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SUBJECTIVE SECTION [60 marks]

Questionl [6marksl

1. Completethe mind-mappingbasedon the answersgiven in the box below.

o Constellations
o Depletionof ozonelayer
o Householdappliances
. Using internet for the trade of pomography
o Developmentin healthservices
o Mirage

(c) Science also has limitations and abuses.

Examples that lead the abuses are;

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 Question2 [8 marks]

Studythe picturegiven.
Completethe word puzzlefor the careerrelatedto sciencebasedon the picture
Completewith suitableword in columnhow scienceis used.
Studythe examplegiven.

p field of
Figure Career related to science IIow scienceis used?
science
Example

Paediatricsis usedto
Biology/
P a ,e d .L a ,tre L c l . a-rl r concernwith children
paediatrics
andtheir illnesses

l.
Entomology is used to
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study everything fact of
Entomology
[ 1 m] rt I
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Meteorologyis usedto
studythe earth's
_ (e _ re _ _ (o _ (o tg___ afrnosphereand it's
Meteorology changesespeciallyfor
[ 1 m] forecasting

Astronomyis usedto be
expert in everythingfact
Astronomy of
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Mechanicsis usedto
practicethe application
M
-.c _ a ,_ L _ a,_ of scientificknowledge
in the design,
E__L_ee_ Physics/
constructionandcontrol
Mechanics
of
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Question3 [9 marks]

We must obeyall safetyrules in the laboratory.Accidentsin the laboratorycanbe disastrous.

However,they canbe avoidedif precautionsaretakenat all times.

Put a (0 for the do's and (X) for the don'ts.

Takea lot of chemicals. ( )

Wait until the end of the lessonto tell your teacherthat you havebunrt yourself. ( )

Wash your handsthoroughly after all practical work. ( )

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3b). Studythe picturesbelow.

The following diagramsillustrate somesituationsin a sciencelaboratory.
Write danser/mistakein eachsituationandthe precaution that shouldbe taken.
Dangerlmistake:

[ 1m]

Precaution:
....[ 1m]

Danger/ mistake:
ii.

[ 1m]

Precaution:.
""[ 1m]

Dangerlmistake:

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Question4 [5marks]

Studythe following figure. Scientificdiagramshouldbe simpleas shownin the example

below.

rlish
soItttion beinga'aporale d

lflfe gailte

I
tripad stand

Heat

Draw a neat labelled scientific, containing only sectionaldiagramof apparatusbasedon

3-D figure I below. Draw your diagramin the box provided.

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ii) Chooseone apparatusthat are labelledaboveand write the function for the apparatusin
table below.
Name of apparatus Function

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Question5 t6 marksl

Match the symbols below with the natureof the hazardoussubstanceby putting the correct
numberin eachbox.

Symbol

x
I 2 3 4 5
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tlO ttlE)
tt|0f

a .t-
!t'q:!-
, t,^

.Lf

Nafure of hazardoussubstance

'.& Flammable substances 's Poisonousor toxic substances

Examples:-petrol, alcohol, potassium, Examples:- mercury, cyanide,
sodium,phosphorous chloroform
tl
II
t--l
II

,g Explosive substances I Etr Stimulative substances

Examples:- mixture of hydrogen Examples:- chloroform,alcohol,
air bromine vapour
tl t--l
tl

!S Corrosive substances Radioactive substances

Examples:- acid,alkali Examples:- radioactivecarbon,
uranium, plutonium
tt
t--l
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Question 6 6 marksl

a) The table below shows the readingsobtainedby an astronautwhen he used Balance M

and BalanceN at two different locations.
Reading of balance at location
Type of Earth Moon

Balance M 600 100

BalanceN 600 600

Name the type of balance.

(D M:....
Balance [ lm]

(ii) BalanceN: [ lm]

b) The following figure 2 shows the arms of a four-arm beam balancebeing used to measure
the mass (in grams) of an object.

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3

Figure 2
T
Readthe following notes given and write the scalereadingsin the spaceprovided.
Arm reading for the heaviestmass ( the top arm)
Arm reading for the heavier mass ( 2"d from top)
Arm reading for the smaller mass ( 2"d from bottom)
Arm reading for the smallestmass ( the bottom arm)
TOTAL READING : first r second+ third * fourth arms
:...... .......gr ams [2m ]

c) Write one different betweenmass and weight in the table below.

Mass Weight

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la). The diagramsbelow showvariousinstrumentsandapparatus

usedto make
measurements.
Write down the readingsin the spacesprovided.
Figure Reading
Examples

Reading................cm
I

r0 ?* 30 40 [ 1m]

(i)
Reading:

oa

[ 1m ]

(ii)
Reading:

cJn

llm l
0rgs * 5fi ?
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(i) Initial volume of

water .... cm

t c llr,llrrt'
(ii) Final volume of

wa t e r: . . . . . . . . . . c m

(iii) Volumeof stone:

..cm

l3 m l

[ 6 m]

tb) Figure 3 shows two student, student P and student Q, measuring some basic physical
quantities.

Stlflerrt F Studerrt
Strttletrt Q

Figure 3
Name the physical quantity and the S.I unit that measuredby thesestudents.

