British Educational Schools Date: 2/4/2020

Year: 8 Science Open Book Test 1 Duration: 90 min.

Name/class: ................................................................. Teacher: Khalid Ziada
Question One:

a) The table below shows the melting points and boiling points of four elements.

When answering the questions below, you may give the name of an element
more than once.
Which element in the table is?
(i) a liquid at 0°C?
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(ii) a solid at 1500°C?
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(iii) a gas at 500°C?
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(iv) a liquid over the biggest temperature range?
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b) The melting point and boiling point of nitrogen are marked on the scale below.

(1) Draw an arrow on the scale above to show the temperature at which
water freezes. [1]
(2) When water is a liquid, what is the physical state of nitrogen?
Tick the correct box. [1]

(3) What is the physical state of nitrogen at −200°C?

Tick the correct box. [1]

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Question Two:
a. The diagrams below show the patterns produced on an oscilloscope by three
different sound waves.

i) Which two waves have the same loudness?

Write the letters.
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How do the diagrams show this?
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ii) Which two waves have the same pitch? Write the letters.
..................................and........................................ [2]
How do the diagrams show this?
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iii) Shuli is listening to a sound that produces the pattern below.

Describe how the sound that Shuli hears changes between X and Y.
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b. The table below shows the maximum time a person can listen to music at
different sound levels without damage to the ear.

Estimate the maximum time a person could listen to a sound of 87 decibels.

............hours [1]
c. The diagram below shows part of the human ear.

What happens to the ear drum as a sound gets louder?

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Question Three.
The diagram below shows a plant cell.

a) In which part of a plant would you find this type of cell?

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b) (i) Give the function of the nucleus.
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(ii) Give the function of the chloroplasts.
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(iii) Give the function of the cell wall.
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c) Give the names of two labelled parts that are not present in animal cells.
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2- ........................................................................................................ [2]
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Question Four.
An alloy is a mixture of elements. The table shows the mass of each element
present in 100 g of five different alloys, bronze, solder, steel, stainless steel and
brass.

(a) Which alloy in the table above contains an element which is a non-metal?
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(b) Which two alloys in the table contain only two metals?
....................................................and.................................................. [2]
(c) Another alloy called nichrome contains only the elements chromium and
nickel. 100 g of nichrome contains 20 g of chromium.
How much nickel does it contain?
.................g [1]

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(d) Before 1992, two-penny coins were made of bronze. Steel rusts but bronze
does not rust.
i) Before 1992, two-penny coins were made of bronze. Steel rusts but
bronze does not rust.
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ii) Rusting requires water and a gas from the air.
Give the name of this gas.
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(e) Define combustion.

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Write the word equation of combustion.
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Question Five.
Jamal shone a ray of light at a mirror as shown below.

He measured the angle of reflection for different angles of incidence.

His results are shown below.

a) Which angle of reflection was not measured accurately?

............0 [1]
How can you tell this from the table?
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 b) Jamal set up a different experiment as shown below.

He measured the angle of refraction for different angles of incidence.

His results are shown in the graph.

Use the graph to answer the questions below.

(i) When the angle of refraction is 20º, what is the angle of incidence?
..............0 [1]
(ii) What conclusion could James draw from his graph?
Complete the sentence below.
When light passes from air into glass, the angle of incidence is
always................................................. the angle of refraction. [1]
C. On diagram 2, draw a line to continue the refracted ray as it leaves the glass
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Question Six
Fig. 2.1 shows a section through the eye.

Select letters from Fig. 2.1 to match the part with its function.
Write your answers in Table 2.1.

[4]
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Question Seven.
Fig. 6.1 shows a diagram of the gas exchange system.

a) Complete the labelling of Fig. 6.1 using the words from the list. [4]

b) Alveoli are gas exchange surfaces.

State two features that make alveoli good gas exchange surfaces.
1) ...............................................................................................................
2) .............................................................................................................. [2]
c) There is less oxygen in expired air than in inspired air.
(i) Describe two other ways in which expired air is different from
inspired air.
1) .....................................................................................................
2) .................................................................................................... [2]
(ii) State the name of a process that uses oxygen in the body.
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Question Eight. Fig. 8.1 shows a photomicrograph of some red blood cells.

a) (i) State the function of a red blood cell.

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(iii) State two ways in which a red blood cell is adapted to its function.
1- ...............................................................................................................
2- ................................................................................................ [2]
b) State the name of a component of blood that is responsible for clotting.
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c) (i) State the name of the disease caused by a blockage in the arteries
supplying the heart muscle.
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(ii) List three risk factors that increase the risk of a blockage in the arteries
supplying the heart muscle.
1- .................................................................................................
2- .................................................................................................
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d) Fig. 8.2 is a diagram of the circulatory system. The blood vessels are
labelled with letters.

Complete Table 8.1 by identifying the letter of the named blood vessels in
Fig. 8.2.

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Question Nine. The bar chart below shows how the number of cigarettes smoked
is linked to the percentage of deaths from heart disease in the total male
population.

a) Use the information in the bar chart to write two conclusions about the
relationship between smoking and the number of male deaths from heart
disease.
1) .....................................................................................................................
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2) .....................................................................................................................
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b) Smoking can cause fat to be deposited in the arteries to the heart muscle.
Explain how this could prevent the heart muscle from working properly.
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c) The drawing below shows part of the lining of the airway leading into the
lungs.

i) Describe how mucus and cilia help to keep the airway free of dust
and bacteria.
Mucus
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Cilia
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ii) Cigarette smoke contains tar.
What effect does tar have on the cilia?
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