Year 7 Energy Resources and Electrical Circuits Mark Scheme

Medway LEA Advisory Service
Energy resources/electrical circuits

7I & 7J
31 min
33 marks
Q1-L3, Q2-L4, Q3-L4, Q4-L5, Q5-L5, Q6-L6
1.
(a)
a ir m o v e m e n t
s o la r c e lls
c h e m ic a ls
s u n lig h t
p e tro l g e n e ra to r
heat
if more than one line is drawn from either
method, award no mark for that method
(b)
(i)
no light
accept no rays from the Sun

do not accept no heat from the Sun
accept no sunshine
accept not enough light
accept it is dark
accept they cannot collect the Suns energy
at night
accept because they need light to work
accept no Sun
(ii)
it might not be windy

accept no wind
the wind might not be strong enough
accept needs air movement or wind
accept sometimes the wind is weak
accept sometimes the wind is stronger
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2.
(a)
ethanol or alcohol
if more than one box is ticked,

award no mark
(b)
any one from

burning hydrogen does not produce carbon monoxide
accept petrol or ethanol or alcohol
produces carbon monoxide
burning hydrogen does not produce sulphur dioxide
accept petrol produces sulphur dioxide
burning hydrogen only produces water
burning petrol causes acid rain
accept hydrogen or ethanol or alcohol
does not cause acid rain
(c)
hydrogen
accept H2
accept gas
(d)
oxygen
if more than one box is ticked,

award no mark
(e)
any one from

it can be grown
it can be replanted
it is renewable
it can be reproduced
1
1
accept it does not take long to grow

accept it can be replaced
accept it produces seeds
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3.
(a)
(b)
oil
natural gas
(i)
(ii)
accept gas
answers may be in either order
any two from

wind
solar
tidal
biomass
geothermal
C
answers may be in either order
1
1
2
2
if all three letters are correct, award two
marks
if one letter is correct, award one mark
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4.
(a)
(i)
circuit A: series
circuit B: parallel
both answers are required for the mark
(b)
(c)
(i)
the circuit or heating element will stop working

1
accept it will not work or it will be off
accept the whole circuit has no current through it
accept it becomes cooler
do not accept it breaks the heater or element or it
(ii)
any one from

the circuit or element will continue to work
one wire will not heat the window
accept the bottom one has no current through it
nothing or it will not be affected are insufficient
accept it will work less well
accept the bottom wire becomes cooler
do not accept it becomes cooler
do not accept it does not work properly
(i)
thermal accept heat
(ii)
from solid to liquid to gas
1
all three states are required for the mark
accept from solid to liquid to vapour or steam
accept from ice to water to vapour or gas
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5.
(a)
pick-up wire
metal wheel
(b)
answers must be in the correct order

both answers are required for the mark
One mark is for drawing the two motors connected in parallel.

One mark is for drawing one switch in series with each motor.
Both marks should only be awarded if the circuit is correct.
pow er
s u p p ly
the switches may be drawn either side of the
motors
(c)
any one from

it completes the circuit
it acts as a switch
accept because the circuit is not complete

the pedal connects the motor is insufficient
accept the pedal connects the motor to the
power supply
(d)
any one from

he does not complete a circuit
accept the circuit is not complete

he does not connect the floor and wire mesh ceiling
accept he is not touching the ceiling
accept he wears trainers or he has rubber
shoes
(e)
(i)
it stops
(ii)
it is not affected or it keeps going

accept it goes slightly faster
1
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6.
(a)
The first marking point is for the transfer of energy from water to turbine.
The second marking point is for the transfer of energy from turbine to generator.
The third marking point is for the transfer of energy away from the generator.
any two from
potential energy in the water to kinetic energy in the turbine
accept P.E. to K.E.
accept transferred from the water to the
turbine
accept K.E. in the water to K.E. in the
turbine
accept P.E. in the water to K.E. in the
water
kinetic energy in the turbine to kinetic energy in the generator
accept transferred from the turbine to the
generator
kinetic energy in the generator to electrical energy in the circuit
accept KE. to electrical energy
accept from the generator to the circuit
accept transferred from the generator by
electricity
accept KE. in the turbine to electrical
energy in the circuit
accept potential energy in the water to
electrical energy in the circuit for both
marks
accept P.E. to electrical energy
or from the water to the circuit for one
mark
(b)
any one from

because the Moons pull or gravity is always there
because the tides or the water cannot run out or be used up
accept because there are tides every day
or because there is an endless supply
(c)
from wave energy or from the waves
1
accept Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
or OTEC
do not accept hydro-electric power
(d)
it is easier to control or it can be turned on when it is needed

accept the tides only give power at certain
times or you can build an oil-fired power
station anywhere or it is smaller`
any one from
oil is non-renewable
it causes pollution
accept oil will run out

accept it gives out greenhouse gases
or it can cause oil spills
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Energy resources/electrical circuits

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accept no rays from the Sun

it might not be windy

if more than one box is ticked,

any one from

if more than one box is ticked,

any one from

accept it does not take long to grow

any two from

answers may be in either order

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both answers are required for the mark

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the circuit or heating element will stop working

any one from

thermal accept heat

from solid to liquid to gas

answers must be in the correct order

One mark is for drawing the two motors connected in parallel.

any one from

accept because the circuit is not complete

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any one from

accept the circuit is not complete

it is not affected or it keeps going

any one from

from wave energy or from the waves

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it is easier to control or it can be turned on when it is needed

accept oil will run out

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