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Scientific Attitudes & Inquiry
1. (a) Define science in your own words.
(1 mark)
1. (b) List three scientific attitudes that scientists use when working.
(3 marks)
1. (c) Explain why objectivity is important when carrying out an experiment.
(2 marks)
1. (d) A student believes that “Plants grow faster when they listen to music.”
Write a testable hypothesis for this experiment.
(2 marks)
2. Variables, Fair Testing & Hypothesis
2. (a) Identify the independent variable in an experiment that tests
“How does the amount of sunlight affect the growth of a sunflower plant?”
(1 mark)
2. (b) Identify the dependent variable for the same experiment.
(1 mark)
2. (c) Identify two controlled variables that must remain the same.
(2 marks)
2. (d) Explain what is meant by a fair test.
(2 marks)
3. Lab Safety & Hazard Symbols
3. (a) State two safety rules that must always be followed in a science laboratory.
(2 marks)
3. (b) Name the hazard symbol that warns:
(i) A substance can eat away skin and metals
(ii) A substance catches fire easily
(2 marks)
3. (c) Explain why loose clothing should not be worn near a Bunsen burner.
(1 mark)
4. Measuring Length, Mass, and Volume
4. (a) State the SI unit of:
(i) Length
(ii) Mass
(iii) Time
(3 marks)
4. (b) A student measures a table using a 30 cm ruler and gets incorrect results.
Explain why a measuring tape is more suitable for this measurement.
(2 marks)
4. (c) Define meniscus and explain how to read it correctly.
(2 marks)
4. (d) What is parallax error? Explain how it can be avoided.
(2 marks)
5. Volume (Regular & Irregular Objects)
5. (a) State the formula for calculating the volume of:
(i) A cube
(ii) A cuboid
(2 marks)
5. (b) A student wants to measure the volume of an irregular stone.
Describe the displacement method step by step.
(3 marks)
5. (c) The reading on a measuring cylinder is shown below.
(Provide diagram if you want — I can generate one.)
State the volume of the liquid.
(1 mark)
6. Mass vs Weight
6. (a) Differentiate between mass and weight.
(2 marks)
6. (b) Explain why your mass does not change on the Moon, but your weight
does.
(2 marks)
6. (c) Name one instrument used to measure mass in the laboratory.
(1 mark)
7. Technology in Our Lives
7. (a) Define technology.
(1 mark)
7. (b) State one benefit and one misuse of technology.
(2 marks)
7. (c) Explain one limitation of technology.
(2 marks)
8. Measurement Conversions
8. (a) Convert the following:
(i) 5 km = ______ m
(ii) 3000 g = ______ kg
(iii) 45 cm = ______ m
(3 marks)
8. (b) Write the meaning of the prefixes:
(i) kilo–
(ii) centi–
(iii) milli–
(3 marks)
9. Science Tools & Their Uses
9. (a) Match each tool with its correct use:
1. Thermometer
2. Stopwatch
3. Electronic balance
4. Measuring cylinder
(a) Measuring temperature
(b) Measuring mass
(c) Measuring time
(d) Measuring volume
(4 marks)
9. (b) Explain why a beaker is not used for accurate measurement of volume.
(2 marks)
10. Practical Scenario Question
A student wants to investigate:
“Does the amount of sugar in water affect how quickly it dissolves?”
10. (a) Write the independent variable.
(1 mark)
10. (b) Write the dependent variable.
(1 mark)
10. (c) Write two controlled variables.
(2 marks)
10. (d) Explain why only one variable should be changed in the experiment.
(2 marks)