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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
COMBINED SCIENCE 5129/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
May/June 2003
1 hour
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answers A, B, C, and D.
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1 The graph shows how the speed of a car changes over a period of time.
Which of the following is true?
A at P the car is at rest
B at Q the car has a non uniform acceleration
C at Q the car has uniform acceleration
D at R the car is accelerating
2 The beakers shown contain three different liquids
Which statement about the densities of the liquids is correct?
A Liquid 1 has twice the density of liquid 3.
B Liquid 3 has twice the density of liquid 2.
C The liquids all have different densities.
D The liquids all have the same densities.
mass 100g
volume 100cm
3
mass 50g
volume 50cm
3
mass 100g
volume 50cm
3
liquid 1 liquid 2 liquid 3
speed
time
0
0
P
Q
R
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3 Which of these objects will experience an elastic deformation?
A a car damaged in a collision
B a football being kicked
C a log hit by an axe
D a target hit by an arrow
4 A bank of solar cells is used to supply electricity to a house.
What form of energy is converted into electrical energy by the solar cells?
A chemical energy
B light energy
C nuclear energy
D thermal energy
5 To create a temperature scale two fixed points, the ice point and the steam point, are needed.
Which of the following is used to determine the ice point?
A the temperature at which air liquefies
B the temperature at which sea water freezes
C the temperature of ice in a freezer
D the temperature of melting ice
6 X-rays are one form of electromagnetic radiation.
Which of the following is correct for X-rays?
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A
B
C
D
type of wave
longitudinal
longitudinal
transverse
transverse
speed of wave in vacuo
340 m/ s
3 x 10
8
m/ s
340 m/ s
3 x 10
8
m/ s
7 Which of the following proves that a piece of metal is already a magnet?
A A magnet is attracted to it.
B Both ends of a compass needle are attracted to it.
C Copper wire is attracted to it.
D One end of a compass needle is repelled by it.
8 A current of 2 A is flowing through a conductor.
How long does it take for 10 C of charge to pass any point?
A 20 s B 12 s C 5s D 0.2 s
9 A battery of e.m.f. 12 V is connected in series with three resistors.
The p.d. across two of the resistors is shown.
What is the p.d. across the third resistor, R?
A 3.5 V B 5V C 7V D 10 V
10 An electric cooker is connected to the mains by a 3 core cable.
When the cooker is working correctly which wires carry the same current?
A the live, the neutral and the earth
B the live and the earth
C the neutral and the earth
D the neutral and the live
12V
2V 3V
R
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11 Which graph shows how the voltage output of a simple a.c. generator varies with time?
12 The element astatine, At, can decay by alpha emission as shown by the equation below.
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m
n
X +
Which answer corresponds to the value of m and n?
13 In a sulphur nucleus there are 16 positively charged particles and 18 neutral particles.
Which are its proton and nucleon numbers?
voltage
A
time
voltage
C
time
voltage
D
time
voltage
B
time
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B
C
D
m
214
218
218
222
n
83
84
86
87
A
B
C
D
proton number
16
16
18
18
nucleon number
18
34
16
34
14 The diagram shows some laboratory apparatus.
Which are needed to produce and collect pure water from seawater?
A 1 and 2 and 4
B 1 and 4 and 5
C 2 and 5
D 3 and 5
15 Aluminium has the symbol
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Al.
Which is a correct line of data for an atom of aluminium?
16 Ionic compounds have high melting points because
A the ions are held together by strong electrostatic forces.
B the ions have inert gas structures.
C the electrons are attracted to the cations.
D metals transfer electrons to non-metals.
17 What is always produced during photosynthesis?
A carbon dioxide
B methane
C oxygen
D water vapour
1 2 3 4 5
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B
C
D
protons
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13
13
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electrons
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neutrons
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18 When two liquids are mixed, a solution with a pH value of 7 is formed.
Which of the following are the pH values of the two liquids?
19 Which of the following describes a step in the preparation of insoluble barium sulphate from
aqueous barium chloride and dilute sulphuric acid?
A Add dilute sulphuric acid until no more gas is produced.
B Add Universal Indicator.
C Collect the precipitate of barium sulphate by filtration.
D Evaporate the filtrate until it crystallises.
20 The table shows some properties of four metals.
Which metal is in Group I of the Periodic Table?
21 Which deduction about astatine, At, can be made from its position in Group VII?
A It forms covalent compounds with sodium.
B It is displaced from aqueous potassium astatide, KAt, by chlorine.
C It is a gas.
D It is more reactive than iodine.
