UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

COMBINED SCIENCE
5129/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
May/June 2004
1 hour
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1 The graph shows the speed of a car over the first ten seconds of a journey.
0 2 4 6 8 10
15
10
5
0
time / s
speed
in m/ s
Which statement about the acceleration of the car between 3 s and 5 s is true?
A The acceleration decreases.
B The acceleration increases.
C The acceleration is zero.
D The acceleration is 10 m / s.
2 The diagram shows two objects on a beam balance in equilibrium.
Which property of the objects need not be the same?
A the mass
B the moment about the pivot
C the volume
D the weight
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3 A cube with sides 2 cm long is made from a material of density 8 g / cm
3
.
2cm 2cm
2cm
What is the mass of the cube?
A 1 g B 4 g C 16 g D 64 g
4 A horseshoe can be made from a piece of metal by first heating and then hammering the metal.
Which property of the metal changes during the hammering action?
A density
B mass
C shape
D volume
5 Four people run up the same steps.
Which person produces the largest power?
weight of person / N time taken / s
A 300 4
B 400 5
C 500 10
D 600 15
6 Equal volumes of four materials are heated at atmospheric pressure.
The temperature rise is the same for each material.
Which material expands the most?
A air
B mercury
C steel
D water
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7 The bottom surface of a glass block is silvered to act as a mirror.
Which diagram represents the path of a light ray that enters this block through the top surface?
A B C D
8 Which material is correctly described?
material property use
A iron not easily demagnetised permanent magnet
B iron easily demagnetised electromagnet
C steel not easily demagnetised electromagnet
D steel easily demagnetised permanent magnet
9 A current of 2 A flows for 5 s through a lamp.
How much charge flows through the lamp?
A 0.4 C B 2.5 C C 7.0 C D 10.0 C
10 A student wishes to measure the current in a lamp and the p.d. across the lamp.
In which circuit are the ammeter and voltmeter correctly placed?
A
A
A
B
V
C
A
D
V
V A
V
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11 Electrical equipment should not be used in damp conditions.
What is the main hazard?
A The equipment becomes too hot.
B The fuse keeps blowing.
C The insulation becomes damaged.
D The risk of an electric shock.
12 A magnet is pushed slowly into a coil and a current flows in the coil in the direction shown.
push in
current
magnet
The magnet is then pulled out quickly from the same end of the coil.
What happens to the direction and size of current?
direction current
A reversed decreased
B unchanged decreased
C reversed increased
D unchanged increased
13 Uranium has a nuclide U
235
92
.
Which of the following correctly shows the arrangement of particles in the nuclide?
protons neutrons electrons
A 92 235 92
B 92 143 92
C 143 92 235
D 235 92 143
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14 Which statement about the particles in a gas is not correct?
A They spread throughout the vessel in which they are contained.
B The are able to move randomly.
C They are arranged in regular patterns.
D There are large spaces between the particles.
15 A student wishes to measure out 25.65 cm
3
of a liquid.
Which piece of apparatus would be used?
A burette
B measuring cylinder
C pipette
D syringe
16 What is the nucleon number of a sodium atom Na
23
11
?
A 11
B 12
C 23
D 34
17 What is the correct dot and cross diagram for a molecule of nitrogen?
[only the outer electrons are shown]
A
N N
x x
x x
x
x x
C
N N
x
x
x
x
x
B
N N
x x
x
x
x
D
N N
x
x
x
x
x
18 A chemical equation is shown.
x Na + y Cl
2
z NaCl
Which numbers will correctly balance this equation?
x y z
A 1 1 2
B 1 2 2
C 2 1 1
D 2 1 2
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19 The formulae of some oxides are shown.
Na
2
O MgO Al
2
O
3
SO
2
CO
2
How many of these oxides are
acidic?
amphoteric?
basic?
number of each type of oxide
acidic amphoteric basic
A 1 2 2
B 2 0 3
C 1 1 3
D 2 1 2
20 Which statement about an element, with seven electrons in its outer shell, is correct?
A It is monatomic.
B It forms a covalent compound with hydrogen.
C It forms a positive ion.
D It forms covalent compounds with Group I elements.
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21 Three different reactions were set up as shown.
metal Z
aqueous
nitrate
of metal W
1
metal W
aqueous
nitrate
of metal X
2
metal X
aqueous
nitrate
of metal Y
3
In beaker 1 metal W is displaced from solution.
In beaker 2 metal X is displaced from solution.
In beaker 3 metal Y is displaced from solution.
What is the order of reactivity of these four metals?
most reactive least reactive
A W X Z Y
B X Y W Z
C Y X W Z
D Z W X Y
22 A piece of calcium is added to cold water.
Which equation represents the reaction?
