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Bharati Vidyapeeth Rabindranath Tagore School of Excellence

Practice paper (2024-25)

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUMBER NUMBER

Grade VIII

Science 0893

Paper 2 45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● 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 may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working

INFORMATION

• The total mark for this paper is 50.

• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

Marks obtained

Signature of the invigilator Signature of the examiner Maximum marks 50

This document has 15 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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1. Several factors affect the amount of water lost by transpiration. Chen uses this equipment to measure
the rate of transpiration.

Chen predicts that the temperature of the air affects the rate of transpiration.

(a) Which variable must Chen change to test his prediction?

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(b) State two variables that Chen needs to control in his investigation.

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(c) Describe how Chen measures the rate of transpiration.

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(d) Predict the effect of changing the temperature of the air on the rate of transpiration.

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2. Yuri investigates some sound waves. Sound waves can interact to reinforce or cancel each other. Yuri
looks at the waveforms the sound waves make on an oscilloscope. Complete the two diagrams to
show what happens when each pair of waveforms interacts.

[3]

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3. Sia investigates the reaction between sodium thiosulphate solution with hydrochloric acid.
One of the products of the reaction is sulfur. This forms as a solid. As sulfur is made it hides the cross
under the conical flask. Sia measures the time taken for the cross to disappear.

(a) Sia wants to find out how changing the temperature affects the rate of reaction.

i. Name the variable that Sia changes.

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ii. Name the variable that Sia measures.

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iii. Name three variables Sia should control.

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(b) Sia's results are in the Table.

Temperature (℃) Temp for cross to disappear(s)

1 2 3 average
20 400 403 397 400
30 200 202 198
40 104 100 102 102
50 47 50 47 48
60 24 27 27 26
70 148 13 13 58

i. Suggest why Sia repeated her experiment three times at each temperature.

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ii. Complete the table by calculating the missing average at 30oC.

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iii. Identify the anomalous results in the investigation.

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4. Lily compares the densities of three substances A, B and C.

Look at her table of information.
substance mass in grams volume in cm3 density in g/cm3
A 80.0 25
B 2.2 1000 0.0022
C 8.4 10 0.84

(a) Calculate the density of substance A.

density of substance A = ………. g/cm3 [2]

(b) Suggest which substance A, B or C is a gas. Explain your answer.

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5. The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle.

(a) The boxes A, B, C and D show four important processes in the carbon cycle. Name each of
these processes.

A ……………………………………………….

B ……………………………………………….

C ……………………………………………….

D ………………………………………………. [4]

(b) Electricity is often generated using fossil fuels. Many countries generate their electricity using
renewable energy resources such as wind turbines and solar panels. Predict the effect of using
renewable energy resources, rather than fossil fuels, on the carbon cycle.

Explain the reason for your prediction.

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6. Carlos investigates electrical resistance.

Look at his circuit.

The reading on the ammeter is 0.4 A.

The reading on the voltmeter is 2.4 V.

(a) Calculate the resistance of resistor R. Include the units.

resistance of resistor R = ………… units ………… [2]

(b) Carlos replaces R with a resistor of smaller resistance.

What happens to the reading on the ammeter?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

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7. An experiment is carried out to find the rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid and zinc. It shows
the mass of the reactant mixture at every minute.
Zn (s) + 2HCl (aq) → ZnCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
The results of the experiment are shown.

Tick the correct option to label the Y-axis

amount of ZnCl2 produced

concentration of HCl

mass of Zn reacted

volume of H2 produced [1]

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8. Manjit puts a metal saucepan of milk on a cooker.

Thermal (heat) energy can be transferred by conduction, convection and radiation.

(a) Which is the main process that transfers thermal energy through the milk?

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(b) Which is the main process that transfers thermal energy through the metal saucepan?

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(c) Which of the following material will be used for making handle of the saucepan?
Wood Copper

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(d) Explain why did you choose the material in (c).

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(e) Suggest a way to reduce the heat loss due to convection.

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9. The diagram shows an egg cell and a sperm cell.

(a) The nucleus of the egg cell and the nucleus of the sperm cell both contain chromosomes.
i. What are chromosomes made of?

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ii. Describe what happens to the nucleus of the egg cell and the nucleus of the sperm cell during
fertilisation.
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iii. Which of these cells, the egg or the sperm, determines the sex of the offspring? Explain your
answer. Use ideas about chromosomes.
Cell …………………………………

Explanation ………………………………………………………...……………………..………

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(b) Priya finds some information about the effect of smoking on fetal development.
Look at the graph.
It shows the birth mass of:
• 16 babies born to non-smokers
• 16 babies born to smokers.
The graph also shows the gestation period.
This is the time period between fertilisation of an egg and the birth of a baby.

i. Look at the birth masses for a gestation period of 36 weeks.

One of the birth masses is anomalous.
Circle the anomalous birth mass on the graph.
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ii. Suggest one possible conclusion from the data.

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[1]
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iii. Describe one way the evidence collected could be made more reliable.
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10. Sahira wants to investigate mass change when she burns metals in air. She draws the apparatus for
investigating the mass change of magnesium when it burns to make magnesium oxide.

(a) Sahira must open the lid a few times as she heats. Suggest why?

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(b) Identify two safety risks in the investigation and describe how to control the risk.

Safety risk How to control the risk

1. 1.

2. 2.

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11. Draw a labelled diagram of an ion of potassium. The atomic number is 19 and the mass number is 39.

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12. This question is about tectonic plates.

(a) Tectonic plates float on molten magma in the mantle.

i. Which layer of the Earth is made of tectonic plates.

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ii. Give reason for the floating of tectonic plates over mantle.

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(b) Yuri models what happens at the boundary between two tectonic plates.
Look at the diagram of Yuri’s model.

Each large piece of biscuit models a tectonic plate.

The large pieces of biscuit float on the cooking oil. The cooking oil models the magma in the
mantle.
Which region of Earth is represented by the lighted candle in the model?

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