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B
C
D
first liquid pH
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second liquid pH
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12
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metal
A
B
C
D
density
low
low
high
high
hard or soft
soft
hard
soft
hard
22 The table gives information on four metals and some of their compounds.
What is the order of reactivity of these metals?
23 Which statement about the production of iron from haematite is correct?
A Coke is used to oxidise the slag.
B Limestone is used to remove basic impurities.
C Molten iron floats on slag at the furnace base.
D The haematite is reduced by carbon monoxide.
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B
C
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hydrogen evolved
no reaction
hydrogen evolved
hydrogen evolved
effect of hydrogen on
heated oxide
reduced
reduced
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no action
action of metal on
solution of the sulphate
of metal J
no reaction
no reaction
metal J formed
no reaction
24 The apparatus shown was set up with 100 cm
3
volume of air in the tube. The volume of gas in
the tube was measured at intervals for six days.
Which graph best represents how the volume of gas changes with time?
25 What is the main constituent of natural gas?
A ethane
B helium
C hydrogen
D methane
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50
100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
volume of
gas/ cm
3
time/ days
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50
100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
volume of
gas/ cm
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time/ days
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100
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volume of
gas/ cm
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time/ days
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100
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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gas/ cm
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A B
C D
air
moist iron filings
graduated tube
water
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26 The apparatus shown is used in the laboratory to form alkenes from paraffin oil.
What type of reaction is taking place?
A combustion
B cracking
C distillation
D reduction
27 In the alkane series of hydrocarbons, C
n
H
2n + 2
, the boiling point (b.p.) of the compound
increases as n increases.
Which graph correctly represents this effect?
28 The diagram shows a cell from the epidermis of an onion.
Which part allows some, but not all, dissolved substances to pass into or out of the cell?
A B C D
b.p.
n
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b.p.
n
C
b.p.
n
D
b.p.
n
B
heat
catalyst
mineral wool soaked in paraffin oil
alkene
water
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29 When seeds begin to germinate in the soil, how is the stored food made available to the new root
and shoot?
A diffusion
B enzyme action
C osmosis
D photosynthesis
30 The diagram shows an experiment to investigate the volume of gas produced by an aquatic plant
under different conditions of light intensity and temperature.
Which conditions result in the greatest production of gas by the plant?
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B
C
D
light intensity
high
low
high
low
temperature / C
5
5
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25
31 The table shows changes in the concentrations of blood components as the blood flows through
an organ.
Which organ has the blood passed through?
A brain
B kidney
C liver
D stomach
32 Where does most transpiration in a plant take place?
A cuticle
B root hairs
C stomata
D xylem
33 The diagram shows the coronary arteries on the surface of the human heart.
At which point would a blockage result in the most serious damage?
D
C
A
B
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blood component
carbon dioxide
glucose
oxygen
urea
change in
concentration
increased
increased
reduced
increased
34 The diagram shows a vertical section through a river and its banks.
Where do microorganisms need to respire anaerobically?
A 1 and 2
B 2 and 3
C 3 and 4
D 4 and 1
35 The diagram shows the urinary system.
Which part of this system removes urea from the blood?
C
D
B
A
grass
rock
2. top soil
3. subsoil
4. sediment
1. surface water
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36 The diagram shows a section through the human eye.
Where will an image be formed when a person looks at an object?
37 The diagram shows part of a food web.
Which organisms are producers, herbivores and carnivores?
spiders
beetles
hawks and owls
insect-eating birds
moth caterpillars
trees, grasses
seed-eating birds rats deer
hyenas
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C
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producers
trees
hawks
grasses
trees
herbivores
moth caterpillars
seed-eating birds
spiders
beetles
carnivores
deer
grasses
beetles
spiders
38 Which air pollutant prevents some diffusion in the alveoli?
A carbon dioxide
B lead compounds
C soot
D sulphur dioxide
39 The diagram shows half a flower.
Where are the gametes produced?
A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4
40 Which of these diseases can be cured with antibiotics?
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B
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B
i
s
m
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h
8
3
P
o
P
o
l
o
n
i
u
m
8
4
A
t
A
s
t
a
t
i
n
e
8
5
R
n
R
a
d
o
n
8
6
F
r
F
r
a
n
c
i
u
m
8
7
2
2
6
R
a
R
a
d
i
u
m
8
8
2
2
7
A
c
A
c
t
i
n
i
u
m
8
9

1
H
H
y
d
r
o
g
e
n
1
I
I
I
I
I
I
V
V
V
I
V
I
I
0