Mark Schemes

8F

Quick Quiz 1
Question

Answer

Marks

Matching End of Unit Test marks

to NC levels
Level

Topic

8Fa

8Fb

Marks Cumulative
available
total

Suggested
threshold for
achieving level

8Fc

8Fd

10

8Fe

11

20

16

25

24

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End of Unit Test marks

Question Level Answer

Mark scheme

a aluminium

1 mark

b oxygen

1 mark

c sulphur

1 mark

d aluminium or glass

1 mark

Al

1 mark

a Wood is an insulator/wood does not conduct heat.

1 mark accept equivalent

answers

b Shatters easily or is easily broken

1 mark

c charcoal has a high melting point.

1 mark no marks if more

than one box has been ticked

a copper oxide.

1 mark

b oxygen

1 mark

c copper oxide weighs more than copper alone

1 mark also accept oxygen

has mass

d three

1 mark

e copper, carbon, oxygen

1 mark

a element

1 mark

b It is a compound/polythene contains two elements/

polythene is made of carbon and hydrogen.

1 mark

c renewable

1 mark

d Crude oil is non-renewable/fossil fuels are nonrenewable.

1 mark

e recycling

1 mark

f The bag is being re-used, not recycled/recycling involves

melting the bag down and making something new from
it.

1 mark

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End of Unit Test marks (continued)

Question Level Answer

Mark scheme

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a 100

1 mark

b earth and air

1 mark

c water

1 mark

d the smallest particle of an element (that can exist)

1 mark

e We now know that there are particles that are smaller

than atoms/atoms are not the smallest things possible/
atoms are not indestructible/can be split.

1 mark*

f Either

1 mark* for relevant scientific

statement about elements linked
to a conclusion about Aristotles
statement. Yes/no with no
supporting reason = 0 marks

Yes elements cannot be split up in chemical reactions

Or
No you can split up elements in a nuclear reaction.

*Award bonus mark(s) (subject

to maximum for overall question
= 6) for more sophisticated
answers, e.g. mention of
subatomic particles/protons and
electrons, or balanced answer
giving both options.

Answers to Quick Check activities

Quick
Check

Answers

8Fa

Possible answers:
1 The electric cell (battery) was invented about 200 years ago and metals like sodium and calcium
were discovered soon after; therefore only the less reactive metals were known before 1800.
2 Scientists used to think that lime was an element because they couldnt split it up using heat or
other chemicals; so it was listed in Lavoisiers table.
3 Elements like gold and silver have been known about for thousands of years however other
metals have only discovered more recently; because they are found naturally in the environment.
4 Elements like copper and tin are fairly easy to get out of rocks such as malachite and haematite;
but sodium and aluminium are not.
5 There are only 117 different elements however there are millions of compounds; which can be
grouped into metals and non-metals.

8Fb

1 A true; B true (at KS3 level unless a pupil has a knowledge of neutrons and isotopes); C false Steel
is a mixture; D true; E true; F false (there are 117/ more than 90 elements); G false (the symbol for
iron is Fe); H true
2 B explains A; D explains why C is false, and the corrected version of C is explained by D; corrected F
does not explain E; H explains the correct version of G (in part the Latin derivation is more relevant
than the French)

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Answers to Quick Check activities (continued)

Quick
Check

Answers

8Fc

Possible answers:
1 What type of element is found on the right-hand side of the periodic table?
2 Why is copper used in electrical cables?
3 What type of substance is shiny and conducts electricity?

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4 What observation would suggest that gold and silver are both metals?
5 What word beginning with f means bendy?
6 What arrangement is used to show all the chemical elements?
7 Melting point, colour and density are three examples of ?
8 What name do we give to the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid?
9 What word beginning with i means the same as non-conductor?
10 Which is the only metal that is a liquid (at room temperature)?
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1 A; 2 C; 3 A; 4 B; 5 C; 6 C; 7 B; 8 B; 9 B; 10 B; 11 A; 12 A; 13 B;
14 C; 15 B.

8Fe

1 An element is made up of atoms which are all the same.

2 The metals are on the left (and centre) of the table and the non-metals are on the right.
3 Bronze should not be circled.
4 The handle is made of a good insulator (non-conductor) so that you dont burn yourself.
5 The glass is collected, cleaned and then re-filled/used again.
6 magnesium + oxygen

magnesium oxide

7 Three (carbon, chlorine, fluorine)

8 CFCl3
9 They damage the ozone layer/upper atmosphere.

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