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Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2015 series

0653 COMBINED SCIENCE

0653/23 Paper 2 (Core Theory), maximum raw mark 80

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1 (a) bronchus correctly labelled ;

trachea correctly labelled ;
larynx correctly labelled ; [3]

(b) smaller airway diameter ;

presence of mucus obstructing flow ; [2]

(c) (i) (12.5 5.8) = 6.7 (dm3 / min) ;

6.7
( 100) = 115 or 116(%) ; [2]
5.8

(ii) breathe more quickly ;

take deeper / bigger breaths ; [2]

[Total: 9]

2 (a) decreases and endothermic ; [1]

(b) hydrogen ; [1]

(c) rate of reaction increases / bubbles produced more rapidly / greater temperature
change / increases rate of temperature change / reaction will finish faster ; [max 1]

(d) copper below hydrogen in the reactivity series ;

copper will not displace hydrogen from acid / will not react ;
no temperature change ;
copper is less reactive than magnesium ; [max 2]

[Total: 5]

3 (a) (i) weight / gravitational force ; [1]

(ii) newton ; [1]

(b) potential (energy)
kinetic (energy) ;

kinetic (energy)
potential (energy) ; [2]

(c) A to B accelerating ;
B to C constant speed ; [2]

(d) (distance =) speed time 9 2 ;

= 18 (m) ; [2]

[Total: 8]

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4 (
(a) (
(i) co
onttain
ns the
e corr
c recct pro
p portio
ons
s of nutrrien
nts fo
or a
an ind
i divid
dual ; [1]

(ii) to
o prev
ven
nt sscu
urvy
y / AV
AVP ; [1]

(iii) (v
vita
amiin C) s all mo
C is a sm ole
ecu
ule / on
nlyy large
e mol
m eccule n ed to be
es nee e dige
este
ed;
ca
an bee abso orb
bed
d with
w houut bein
b ng bro oke en doown
n;
(v
vita
amiin C)
C mu ustt be
e solu
s uble ; [m
maxx 2]
2

( ) (i)
(b) ( orannge e and
a d kiwwiffruiit ;
(b
beccau use botth have avverrage por
e) b p rtio v ues gre
on val g eate
er tha
t an 60
6 mgg;
OR
O
orannge e AND
A D has
h s averag ge po
ortio
on vaalue
e 70
7 g / gre
g eate
er tha
t an 60
6 mgg;
kiiwiffruit AN
A D has ave a erage poortion vaalue 74
7 g / gre
g eater tha
an 60
0 mg ; [m
maxx 2]
2

60
6
(ii) ;
28
2
10
00 = 214
2 4.3
3 (g) ; [2
2]

(
(c) (
(i) cid
ac d wou d strroy the ena
w ld atttack / de e amel ; [1]

(ii) re
egu
ularly cle
ean
n te
eetth / usse mo
mouth was
w sh ; [1]

[To al: 10
ota 0]

5 (
(a)

;;

a 4 corr
all c recct for
fo 2 ma s, 3 or 2 co
m rks orre
ectt fo
or 1 mar
m rk [2
2]

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( )
(b)

; [1]

(
(c)
o serrvattion
obs n exp
e plana
atio
on

( ubbles
(bu s off ga
as)) hyd
h dro
oge
en ;

(i dica
(ind ato
or cha
c ang
ges
s fro
rom
m gree
en to pu
urplle) alk
a kalin
ne so
oluttion
n;
[2
2]

( ) (i)
(d) (
s bsttan
sub nce
e diiag
gram
m
(ch
hlo
orin
ne) A
(so
odiium
m) B
(s
sod
dium
m chl
c lori
ride
e) C
;;
alll 3 co
orre
rectt fo
or 2 mar
m rkss, 2 orr 1 coorre
ect forr 1 markk [2
2]

(ii) so
odiium
m atom
a ms s lo e elecctro
ose ons ;
ch
hlo
orin
ne ato
a oms s gain
g n elec
e ctro onss;
elec
ctro
ons
s arre tra
t ansferrred
d frrom
m sod
s dium
m to
t chl
c lorine
e ;; [m
maxx 2]
2

(iii) oppo
osiite ch
harg
ges
s (a
attracct) ; [1]

(iv
v) (Z
ZnC
Cl2) sym
s mbo
ols ;
nummbe
ers ; [2
2]

[To
ota
al: 12
2]

3
30
6 (
(a) (
(i) (s
spe
eed
d =) = 3 (m
( / s)) ; [1]
1
10

10
(ii) (ffreq
que
enc
cy = 0 ;
) = 0.5
20
Hz
H / he
ertz
z; [2
2]

( ) (d
(b) disstan
nce
e mov d = 2 am
m ved ampliitud
de)) = 1.0 (m) ; [1]

(
(c) R in
n righ
ht han
h nd e
end
d box
b x; [1]

( ) no
(d) n CCO
O2 em
emiss
sions / wav
w ve ene
e erg
gy com
c mees ffor fre
ee / re
ene
ewa
able
e / AV
AVP ; maxx 1]
[m

Tottal: 6]
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7 (a) (i) reduces soil erosion ;

roots of trees stabilise soil ; [2]

(ii) provides habitats ;

provides shelter / protection from sun / rain / predators ;
maintains food supply ; [max 2]

(b) (i) bacteria / microbes use it ;

for respiration ; [2]

(ii) (sewage) blocks / reduces light ;

light is needed for photosynthesis ; [2]

[Total: 8]

8 (a) (i)
copper hydrochloric copper carbon
carbonate + acid chloride + dioxide + water

water in product row ;

rest of equation correct ; [2]

(ii) limewater ;
milky / cloudy ; [2]

(b) (i) (cathode) copper ;

chlorine ; [2]

(ii) an ionic compound ;

an element ;
a covalent compound ; [3]

[Total: 9]

9 (a) (thermal) expansion ; [1]

(b) (i) conduction ; [1]

(ii) convection ; [1]

(c) (i) evaporation ; [1]

(ii) molecules gain more energy on heating ;

molecules with enough / high / higher energy escape ; [2]

[Total: 6]

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10 (a) (i) (charging by) friction / rubbing with cloth / AVP ; [1]

(b) plastic is an insulator ;

so charge wouldnt leak away ;
OR
metal is conductor ;
so charge would leak away / earthed by student ; [2]

(c) (i) flow of charge ; [1]

(ii) workable circuit with additional heater in series / parallel and at least one switch
and no short circuit ;
two heaters in parallel ;
both switches on parallel branches ; [3]

[Total: 7]

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