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Section A
[40 marks]
Answer all questions.
Diagram 1
(a) Name the method applied in this activity.
Water displacement method. [1 mark]
(c) Name two precautionary steps that have been taken when using a measuring
cylinder.
Place the measuring cylinder on the lever surface.
Readings have to be at the meniscus level of the water.
Readings have to be made at eye level.
(Accept any 2 answers)
[2 marks]
(d) Tick (✓) at the correct eye position while taking a reading of the volume of water in the
measuring cylinder. [1 mark]
2 (a) Diagram 2 shows some examples of cell organization in the human body.
(i) Which of the following is a cell? Tick (✓) in the box provided.
Diagram 2
[1 mark]
(ii) Circle the words in the box below to show two other examples of cells.
[2 marks]
(b) Draw lines to match each type of system with its function.
Function Removes excretory waste Absorbs oxygen and Transports substances like
from the body. eliminate carbon dioxide food, oxygen and
from the body. excretory products in the
body.
[3 marks]
3 (a) Diagram 3 shows the composition of air.
X Oxygen
Y Nitrogen
Z Carbon dioxide
Diagram 3
(i) On Diagram 3, label gases X, Y and Z using the following words.
Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon dioxide
[3 marks]
(ii) What is the percentage of nitrogen gas in the air?
78%
[1 mark]
(b) Draw two lines to match carbon dioxide with its properties.
Properties
Does not support combustion
Carbon dioxide Very soluble in water
Turns moist red litmus paper blue
Very soluble in sodium hydroxide
solution
[2 marks]
Matter
Q : Metals R : Non-metals
Diagram 4
(a) Circle three matters from the box below to represent P, Q and R in Diagram 4.
[3 marks]
(b) Complete the following table by naming the types of substances made up of the
given types of particles.
Types of particles
[2 marks]
(c) What is the smallest particle in an element?
Atom [1 mark]
Diagram 5.1
(a) Tick (✓) three requirements from the box below to represent U, V and W.
Heat Carbon dioxide Oxygen Fuel Fire
✓ ✓ ✓
[3 marks]
(b) Based on Diagram 5.1, suggest a method that can be used to put out fire.
(c) Diagram 5.2 shows the set-up of apparatus to study the products of the
combustion of a candle.
Diagram 5.2
It is observed that droplets of a clear liquid are formed on the inside wall of the
beaker.
(i) Name the liquid formed.
Water
[1 mark]
(ii) Suggest a test to identify the liquid stated in c(i).
Test the liquid with cobalt chloride paper. The liquid turns the blue
cobalt chloride paper to pink.
[2 marks]
(d) Use four of the substances in the box below to write a word equation for the
chemical reaction that takes place during the combustion of the candle.
[1 mark]
6 A ball is thrown up into the air as shown in Diagram 6.
Diagram 6
(a) What form of energy does the ball have at position X?
Potential energy and kinetic energy.
[2 marks]
(b) Identify the position where the ball has maximum and minimum potential energy
and kinetic energy respectively.
Maximum Minimum
Potential energy Y Z
Kinetic energy Z Y
[4 marks]
(c) State the energy changes involving the ball as it moves from W to Y.
Potential energy to kinetic energy + potential energy to potential energy
[2 marks]
Section B
[20 marks]
Answer all questions.
7 (a) Diagram 7 shows object X, which is made from metal P and metal Q. Object X
is found in a fire alarm.
P
Q
(c) (i) Draw a diagram to show how object X appears when heated. [2 marks]
8 Diagram 8 shows an experiment carried out in the laboratory to study the effect of mass
on heat transfer.
Diagram 8
The water in beaker A is heated for 2 minutes. Then the 100g bob is transferred into
beaker P and the 200g bob is transferred into beaker Q respectively.
(a) State the variables involved in the experiment.
(i) Manipulated variable: Mass of iron bob
(ii) Responding variable: Increase in temperature of water
(iii) Constant variable: The volume of water in beaker P and Q
[3 marks]
(b) Write a suitable hypothesis for this experiment.
For objects of the same material and temperature, the objects with more mass
contains more heat.
[2 marks]
(c) What inference can be made based on Diagram 8?
The amount of heat in an object depends on its mass.
[1 mark]
(d) The following table shows the readings recorded by thermometer X and
thermometer Y. Complete the table.
Thermometer X Thermometer Y
Initial temperature (°C) 25 25
Final temperature (°C) 42 (i) 46
Increase in temperature (°C) (ii) 17 21
[2 marks]
(e) State the relationship between the mass of an iron bob and the amount of heat
contained by the bob.
The greater the mass of an iron bob, the larger the amount of the heat it contains.
[2 marks]