April 2023 - Paper 2 Science Checkpoint
April 2023 - Paper 2 Science Checkpoint
April 2023 - Paper 2 Science Checkpoint
SCIENCE 0893/02
Paper 2 April 2023
45 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
IB23 05_0893_02/5RP
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(a) Look at the picture of two shrews from the same species.
[1]
Scientists sample the population of the shrews living on ground that is dark in colour.
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(i) The total population size of the shrews is the same during all three years.
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[1]
(ii) Describe how natural selection explains the changes in the numbers of white and grey
shrews.
[3]
(iii) The scientists had to trap and release the shrews to get their results.
Write down two safety precautions the scientists took when trapping and releasing the
shrews.
1 Expect to answer about disease transmission when we're talking about animals
2
[2]
H He
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca transition elements
[1]
(b) Write down the symbol for the atom which has 12 protons in its nucleus.
[1]
[1]
(a) The table shows information about the pathway of water into and out of a plant.
Complete the table by writing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to show the pathway of water into
and out of a plant.
leaf
5
leaf xylem
....................
root xylem
....................
stem xylem
....................
[1]
[1]
(c) A desert plant grows well due to its very waxy leaves.
Suggest what happens to the population of these desert plants growing near a new road.
[1]
Y
Z
time
W in seconds
W X Y Z [1]
0 2 4 6 8 time
in seconds
(c) The diagrams show how sound A interacts with sound B to make sound C.
waveform of sound A
0 2 4 6 8 time
in seconds
+
waveform of sound B
0 2 4 6 8 time
in seconds
=
waveform of sound C
0 2 4 6 8 time
in seconds
Describe how the waveform of sound A and waveform of sound B interact at:
time = 1 second
time = 3 seconds
[2]
process A
process B
decomposition
feeding
fossil fuels
[1]
[1]
[1]
(d) Scientists believe that too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes climate change.
[2]
sodium 98 180
potassium 64 220
rubidium 235
[1]
(c) Sodium reacts with chlorine to make an ionic solid called sodium chloride.
[2]
8 Here are some sentences about the collision theory for the formation of the Moon.
A The less dense rocks eventually merged together to form the Moon.
B This caused very high temperatures and the Earth’s outer layer melted.
E The dense iron from the cores of both planets merged to create the Earth.
F The less dense rocks were captured by the Earth’s gravitational field.
(a) Put these sentences in the correct order to describe the collision theory.
E F
[3]
(b) In 1969, astronauts went to the Moon and collected rock samples.
Describe how these Moon rock samples provide evidence to support the collision theory.
[1]
(c) Suggest why the density of the Earth is greater than the density of the Moon.
[1]
9 Scientists estimate one million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction.
changes in seasons
increased reproduction
new diseases
[2]
[1]
calcium
magnesium
zinc
increasing reactivity
iron
copper
silver
Silver is made.
filtration neutralisation
[1]
[1]
[2]
11 Lily investigates which type of insulation is best at reducing the transfer of thermal energy from
hot water.
thermometer
hot water
bench
60 67 60 81 60 81
[1]
(b) Calculate the decrease in temperature in the 300 seconds for each beaker.
cardboard
newspaper
bubble wrap
[1]
[1]
[2]
[2]
12 Mike investigates the reaction between magnesium and dilute hydrochloric acid.
(a) Write down the name of the equipment Mike uses to collect the gas and measure the
volume of the gas.
[1]
(b) Mike measures the volume of gas made every 30 seconds until the reaction stops.
[1]
Write down one safety risk and describe how Mike reduces this risk.
safety risk
[2]
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Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
20
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
0893/02/A/M/23
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium nihonium flerovium moscovium livermorium tennessine oganesson
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –