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SCIENCE 0846/02
Paper 2 April 2016
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(a) How many hours does it take for the Earth to spin on its axis?
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(b) How many years does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
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(c) Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during one day?
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1
5
2
4
fertilisation
[2]
parachute Lily
Priya
(a) Which two properties of a metal make it a good material for fizzy drink
containers?
attracted to a magnet
insoluble in water
not poisonous
[2]
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Blessy can see something because light has entered her eyes.
organ job
stomach
brain
[2]
Draw an arrow () on the car to show the direction of this force. [1]
shadow
light
source screen
object
30 40
40 30
50 25
60 20
60
50
40
width of
shadow 30
in cm
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
(b) What is the width of the shadow when the object is 35 cm from the light
source?
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natural habitat
earthworm
frog
gerbil
polar bear
squirrel
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camel
Write down two ways a camel is adapted to living in the hot desert.
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(b) Mia now has only potassium chloride and chalk left.
She decides to add the mixture to water and filter the mixture.
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She measures 100 cm3 of water and puts this into a beaker.
Gabriella repeats the experiment three more times. Each time she uses a different
beaker.
Beaker D will take the shortest time for all the water to evaporate.
How many days will it take for all the water to evaporate from
each beaker?
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(b) Which of these sentences is a piece of evidence that Gabriella must collect?
Beaker D will take the shortest time for all the water to evaporate.
How many days will it take for all the water to evaporate from
each beaker?
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(c) Which two of these sentences will make the investigation a fair test?
Beaker D will take the shortest time for all the water to evaporate.
How many days will it take for all the water to evaporate from
each beaker?
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D
A
B
E
C
A B C D E
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G
K
L
Draw the letter X on the flower to show where pollen is made. [1]
Investigation 1
A
ruler
table
B
He leaves the ruler on the table and listens to the sound it makes.
Investigation 2
He leaves the ruler on the table and listens to the sound it makes.
(c) Chen hits the ruler on the table with more force.
decreases
increases
beaker
seed
no water
no air
water, air
no light and light
Describe how Oliver makes sure that no light reaches the seeds.
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