Section 6 : Design experiment

Q Experiment Manipulated Responding Fixed variable Topic

variable variable
1 Mass and Mass/ Acceleration Force Force and motion
acceleration number of
trolley
2 Rise in Time to heat up
Mass of water and Mass of water temperature/ the water Heat
rise in temperature Final
temperature
3 Resistance and Thickness of Resistance Length of wire Electricity
thickness of wire wire
4 Current and Current/ Time taken Distance Catapult field/
time taken for the Number of interaction
copper rod to travel battery between two
magnetic field
5 Depth of water and Depth of Different height Density of water Water pressure in
water pressure thistle funnel in water level manometer
6 Height of magnet Height of Current Number of coil Induced current
and induced current magnet
7 Temperature and Temperature Volume pressure Charles’ law
volume of gas
8 Mass and period of Mass Period of Length of jigsaw Inertia
oscillation oscillation blade
9 Mass and Mass of sand Depth of straw Density of water Hydrometer/
volume of water sink Archimedes’
displaced principle
10 Current and Current Number of pins Number of turn of Electromagnetic
strength of attracted solenoid strength
electromagnetic
11 Density of water Mass of salt Different depth Depth of thistle Buoyant force
and volume of dissolved in of water level funnel
water displaced water
12 Density of water Mass of Different depth Depth of thistle Liquid pressure
and water pressure dissolved in of water funnel
water
13 Volume of water Depth of rod Apparent weight Density of water Buoyant force
displaced and sink in water
buoyant force
14 Length of wire and Length of Resistance Thickness of wire Electricity
resistance wire
15 Resistance of wire Temperature Resistance Length of wire/ Electricity
and temperature Thickness of wire
16 Mass and load and Mass Extension of Spring constant/ Hooke’s law
extension of the spring force constant
spring
17 Volume of gas and Gas pressure Volume of gas Temperature Boyle’s law
gas pressure
Section 6 – DESIGN EXPERIMENT [PAPER 3 SECTION B FOR Q3/Q4]

Based on the diagram in Q1 – Q15 :

(a) State one suitable inference.

[1 mark]
(b) State one suitable hypothesis.
[1 mark]

(c) With the use of apparatus such as ……………………., …………..…. and

other apparatus, describe an experiment framework to investigate the
hypothesis stated in (b).
In your description, state clearly the following;
(i) Aim of the experiment.
(ii) Variables in the experiment.
(iii) List of apparatus and materials.
(iv) Arrangement of the apparatus.
(v) The procedure of the experiment which include the method of controlling
the manipulated variable and the method of measuring the responding
variable.
(vi) The way you would tabulate the data.
(vii) The way you would analyse the data.
[10 mark]
N Situation
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Q1 [Terengganu 2007 P3 (B) Q3]
A boy pushed the boxes along a level walkway in Diagram 1.1. The boy experiences the
boxes move slowly. When the box removes one of the boxes as shown in diagram 1.2,
he experiences that the box moves faster than before although the same force was applied

Figure 1.1 Figure 1.2

[Chap 2.5 Effect of forces]

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Q8 [SPM 2006 P3 (B) Q3] Diagram 8.1 shows two wooden tops.
One of the tops is partly coated with tin.
Both tops are the same size and are rotated with the same velocity.
Diagram 8.2 shows the top which is partly coated with tin able top spin longer.
wood

Diagram 3.1

wood

Diagram 3.2
[Chap 2.3 : inertia]

Q [Johore 2008 P3] Diagram 4.1 shows a cradle with a baby in it, is oscillating vertically.
Diagram 4.2 shows another identical cradle with a heavier baby in it, is oscillating
vertically. It is observed that the cradle with a heavier mass oscillates at a higher
frequency.

Spring Spring
cradle cradle

5 – month
old baby
10 – month
old baby

DIAGRAM 4.1 / RAJAH 4.1 DIAGRAM 4.2 / RAJAH 4.2

[CHAP 2.12 : ELASTICITY]

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Q5 [Kelantan 2007 P3 (B) Q3]
Diagram 3.1 shows a man is in a leaking boat. He noticed that the water spurt coming from
the hole at the bottom of the boat is higher compared to the one from the side.

[Chap 3.2 liquid pressure]

Q13. [SBP 2008 P3 (section B) midterm Q3]

Diagram 13.1 shows a diver in the sea. Diagram 13.2 shows the same diver dives in the
fresh water in the same depth. Sea water is more dense than fresh water. The diver found
that his ears will be more painful when diving in the sea water compared to the fresh
water.

Diagram 3.1 Diagram 3.2

[Chap 3.2 liquid pressure]

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Q18 [Pahang 2008 P3 (section B) Q3]
Diagram 18.1 shows an oxygen host in an aquarium which produce some air bubbles.
The volume of the air bubbles increase when the bubbles reach the surface of water.

Air pump

Q Football pressure [LTS 2004 Perak]

Figure below shows the ball in two different situations, the football is placed at the football field
at the early morning and while another ball is exposed to hot sun at noon.