A Ca + H
2
O CaO + H
2
B Ca + 2H
2
O Ca(OH)
2
+ H
2
C 2Ca + 2H
2
O 2CaOH + H
2
D Ca
2+
+ 2H
2
O Ca(OH)
2
+ 2H
+
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23 The diagram shows an apparatus used to measure the percentage composition of the
atmosphere.
Phosphorus reacts with the oxygen in the air to form phosphorus(V) oxide.
Phosphorus(V) oxide dissolves in water.
water
phosphorus
a graduated tube
containing 100 cm
3
of air
The initial volume of the air in the tube is 100 cm
3
.
Which graph shows how the volume of gas remaining in the apparatus changes?
24 Which two gases are both pollutants of the atmosphere?
A carbon monoxide and oxygen
B carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide
C nitrogen and oxygen
D nitrogen and sulphur dioxide
100
80
60
40
20
0 time
volume of
gas / cm
3
volume of
gas / cm
3
volume of
gas / cm
3
volume of
gas / cm
3
A
100
80
60
40
20
0 time
B
100
80
60
40
20
0 time
C
100
80
60
40
20
0 time
D
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25 A balanced fertiliser must contain nitrogen, N, phosphorus, P, and potassium, K.
To grow potatoes, a balanced fertiliser that is high in potassium is needed.
The table shows percentages by mass of these elements in four different fertilisers.
Which fertiliser should be used?
percentage by mass
fertiliser
N P K
A 29 13 0
B 29 5 5
C 13 13 20
D 9 0 20
26 The diagram represents the process of fractional distillation of petroleum.
At which outlet is bitumen obtained?
A
B
C
D
kerosene
heater
crude
oil
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27 Propene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Its structure is shown.
C H
H
H
H
H H
C C
What is produced when propene reacts with bromine?
C H A
H
H H
H
C
H
H
C Br
C H B
H
H Br
H
C
H
H
C H
C H C
H
H Br Br
H
C
H
C H
C H D
H
H H Br
H
C
H
C Br
28 A mixed culture of living and non-living cells is placed in a red stain. Only non-living cells take up
the stain.
Which structure prevents the stain entering the living cells?
A cell membrane
B cell wall
C cytoplasm
D vacuole
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29 The diagram shows a group of body cells surrounded by tissue fluid.
body cell
tissue fluid
Which conditions cause the body cells to take in water?
concentration of water
in the tissue fluid
concentration of water
in the cytoplasm of
body cells
A high high
B high low
C low high
D low low
30 Pepsin is the enzyme that digests proteins in the stomach.
What are the conditions in which it works?
temperature /
o
C pH
A 25 30 2
B 25 30 7
C 35 40 2
D 35 40 7
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31 Four tubes are left in sunlight for one hour. The bicarbonate indicator in each tube is red at the
start of the experiment.
Bicarbonate indicator stays red if there is no change in carbon dioxide concentration. The
indicator goes yellow if carbon dioxide concentration increases and purple if the concentration
decreases.
In which tube does the colour change to purple?
bung
aluminium
foil cover
boiling
tube
A
pond weed
B
pond weed
C
snails
D
pond weed
and snails
bicarbonate indicator
32 The diagram shows part of a green leaf in section.
The arrows represent the movement of
A carbon dioxide during respiration.
B oxygen during photosynthesis.
C sugars during photosynthesis.
D water during transpiration.
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33 The diagram shows the path of blood through the liver and gut.
liver
gut
direction of
blood flow
X Z Y
Where are the artery, capillaries and vein?
artery capillaries vein
A X Y Z
B Y Z X
C Z X Y
D Z Y X
34 Urea is removed by the kidneys.
What is this called?
A dialysis
B diffusion
C egestion
D excretion
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35 The diagram shows a section through a human eye.
Which structure contains muscle fibres that contract in response to sudden changes in light
intensity?
A
B
C
D
36 The diagram shows the label from a bottle of gin.
What will happen, during the next few hours, after a person drinks a large amount of gin?
A Their judgement of distance will improve.
B Their muscle control will be reduced.
C Their reaction time will decrease.
D Their urine output will decrease.
37 Which sequence describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
A carnivore herbivore plant Sun
B plant herbivore carnivore Sun
C Sun carnivore herbivore plant
D Sun plant herbivore carnivore
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38 Which processes increase and decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?
process causing increase
in carbon dioxide
process causing decrease
in carbon dioxide
A burning of fossil fuels respiration of plants
B photosynthesis in plants respiration of bacteria
C respiration of animals photosynthesis in plants
D respiration of bacteria burning of fossil fuels
39 The diagram shows three stages in the germination of a seedling.
Which part develops from the plumule?
A
B
C
D
40 The diagram shows changes in the lining of the uterus during a typical menstrual cycle.
0 7 14 21 28
time / days
thickness
of
uterus
lining
35 42
On which day would sexual intercourse be most likely to lead to pregnancy?
A day 7 B day 14 C day 21 D day 28
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