Marking Format

No. Given Mark Student’s Score

1. 7 Mark Mark
2. 8 Mark Mark
3. 4 Mark Mark
4. 6 Mark Mark
5. 12 Mark Mark
6. 8 Mark Mark
7. 3 Mark Mark
8. 4 Mark Mark
9. 3 Mark Mark
10. 8 Mark Mark
11. 13 Mark Mark
12. 17 Mark Mark
13. 7 Mark Mark
Total 100 Mark Mark
1.The mass of and object is measured in grams (g) or kilograms (kg) . Here is a list of
objects .

Bus , mouse , car , cow , girl , house , book

The table below shows the mass of each of these objects , but which is which? Write the
names of the objects in the second column of the table , to show their masses .

Mass Object
20 g
500 g
30 kg
250 kg
800 kg
5000 kg
100 000 kg
Total [ 7 ]

2.Write mass or weight next to each statement in the second column of this table .

Statement Mass or weight

The force of gravity acting on an object
Measured in kilograms
Gets much less if you go to the Moon
Can be represented by a force arrow
Measured in newtons (N)
Add 50g of salt to 1 kg of water
Stay the same even if you are far out in space
5 apples are about 5N
Total [ 8 ]

3.The table below includes descriptions of four kinds of forces .Use words from the list to
fill the spaces in the first column .

Friction , weight , contact force , air resistance

 Name of force Description of force
The push of one object on another when they are touching
The force produced when one surface slides over another
The force on an object when it moves through the air
The pull of Earth’s gravity on an object
Total [ 4 ]

4.(a) The diagram shows a stone falling through the air . [2]

Copy the diagram . Label each force arrow with the name of the force it represents .

(b) The diagram shows a boy pushing a box along the ground . Add a labelled force
arrow to represent each of the following forces :

• The push of the boy (label P)

• The weight of the box (label W)
• The contact force of the ground on the box ( label)
• The friction of the ground on the box (label F)

[4]

Total [ 6 ]
5.Here are some examples of things we do or use which depend on chemical stores of
energy .

Feeding cattle , aircraft fuel , food for people , electric clock , cars , cooking , heating

1. Copy these examples into the empty spaces in the First example of use column of
the table to show a use for each store .
2. Write more examples of your own in the last column of the table .

Chemical store of energy First example of use Second example of use

Kerosene Aircraft fuel Lamps
Grass
Charcoal
Batteries
Petrol
Wood
Rice
Total [ 12 ]

6.Use the word from this list to fill the blanks in the sentences which follow . You will have
to use some words more than once .

Chemical , electricity , gravitational potential , heat , light , thermal

I. At 6 o’ clock this morning , my alarm clock went off . The clock has a battery , which
is a store of ---------------------------- energy .
II. I switched on the light . Energy is transferred to the light by ---------------------- in the
wires .
III. Two types of energy spread out from the light : --------------------------- energy , which
we can see with our eyes , and -------------------------- energy , which feels warm .
IV. I picked up heavy bag of books and put it on the table . This increased the -------------
------------- energy of the bag .
V. I ate three slices of bread to make sure that I had a good store of ---------------------
energy in my body for the day ahead .
VI. When I picked up my cup of tea , I found that it was cold . Its store of --------------------
energy had spread out into the surroundings .
VII. As I left the house , I switched off the radio so that no more energy was transferred
to it by ---------------------------- .

Total [ 8 ]

7.Energy can be transferred in different ways . Use words from the list to complete the first
column .

Heat , sound , electricity

Energy transfer Description

A battery is used to make a motor spin round
A gas burner is used to boil water in a pot .
A musician blows a trumpet
Total [ 3 ]

8.Ella has a beaker of warm water . Its temperature was 70°C . She poured in some cold
water and stirred the mixture . When she measured the temperature of the water , it
had fallen to 40°C .

a. Ella said : A lot of the energy in the hot water has disappeared . Explain why
Ella’s statement is wrong .

b. Explain why the temperature of the water decreased when the cold water was
added to the hot water .

Total [ 4 ]
9.Energy spreads out from a hot object . In an experiment , some hot water was poured
into a metal container . Its temperature was recorded every minute and a graph was drawn
to show the results . Which graph shows the pattern of the results? Explain your choice .

Total [ 3 ]

10.(a) A driver can work out her average speed using the instruments in her car . The
picture shows the clock and the distance meter at the beginning of a journey and at the
end . The distance meter gives the total distance travelled by the car in its lifetime , in
kilometers .

1. How much time has passed between the beginning and end of the journey?
2. How far has the car travelled in this time?
3. Calculate the car’s average speed during the journey . Shoe your working .
 [4]

(b) A train is travelling at an average speed of 150km/hr .

1. How far will it travel in 2.4 hours? Show your working.

2. How long will it take to travel between stations 525km apart? Show your

working . [4]
 Total [ 8 ]

11. (a) Write down whether each of the following statements about sound is true or false .

1. Sound are produced by sources which vibrates .

2. Sounds are carried by air which moves from the source to our ears .
3. The frequency of sound is the number of vibrations each second .
4. A sound with a higher frequency is louder than one with a lower frequency .
5. Sound can travel through solids , liquids and gases .
6. Sound can travel through a vacuum .
7. Sound waves travelling down the ear canal push on the cochlea . [7]

(b) Loudspeaker A vibrates 200 times each second . Loudspeaker B vibrates 400 times
each second .

1. What is the frequency of the sound produced by loudspeaker A? [2]

2. Which loudspeaker produces the note with the lower pitch? [1]

3. A ruler vibrates 70 times in 20 seconds . What is the frequency of its vibration? [ 3 ]

Total [ 13 ]
12.The graph below represents a cyclist’s journey up a hill and down the other side .

1.In section A of the journey , the graph is a straight line sloping upwards . This shows that
the cyclist is moving at a steady speed .

a. How far does the cyclist travel during section A? [1]

b. How long does section A takes? [1]

c. Calculate the cyclist’s speed during section A . [2]

2.These questions are about section B of the journey .

a. How can you tell from the graph that the cyclist is travelling at a steady speed? [ 1 ]
 b. How can you tell from the graph that the cyclist is travelling more slowly than in
section A? [1]

c. Why is the cyclist travelling more slowly? [1]

d. Calculate the cyclist’s speed during section B . [2]

3.This question is about section C of the journey . How can you tell from the graph that the
cyclist is stationary . [1]

4.These questions are about section E of the journey .

a. How can you tell from the graph that the this is the fastest section of the journey[1 ]

b. Why is the cyclist travelling most quickly in this section? [1]

c. Calculate the cyclist’s speed during section E . [2]

d. Put the sections of the journey in order , from slowest to fastest : [3]
 Slowest Fastest
C E

Total [ 17 ]

13.The range of human hearing is from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz .

1. What is 20 000 Hz in kHz? [1]

2. Could a person with normal hearing hear a sound of 45 kHz? [1]

As people get older , their range of hearing decreases . The graph shows the highest
frequency which can be heard decreases as someone gets older.

3.What is the highest audible frequency when a person is 60 years old? [1]

4.At what age does the range of hearing start to decrease? [1]

5.Could a person aged 40 hear a sound of frequency 15 kHz? [1]

Mice can hear sounds with frequencies between 1 kHz and 70kHz .

6.Are there frequencies which mice can hear but humans cannot ? [1]

7.Which frequencies can humans hear but mice cannot? [1]

Total [ 7 ]