1.

Draw scientific diagrams for these three common laboratory apparatus [3]
(a) conical flask

(b) filter funnel

(c) retord stand

2. You are provided with the apparatus as shown in the figure below
Describe how you would find the volume of piece of stone using the apparatus provided
Draw the experimental setup and label the apparatus used. [4]

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(b) After finding the volume of the stone you now need to determine its density. State what other
physical quantity you need to measure and describe how you would measure it. [2]

3. (a) The diagram shows a pair of vernier calipers with its parts labelled A to D. [2]

Name the parts A to D.

A : .

B : .

C : .

D : .

The diagram below shows a pair of vernier calipers when it was used to measure the thickness
of a glass block.
Thickness of glass block = ____________________________ [2]

4. The diagram below shows a substance being heated.

Label the apparatuses used in the diagram above. [2]

(I) ________________________________
(II) ________________________________
(III) ________________________________
(IV) ________________________________

5. The following two hazard symbols are found pasted on the containers of some chemicals in the
science laboratory.

State the type of hazard for each symbol and name one chemical stored in each container. [3]
Hazard symbol Type of hazard Name of chemical

6. Name a suitable instrument that can be used to measure the following physical quantities. [4]

Physical quantities Instrument used

(a) Depth of a test tube

(b) Mass of an apple

(c) Body temperature of a child

(d) Circumference of a babys head

7. Pictures of a bridge is shown below.

(a) Explain what is meant by the strength of a substance. [1]

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(b) Write down a reason why engineers consider the strength of the material as an important
factor when constructing the bridge. [1]
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(c) Pre-stressed concrete was used in the construction of the bridge. Give a reason why do
you think that the engineer did not consider wood to be an appropriate material. [1]
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(d) Suggest a material which is implanted into the concrete to make it even stronger [1]
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8. Susan cuts out the shape of a heart from a piece of paper. The outline of a heart is shown in the
grid below.

(a) Find the area of the heart. Show your working clearly. [2]

(b) Suggest one way in which she can obtain a more accurate value of the area of the heart . [1]
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9. The diagram shows an experiment used to determine the volume of a piece of cork.

(a) What is the purpose of the stone in this experiment? [1]

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(b) What is the volume of the stone? [1]

(c) What is the the volume of the cork? [1]

(d) Given that the mass of the cork is 0.54 g, calculate its density [2]

(e) What conclusion can you draw about the density of the cork as compared to that of water?
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 10. Naruto hypothesized that the temperature of water will increase when a certain chemical X was
added to a fixed amount of water. He conducted an experiment to test his hypothesis. The
original temperature of the water was 20oC.

No. amount of chemical X added in (g) Temperature of water one minute after adding
chemical X in (oC)
1 0 20
2 5 24
3 10 27
4 15 30
5 20 32
6 25 32

(a) Identify the independent and dependent variable for above experiment [2]

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(b) Name two variables that Naruto must keep constant during the experiment. [2]

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(c) Name the equipment that Naruto will need to make the necessary measurement in (a). [1]
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(d) Suggest how Eugene can improve on the reliability of the results from the experiment [1]
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(e) Do the results of the experiment support his hypothesis? Explain. [2]
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11. State two safety precautions you should take when boiling a test-tube of water in the
laboratory. [2]
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12. Study the table below and answer the questions that follow.

material transparency strength melting point

A transparent moderate high
B transparent moderate low
C opaque high high

(a) Which material, A,B or C, is most suitable for making the containers used for heating in science
laboratories? Explain. [3]

Material:

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Explanation:

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(b) Suggest possible identities of material B and C. [2]

B:_____________________________________________________________________________
C:_____________________________________________________________________________

13. (a) Using only the apparatus and material listed below, describe briefly with help of diagrams,
how you would go about finding the density of small bob. [4]
(1) electronic mass balance (2) measuring cylinder
(3) string (4) water

(b) Another student suggested using vernier calipers to measure the diameter of the small solid bob
and calculate the volume of the bob using a formula instead of measuring the volume
experimentally. Which method is more accurate? Explain your answer. [2]
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14. The figure below shows a solid plastic cylinder with a diameter of 14 cm. It has density of 1.4
g/cm3. (Take = 22/7)

(a) Calculate the mass of the plastic cylinder. [2]

(b) A heart-shaped tube block with a shaded surface area 20 cm2 and length of 10 cm is cut off
from it.

