IGCSE Sciences - Co-Ordinated (0973) — May–June 2023, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 10 marks · Sense organs

Fig. 1.1 is a diagram of parts of the eye with parts labelled A to H. State the letter in Fig. 1.1 which identifies the part that contains: circular and radial muscles ...;…

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Question 2 · 10 marks · Alkanes

Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons. State what is meant by the term saturated hydrocarbon.

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Question 3 · 12 marks · Forces

Fig. 3.1 shows a pond skater spreading its weight over its 6 legs to move over the surface of water. The pond skater has a mass of 0.25 g and is stationary on the surface of the…

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Question 4 · 10 marks · Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is an enzyme-controlled reaction. Fig. 4.1 is a graph showing the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis (rate rises to a peak around 35-40 C then…

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Question 5 · 11 marks · Haber process

Ammonia is made from the reaction of nitrogen and hydrogen in the Haber process: N2 + 3H2 - 2NH3 (reversible). State the sources of the nitrogen and hydrogen used in the Haber…

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Question 6 · 10 marks · Energy resources

Fig. 6.1 shows the average power output over a summer's day from a solar panel (power output / kW vs time of day, peaking around midday). State the time at which the power output…

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Question 7 · 11 marks · Food chains and food webs

Fig. 7.1 shows a food web with corn and mango (producers), grasshopper and fruit fly, rat and frog and dragonfly, snake, and eagle. Use the information in Fig. 7.1 to state the…

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Question 8 · 11 marks · Isotopes

Copper has two isotopes, copper-63 and copper-65. Table 8.1 shows information about copper-63 and copper-65 (proton/atomic number, nucleon/mass number, protons, neutrons,…

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Question 9 · 7 marks · Electric circuits

A student investigates series and parallel circuits using filament lamps. Fig. 9.1 shows the first circuit using three identical filament lamps in series across a 6.0 V supply,…

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Question 10 · 9 marks · Cell division

Fig. 10.1 is a diagram of a sperm cell in humans, with cell structure X (the head/nucleus) and part Y (the midpiece) labelled. Cell structure X contains unpaired chromosomes.…

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Question 11 · 8 marks · Electrolysis

Electrolysis is the breakdown of an ionic compound, when molten or in aqueous solution, by the passage of electricity. Table 11.1 shows the products of electrolysis of some…

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Question 12 · 11 marks · Radioactivity

Table 12.1 shows information about three types of ionising radiation (nature, relative ionising effect, relative penetrating ability): alpha (nature ?, ionising effect high,…

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