Early morning at noon (waktu tengahari)

Observe the shape of the football at the early morning and at noon.

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Q2 [MRSM 2007 P3 (B) Q3]
Diagram 2.1 and 2.2 shows two similar electric kettles used to boil water. The power
ratings for the kettles are “240 V, 100 0W”. It is found that the water in the kettle in
Diagram 2.2 boils faster than the water in the kettle in diagram 2.1

240 V, 1000 W 240 V, 1000 W

Q3 [Selangor 2007 P3 (B) Q4]

Diagram 3.1 shows an electric kettle use to boil water with a heating element. The heating
coil that lies within the heating element (as shown in diagram 3.2 and in diagram 3.3)
heats up when a current pass through. Two kettles with different heating coils inside the
heating element are used to boil 1 litre of water. The length and material of both coils are
the same. The kettle with the coil shown in diagram 3.2 will heat up water faster than the
kettle with the coil shown in diagram 3.3

plug
Heating
element

Heating element
Unsur pemanas

Q4 [Terengganu 2007 P3 (section B) Q4]

Diagram 4 shows a model of direct current motor.
He found that the rotation of the coil speed up faster when he use more batteries.
Copper coil

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 N S
commutator

Carbon
brushes

Q6 Diagram below shows a boy cycling at night. The bicycle’s lamp becomes brighter when
he cycles faster.

Q7 Aleesa was playing a game of ping pong (table tennis) with her friend and they are left
with only one ping pong ball playing for a while. They found that the ping pong ball had a
slight dent in it. Aleesa observed that the dented ping pong ball as in figure 7.1 was
restored after pouring hot water on it as shown in figure 7.2

Q9 Diagram 9.1 shows a fisherman starting his fishing journey in the morning. Diagram 9.2
shows the fishermen returning a boat loaded with fish. The boat sinks deeper to the water

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Q10 Modified question SPM 2005 P2 (Part B) Q9(a)

Diagram 10.1 shows fisherman finds that his boats is at different levels in the sea and in the river,
although the boat carries the same load.
The density of sea water is 1 025 kg m-3 and of river water is 1 000 kg m-3.
Figure 10.1 and 10. 2 illustrate the situation of the boat in the sea and in the river.

In the sea In the river

Diagram 10.1 Diagram 10.2
Q12 [SPM Trials “Sembilan State” 2005 Paper 3 Q2]

Sea level

land

sea
Figure 1 Figure 2
Figure 1 shows a marine scientist able to lift the treasure hunt from the base of the
seabed (dasar laut).
Figure 2 shows with the same treasure hunt lifted from sea to land, both of the scientist
find it is difficult to lift the treasure hunt compared to the sea.

Q [SBP 2007 P3 (section B) Q3]

Diagram 3.1 and Diagram 3.2 show a boat with different load.
It is observed that the boat in Diagram 3.2 sinks more than in Diagram 3.1.
Rajah 3.1 dan Rajah 3.2 menunjukkan bot yang berlainan muatan.
Didapati bahawa bot di dalam Rajah 3.2 tenggelam lebih dalam berbanding Rajah 3.1

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 Diagram 3.1 : river Diagram 3.2 : river

[Johore 2007 P3 (B) Q3]

Diagram 3.1 shows a student holds a balloon which is tied to a string. When she releases
the balloon, the balloon moves upward. She noticed that the balloon becomes bigger as it
moves higher as shown in diagram 3.2

Q [Johore 2008 P3 Q3] Diagram 3.1 shows a cake before being baked.
Diagram 3.2 show cake after being baked.
Cake before being baked Cake after being baked
[kek sebelum dibakar] [kek selepas dibakar]

DIAGRAM 3.1 / RAJAH 3.1 DIAGRAM 3.2 / RAJAH 3.2

Q14 Diagram 14.1 shows a boy trying to pull out a fish from the water. Diagram 13.2 shows
the boy is having difficulty to pull out the fish from the water when half of the fish body
is already out of the water.

Q15 Diagram 15.1 and 15.2 shows two roadside stalls “ABC” and “PAU”. Both stalls are
using the same bulbs and batteries are new conditions. The bulb at “ABC” stalls is
brighter than the bulb at the “PAU” stall.

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Q16 Diagram 16 shows a “12 V, 12 W” light bulb connected to a 12 V power supply. The
ammeter reading is 1.0 A. After a while, it is noticed that the ammeter reading is 0.9 A.
The bulb becomes hotter.

Q17 Figure 17.1 and 17.2 shows the length of the same spring cradle when two babies of
different masses are placed on them. The initial length of the spring is 10 cm.

Q [Modified SBP 2007 P3 (section B) Q3] Diagram 10 shows an electromagnetic crane is

used to carry scrapped metal in industrial area. When the current floes in the electromagnetic is
reduced. It is noticed that the amount of scrapped metal carried will be less.

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