Answers to KS3 level 4 questions

7.       (a)     point A: south pole                           if more than one box in the row is ticked 1
                                                         award no mark

         point B: south pole                           if more than one box in the row is ticked 1
                                                         award no mark

(b)     (i)      The magnet attracts                  if more than one box is ticked,                 1
the iron block.                        award no mark

(ii)     The iron block attracts              if more than one box is ticked,                 1
the magnet.                           award no mark

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8.       (a)     the push of a jet engine on an aeroplane                                                            1

         the weight of a book on a table                                                                         1

         the pull of a horse pulling a cart                                                                         1

ticks in 2nd, 4th and 5th boxes

if more than three boxes are ticked, deduct one mark for each incorrectly ticked box

minimum mark zero

(b)     answers should indicate that the path of the ball is not straight

         any one from                                                                                                     1

·   it changes direction                        accept ‘it goes up and comes down’

·   it does not go in a straight line        accept ‘it is accelerating’ or ‘gravity pulls
                                                    it back down’

·   it goes in a curve                           do not accept ‘gravity’

(c)     It makes the trolley go faster            if more than one box is ticked,                 1
                                                         award no mark

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9.       (a)     (i)      light                                                                                                          1

(ii)     ripples on water or ripples                                                                         1

(b)     Sound cannot travel through                if more than one box is ticked,
a vacuum.                                       award no mark

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10.     A       no effect                                         if more than one box is ticked,                 1

B       they attract                                      award no mark                                         1

C       they repel                                                                                                        1

D       they attract                                                                                                      1

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11.     The answer should imply that the circuit is no longer complete

(a)     the circuit is broken or the break in B stops current from flowing through A           1

accept ‘they are in series’

accept ‘the connection is broken’

do not accept ‘faulty circuit’

(b)     (i)      yes                                                                                                           1

(ii)     yes                                                                                                           1

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