What would be the density of the remaining piece of plastic? Explain your answer. [2]
15. The following paragraph depicts a scene in a science laboratory where safety rules were not
properly adhered.

Misha lit the Bunsen burner and reached over the flame to get a test tube from the other side
of laboratory bench where Bear was at. Misha took a bottle of unknown substance and pour it
into a test tube for heating without a teachers instructions. When it started to boil, she looked
into the test tube to see what was happening and she pointed it towards Bear so that he could
see it as well

Using information provided in the paragraph, identify three mistake that were made and the
correct behavior that should have been displayed. [6]

Mistake made: ____________________________________________________________

Correct behaviour:__________________________________________________________
Mistake made: ____________________________________________________________
Correct behaviour:__________________________________________________________
Mistake made: ____________________________________________________________
Correct behaviour:__________________________________________________________

16. Convert the following to the units indicated. [4]

6014.2 m = ____________________ km
2
19083 cm = ____________________ m2
1.825 g/cm3 = ____________________ kg/m3
35.341 kg = ____________________ g

17. The diagrams shows the temperature of ice and water in a lake during winter.

(a) From the diagram, state which part of the lake has the lowest density. [1]
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(b) Assuming that the mass remains constant, explain what happens to the volume of water as it
cools from 4oC to 0oC. [2]
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(c) Suggest an impact on the creatures living in the water in winter if ice starts to form from the
bottom up the lake upwards to the surface [1]
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18. An unknown block P of mass 98 g has a dimension of 7.0 cm long, 6.4 cm wide and 0.65 cm high.
(a) Define density. [1]
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(b) Calculate the volume of block P and hence determine the density of block P in g/cm3.

Volume=________

Density =________ [4]

(c) On figure below, indicate how block P will look like when it is placed in the container of water.
(Hint : Density of water = 1g/cm3) [1]
(d) State and explain whether the density of block P will change if the experiment is performed on
the moon [2]
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(e) Block P is then cut into half. State and explain what happens to its density. [2]
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19. Nobita wants to test the hypothesis that a particular plant only opens its flower in the absence
of light. He brought several pots of flowers to his laboratory. He gave 5 ml of water to some
flowers, and 2.5 ml of water to the others. He also gave 2 g of fertilizer to some flowers and only
1 g fertilizer to the others. Before Nobita started experimenting on the flowers, he already
accepted his hypothesis that the particular plants opened their flowers in the absence of light.
For the flower pots that were exposed to light, 4 out of 20 pots opened their flowers. However
Nobita did not record this result, and he merely recorded that all 16 pots did not open their
flowers.
(a) What attitude did Nobita lack as scientist? [1]
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(b) Which is the independent variable and dependent variable in Nobitas experiment [2]
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(c) Did Nobita control the variables that are not supposed to be changed? Give one reason based
on what you have read so far. [1]
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(d) Was the Scientitif Method adopted by Nobita correct? Explain. [1]
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20. Determine the reading shown in the following vernier calipers. [2]
21. Complete the following table with the physical quantities and their corresponding SI units and
symbols. [6]

Physical quantity S.I. Unit Symbol

Length
kilogram
Temperature

22. The table below shows the density of three different liquids.
Liquid Density (g/cm3)
Mercury 13.6
Alcohol 0.79
Pure water 1.00

(a) If equal volumes of the above liquids were placed within the beaker in below figure, draw and
label what is expected to be seen in the beaker. Assume that the three liquid do not mix. [1]

(b) An ice cube of length 2 cm has a mass of 7.36 g. Calculate the density of ice [2]

(c) The ice cube is placed in the beaker in figure above. Draw and label the expected position of the
ice in the beaker. [1]

(d) If another material is placed in the beaker and it floats on top of the liquids, what you can say
about the density of this new material? [1]
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23. The diagram below shows part of an electrical cable.

(a) State two important physical properties of the above copper wire [2]
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(b) To protect users from getting electrical shock, the copper wire must not be exposed.
(i) Suggest a suitable material for X. [1]
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(ii) Explain how the material that you have named in (b)(i) protects users from receiving
electrical shock when touching the electrical cable. [1]
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