Spen Valley Sports College

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Spen Valley Sports College

• Science SATs
• YEAR 9
• Tuesday 02nd May 2006

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Remember!

• Time 1 Hour for each paper
• You must try to complete the paper
• Check you have done at least half of the
  questions in half an hour
• Have a guess rather than leave a blank
• Leave your paper fully open (double page spread)
• so you can see all the question all the time.

You will need a pen, pencil, rubber, ruler,
protractor and calculator. Dont forget you need
a good breakfast and set your alarm clock early!!
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Remember!

• The easier questions are at the beginning of the
  paper
• Leave plenty of time to do the questions in which
  you have to think harder.
• Read the question more than once and split the
  questions into sections
• Think of when you did the topic, you will have
  been given the answer

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Look carefully!

• Check diagrams, tables and graphs before you read
  the question
• Keep going back to the introduction of the
  question- the answer could be there!
• Remember you dont always need to know any
  science to answer the question-use your common
  sense!
• Dont be put off if something looks unfamiliar-
• you could still work it out by reading the
  information in the question

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Think hard!

• Some questions need you to explain
• First give your answer and then try to write down
  why you think that
• Start your explanation with
• because
• These questions will take more time but get more
  marks

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• (b) Light rays from the bulbs hit the mirror of
  Ahmed's car. What happened to the light rays when
  they hit the mirror?
• ____________________________________________
• (c) The tree has root hairs.
• What are the functions of root hairs? Tick the
  two correct boxes.
• They absorb water They absorb sunlight.
• from the soil.
• They produce seeds. They absorb minerals
• from the soil.They attract bees for
• pollination. (3 marks)

They were reflected (scattered)
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1 mark for each
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• The diagram shows two families. Some of the
  people in the diagram have freckles.
• (a) (i) Which children are most likely to have
  freckles? Tick the correct boxes.
• Richard Simon Katie Penny
  Becca
• (ii) How did you decide? _________________________
  _______
• _________________________________________ (2
  marks)

both required for 1 mark
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Any from Pam/David/Mary/family B has freckles
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• 5. (a) The drawings below show that different
  elements are used for different objects.
• Draw a line from each element to the reason for
  using that element. Draw only four lines.

If more than one line from an element award no
mark for that element
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• 10. (a) A teacher shines a laser beam onto a
  classroom window. It reflects off the window and
  onto a screen.
• On the diagram above, continue the laser beam to
  show its path as it reflects off the window and
  onto the screen. Use a ruler. Add arrows to show
  the direction of the laser beam. (2 marks)

Angles must be equal (1)
Lines drawn with ruler and an arrow (1)
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• (ii) The diagrams below show symbols for a
  battery, a bulb and a switch. Connect the
• symbols to make a series circuit for the torch.
• (1 mark)

All three must be connected in series for 1 mark.
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• 10. (a) The graph below shows how the
  concentration of alcohol in a person's blood
  changed after drinking alcoholic drinks.
• It is illegal to drive if the concentration of
  alcohol in the blood is higher than 80 mg/100cm3.
• Use the graph to find out how long the
  concentration of alcohol in this person's blood
  was higher than 80 mg/100 cm3.
• _____ hours
• ?

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