SET 2

Section B
( 20 marks )
The suggested time for this section is 30 minutes. If you are unable to answer a
question,proceed to the next question.
Answers all question. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1.

Sarina measured the area covered by mould growing on a piece of bread for
three days. The results are shown in Table 1
Day

Area covered by mould

Table 1
a.

Based on the shown table, what is the trend of the area covered by
mould on the bread when the number of days increases?
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( 1 mark )

b.

Give your reason for the answer in (a).

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( 1 mark )

c.

In this investigation, identify what is

i- changed: _______________________________________________
ii- kept the same : __________________________________________
( 1 mark )

d.

State one conclusion that can be made from information in Table 1.

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( 1 mark )

2.

Daniel carried out an investigation to find out the distance between the object
and the light source and height of a shadow.
The results of investigation are recorded in Table 2.

Distance between the object and the

light source / cm
10

Height of shadow / cm

15

11

20

25

15

Table 2
a.

What is the aim of this investigation.

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( 1 mark )

b.

In this investigation, identify what is

i.

changed
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ii.

observed
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( 2 marks )

c.

What is kept the same in this investigation ?

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( 1 mark )

d.

What conclusion can be made from this investigation.

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( 1 mark )

3.

Daniel carried out an investigation to study the time needed to dry a

handkerchief.
The bar chart below shows the result of the investigation.
Time
taken to
dry
(minutes)

60
50
40
30
20
10
Speed of fan

a) What do Daniel wants to find out from the investigation?

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(1 mark)
b) State two information gathered in this investigation.
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(1mark)
c) State the relationship between the speed of fan and the time taken to dry
the handkerchief.
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(1 mark)

The time taken to dry depends on the thickness of a handkerchief.

d) What is the relationship between what to change and what to measure

based on the statement above?
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(1 mark)

4.

Table 3 shows the distance between the planets in Solar System from the Sun
and the time taken by the planets for one complete revolution around the Sun.

Time taken for one complete

revolution around the Sun

Mercury

Distance between the

planet from the Sun
(million km)
58

Mars

228

681 days

Saturn

1429

30 years

Planet

88 days

Table 3
a) What is the purpose of this investigation?
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(1 mark)
b) How does the time taken for one complete revolution changed as the
distance between the planet from the Sun increases?
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(1 mark)
c) What is the relationship between the time taken for one complete revolution
around the Sun and the distance between the planet from the Sun?
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(1 mark)
d) Give a reason for the time taken by the planet Mercury for one complete
revolve around the Sun?

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(1 mark)

5.

Diagram 1 shows four models P, Q, R and S were placed on a piece of wooden

plank. All the models are made of the same type of materials and have the same
mass.

Diagram 1
One side of the wooden plank is tilted slowly and the time taken by each model
to topple is recorded as shown in Table 3.
Model

Height of model (cm)

Time taken to topple (second)

15

28

25

26

20

22

30

16
Table 3

a.

Predict the time taken to topple if the height of model T is 10 cm.

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( 1 mark)

b.

Based on the investigation, state the following:

i.

thing to changed .
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( 1 mark)

ii.

thing to measured :
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( 1 mark)

iii.

thing to keep the same:

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( 1 mark)

END OF QUESTION