question 8 [4 marks]
Question 8[4 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
using GPE = m g hM1
substituting 250 x 9.8 x 12M1
correct evaluationM1
29400 J (29.4 kJ)A1
Mark scheme for Question 9 [5 marks]
Question 9[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
using power = energy / timeM1
substituting 1200 / 6M1
200 WA1
rearranging P = I V to I = P / V, substituting 200 / 230M1
0.87 A (2 dp)A1
Final answer: 200 W; 0.87 A
Mark scheme for Question 10 [5 marks]
Question 10[5 marks]
Answer or workingMarks
noble gas atoms having a full outer shell of electronsB1
stating this means the atoms do not need to gain, lose or share electrons to become stableB1
stating the noble gases are (very) unreactiveB1
the noble gases existing as single (monatomic) atoms, not moleculesB1
stating they are colourless gases at room temperatureB1
Final answer: Full outer electron shells make noble gases unreactive; they exist as colourless, monatomic gases