Student P StudentQ

physical quantity

S.Iunit
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Question [l0marks]

a) The figure 4 shows an external calliper being used to find

the extemal diameter of the
test tube. Readingswere taken at four different positions.

tst tulrc

Figure 4
Readingl:2.2 cm
Reading2:2.1 crn
Reading3 :2.1 crrr
Reading4:2.0 cm

(i) Name another apparatusthat is required for the measurements

to be taken.

...( 1m)

(ii) Find the averageexternal diameter of the test tube.

( lm)

(iii) why is it necessary

to takereadingsat four differentpositions?

(iv) If the intemaldiameteris 2.0 cm, whatis the thicknessof the glass
usedfor thetesttube?
 The following figure 5 showsthe tracedobjectsof the eraserandthe pieceof cloth.

lcm l cm
l cm
r lcm

/ \
/ \
\ \ I

I (
\ t
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Eraseris ..... Pieceof cloth

Figure 5

(i) Basedon the figure 5, fill in the blank aboveby usingthe following words.

Irregular shape Regular shape

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(ii) Statethe physical quantity shownby the figure 5.

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(iii) Estimate the areasof taced eraserand traced piece of cloth.

a) the eraser

b) thepieceof cloth : . . .. . ..

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OBJECTM SECTION [ 40 marks]

Which of the following is

Which of the following apparatus
the correctdefinition of technology?
canbe usedto measure25 ml of a
liquid accurately?
A The study of naturalphenomena
B The discoveryof a vaccineto curediseases
A burette
C The investigationof how the climatechanges
B pipette
globally
D The applicationof scientificknowledgefor
c Eurekacan
D measuringcylinder
practicalpurposes

Which of the following apparatusis

usedfor measurins?

A D\./ Figure I

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What is the use of the apparatusas shownin
\/ figure 1?
ll A containingchemicals
B mesuringthe volume of a liquid
c measuringa fixed volumeof a liquid
Which of the following showsthe D transferinga small amountof a liquid
value of the prefix correctly?
Hafrzihas a body massof 40 000 g.
kilo: 10-3 What standardform is wriffen for this
quantity?
deci: 10-1
A 4.0x 103g
centi: 102 B 4.0x 10-3g
milli: 10-2 C 4.0 x 104g
-4' g
D 4 . 0x lO
The inforrnation showsthe memoriesof four computers.
M- 3.2 gigabytes
N - 2.4 terabytes
O - 4.2megabytes
P - 12.8kilobytes

Which computerhasthe biggestmemories?

AM
BN
CO
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Why pouringunusedchemicalsbackinto Why must one checkthe label on the

their containersis discouraeed?
A savescosts
B dilutesthe chemicals
C may contaminatethe chemicals
D increasesthe concentrationof the
chemicals
Figure 2 shows a bottle containing
I tO I
concenffatedhydrochloricacid solution.
I tt
containerof a chemicalbeforeusing it?
A To know the colour of the chemical
B To know the quantity of the the
chemical
C To know whetherthe chemicalcanbe
reused
D To make surethat the correct
chemicalis used
Figure3 showsthehazard,symbolof substance
I X.

Figure 3
Figure 2
What is the bestway of handlingsubstance
X?
Which of the following symbolshouldbe
labelledon X? A Keep in a leadcontainer
B Keep under the paraffin oil

rFt c C Keep awayfrom heatsources

ffi
A
D Avoid contactwith skin or eves

ts# Which optionbelow representcorrectlythe

ffi ffi
B D differencebetweenthe massandweight of an
object?

Mass
A It is lower on the
moon than on Earth
B Its SI unit is g
c Measuredusinga
leverbalance
D It is the quantityof
matterin the object
Weight
It is the sameon the
moonand Earth
Its SI unit is N
Measuredusing a
springbalance
It is the quantity of
atomsin the object
A studentis heating a substanceas shown
in figure 4.
Figure 5 showsthe luminous flame of
a Bunsenburner.

til
alcohol
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tr'
It

Figure

Figure 4 Which of the following statementsis true

What is he doing wrong?
A He shouldusea waterbath
B He shouldnot usea wire gavze
C The beakershouldbe held bv a
retort
D He shouldheatthe substancein a
testtube
aboutthe flame shown?
A It hasan inner zone where
combustionis complete
B It will changeinto a blue flame if
the air hole is opened.
C It doesnot produceany soot.

D It is a very hot flame.

Which oneof the following is not a basic

physicalquantityin science? What are the tools for measuring
length of a curved line?
A Area
B Mass I apat of callipersand a ruler.
C Temperature
II a vernier and a ruler.
D Electric current
III a threadand a ruler.
IV an opisometerand a ruler.

If the volumeof 20 marblesis 50 cm3,what

is the volumeof onemarble? A III and IV only
B I, II and III only
A 1000cm3 C II, III andIV only
B 70 cri D I,II, III andIV only
c 2.5 cm3
D 0.4cm3
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The results of an experiment to determine the
lengthof a curveis shownin Table 1.
Experiment Length (mm)
I 273
46.3cm3
2 276
3 274
4 277
Table
What is the volume of the piece of metal as
What is the averagelength of the curve? shown in Figure 6?
A 273 mm, C 275 mm
A 4.63 cm3
B 274nm D 276mm
B s.s2
ci
c 46.3 cm3
What is the field of specialisationfor
D ss.2
c#
physiologist?

A A personwho studiesplanets

B A personwho studiesthe
weather

c A personwho studiesrock and

mineral

D A personwho studiesthe
interactionbetweenliving
things and the environment

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