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This document consists of 16 printed pages. IB10 06_0843_02/2RP © UCLES 2010 [Turn over *6513190371* For Examiner's Use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International Primary Achievement Test SCIENCE 0843/02 Paper 2 May/June 2010 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Pen Calculator Pencil Ruler READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the\ top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each questio\ n or part question. You should show all your working in the booklet.

2 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 1 The picture shows washing hanging on a line to dry. Complete these sentences using some of these words. condensed cool evaporated gained hot inside less lost more still surface water windy The washing dries more quickly when it is a and day. The Sun heats up the water in the clothes and it is . On a windy day the water is carried away from the of the clothes. The clothes always weigh after drying because they have water. [4]

3 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over 2 (a) Eating a varied diet is very important to keep our bodies healthy. Look \ at the diets of Sadiq and Fatima. Who has the healthier diet? Tick (
) the correct box. Sadiq Fatima Sadiq Fatima eats sweets and chocolate drinks fizzy drinks enjoys eating meat enjoys eating fruit enjoys eating meat drinks plenty of water [1] (b) What we eat can be damaging to our teeth. Tick (
) two foods which can lead to tooth decay. meat sugary foods salt fizzy drinks bread pasta [1]

4 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 3 Alec is going to test some different mate rials to see if they conduct electricity. (a) Which of these circuits should he use? Tick (
) the correct box. test material AB test material test material CD test material [1] (b) Which two items, if put into the correct circuit above, would cause the bulb to light up? Tick (
) the two correct answers. 1 2 34 5678910 plastic comb steel scissors wooden ruler metal paperclip [1]

5 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over (c) What do we mean by the terms (i) electrical conductor [1] (ii) electrical insulator? [1] (d) The picture shows some electrical wiring from a house. Each individual w\ ire is covered in plastic and then all the separate wires are covered in anothe\ r layer of plastic. Why are the wires covered in plastic? [1]

6 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 4 When wheat seeds are grown on damp paper they germinate and grow an upri\ ght shoot as shown in the drawing. Some students are using these seeds to investigate plant growth. They de\ cide to measure the length of each shoot. 3 2 1 cm wheat seed shoot (a) How long is the shoot shown in the diagram? mm [1] (b) The students decide to germinate 8 seeds and measure the length every tw\ o days for six days. The table shows their results. Length in mm Shoot Day 0 Day 2 Day 4 Day 6 1 0 2 6 9 2 0 3 7 9 3 0 2 7 10 4 0 3 7 9 5 0 2 7 9 6 0 2 6 10 7 0 3 7 11 8 0 3 8 10

7 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over Use their results to answer these questions. (i) How much did Shoot 2 increase in length between Day 2 and Day 6? mm [1] (ii) Draw a bar chart on the axes to show how many shoots there are at each height on Day 6. length of shoot 9 mm 10 mm 11 mm 5 4 3 2 1 0 number of shoots [2] (iii) Two of the students made these statements. Tick (
) the correct box to show if each statement is True or False. True False All the seeds grew at the same rate. All the seeds increased in length as the days passed. [1]

8 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 5 Animals can be divided into groups using body features. (a) Which group does each animal belong to? Tick (
) the correct box. The first one has been done for you. body covered in hair/fur body covered in feathers bear
chicken duck eagle horse parrot penguin rat tiger wolf [2] (b) What name is given to animals that have feathers? [1]

9 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over 6 Some metals are attracted to magnets. (a) In the list, tick (
) the magnetic materials. lead magnesium copper steel iron nickel [3] (b) Peter places a sheet of glass over two magnets. The diagram shows what happens when he shakes some iron filings over it.\ What does this tell you about the poles of the magnets? [1] (c) Peter moves one of the magnets. The diagram shows his new results. What does this tell you about the poles of the magnets? [1]

10 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 7 Flowering plants and animals have a life cycle. Write under each picture the stage or name which the plant is in. ............................... ............................... ............................... [3] 8 Some materials can have a range of properties. Plastic can be transparen\ t or opaque. Some plastic bags you can see through, others you cannot see thr\ ough. Look at the materials in the table and tick (
) if the material sometimes has the stated property. Property Metal Glass Wool flexible hard rigid shiny transparent [4]

11 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over 9 (a) Tick (
) the correct box to complete the statement. Pulling is an example of a mass force speed pressure [1] (b) The picture shows two teams having a tug-of-war. winning line Team A Team B To win, a team has to pull the other team over the winning line. Which team is likely to win? Tick (
) the correct box. the team with three people in it the team with two people in it the team that applies the greatest force the team that applies a balanced force [1] (c) If Team A applies a total force of 100N and Team B applies a force of 85\ 0N explain what will happen. [1]

12 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 10 Some substances dissolve in water, some do not dissolve. Complete the table by ticking (
) the correct column. Substance Dissolves Does not dissolve chalk flour salt wax [3]

13 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over 11 The drawings show four animals that fly at night. ABCD Use the key to identify the animals shown. body covered in fur Horseshoe Bat Long-eared Bat Barn Owl Short-eared Owl has a bony area extending from its nose eyes surrounded by a patch of white feathers yes yes yes no no no Animal A is Animal B is Animal C is Animal D is [3]

14 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 12 (a) A skydiver has jumped out of an aircraft but has not yet opened her para\ chute. Which of these statements best describes what is happening? Tick (
) the correct statement. She is pushed towards the surface of the Earth by the force of gravity. She is pushed towards the centre of the Earth by the force of gravity. She is pulled towards the surface of the Earth by the force of gravity. \ She is pulled towards the centre of th e Earth by the force of gravity. [1] (b) Tick (
) the correct statement. When the skydiver has opened her parachute she will slow down at first and then fall at a constant speed. speed up at first and then fa ll at a constant speed. slow down at first then speed up. speed up until she is stationary. [1]

15 Page Total © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 [Turn over 13 The diagram shows a human body and part of one of its major organ system\ s. A (a) Which organ system is shown? Circle the correct answer. circulatory digestive nervous reproductive [1] (b) Name the organ labelled A. [1] (c) (i) Mark an X on the diagram to show the position of the heart. [1] (ii) What is the function of the heart? [1] (d) What does the excretory system do? [1]

16 Permission to reproduce items where third-par ty owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holder s, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opport\ unity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a depa\ rtment of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2010 0843/02/M/J/10 14 Ahmed was trying to get some drinking water from damp sand in the desert\ . He digs a hole and fixes a plastic sheet over it. He puts a stone in the mi\ ddle of the sheet. Underneath the stone in the ce ntre of the hole is a cup. The diagram shows the equipment he set up. cup fixing peg stoneplastic sheet damp sand dam p s a nddamp sand Use these words to complete the sentences. boils condenses cup evaporates freezes hollow topside underside The Sun heats up the damp sand. The water in the sand . It on the of the plastic sheet, and runs down the sheet and collects in the . [3]