Reading Tuition End of Year Examination
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END OF YEAR EXAMINATION
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Reading Tuition (Gaborone)
DOUBLE SCIENCE AWARD
COMBINED PAPER
Duration: 2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper
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Answer all questions
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question
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1) Fig. 1.2 shows a truck of length 20m passing a lamp post with the front
end in line with the lamp post. The truck is approaching a stop sign.
The truck is moving at a constant speed.
The truck takes 2.0s to pass the lamp post.
i) Calculate the speed the speed of the truck [2]
ii) The truck starts to decelerate uniformly when its tail end is in-line with
the lamp [Link] truck stops when its front end is in-line with the stop
sign.
The distance between the stop sign and the lamp post is 100 m
Determine the time taken by the truck when decelerating. [2]
2) This question is about the extension of a spring.
Fig. 2.1 shows a spring that has been stretched by weights.
The table shows the results obtained
Weight/N Length of spring/mm Extension of
spring/mm
0 200 0
2 240 40
3 262 62
5 298 98
6 319 a
8 360 b
(a) What is the original length of the spring?
(b) Complete the table by adding the missing values a, b [2]
(c) Plot a graph of extension against weight, Draw the best line through
the points [4]
(d) From the graph, what is the relationship between the extension of the
spring and the weight [1]
(e) Give a reason to justify your answer [2]
3) The speed of a cyclist reduces uniformly from 2.5m/s to 1.0m/s in 12s
a) Calculate the deceleration of the cyclist [3]
b) Calculate the distance travelled by the cyclist in this time [2]
4) A mass of 3.0 kg accelerates at 2.0 m/s? in a straight line.
a) State why the velocity and the acceleration are both described as
vector quantities. [1]
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b) Calculate the force required to accelerate the mass. [2]
5) The graph 2.2 shows the variations of the speed of a car over a time of 50
seconds
a. Describe the motion of the car in the following times [2]
i. From 20s to 40s
ii. From 40s to 50s
b. Calculate
i. The total distance travelled by the car in 50s [2]
ii. The average speed of the car [2]
6) Fig 3.3 shows Sydney falling in free fall on BDF Day
a. What two forces are acting on Sydney on his free fall? [2]
b. Compare your answers in (a) [2]
7) Fig.4.4 shows a man pushing a very heavy box of mass 140Kg along the
ground a distance of 600cm for 10s.
i. Determine the energy that the man uses from his body to do this
work if the man applies a force of 900N [2]
ii. Calculate the power that the man developed [2]
8) Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are elements in group VII of the
Periodic Table.
a) Give a reason why these elements are placed in group VII of the
Periodic Table [1]
b) Describe the trend of the reactivity of the elements in group VII [1]
c) Explain your answer in (b)
9) Chlorine exists as a diatomic molecule.
i) What is meant by a diatomic molecule? [1]
ii) To which Period of the Periodic Table does chlorine belong? [1]
iii) 35/17 Cl and 37/17 are two isotopes of chlorine.
Give one similarity and one difference between the two isotopes [2]
10) The diagram below illustrates the reaction that takes place when a
small piece of potassium is dropped onto cold water mixed with a little
Universal indicator.
a) The potassium melts and hydrogen is produced
i) What color does the universal indicator become? [1]
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ii) Describe a test for hydrogen [2]
b) How do the observations differ when sodium is used instead of
potassium?
iii) Write a chemical equation for the reaction of sodium with water
[3]
11) The diagram shows how a magnesium atom becomes an ion
a) Draw a similar diagram to show how an oxygen atom becomes an ion
[2]
b) What is the name and formula of the compound formed when
magnesium and oxygen atoms combine? [2]
c) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium and
oxygen [2]
d) The compound of magnesium and oxygen is a solid with a very high
melting point, explain why? [2]
12) The diagram shows the electron arrangement in the outer shells of
five elements, A to E. All elements are from period 3 of the Periodic Table
a) Identify which elements are metals and which are non metals [2]
b) Which element is most likely to be in group VI [1]
c) Which element has an atomic number of 15 [1]
d) Which two elements will form an ionic compound with a formula of the
type YZ2 [1]
13) Fig 4.1 shows a typical animal cell and a typical plant cell
a. Name parts of the cell labelled A and B [2]
ii. What is the function of A [2]
b. For each of the following types of cell, state one way in which it is
different from the animal cell in fig 4.1. State the function of each type
of cell
i. Nerve cell
ii. Red Blood cell
14) Bile and lipase are concerned with the digestion of fats
a.
i. Bile is made in the liver
Where is lipase produced? [1]
ii. Describe the role of these two substances in the process of fat
digestion [4]
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b. The products of digestion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins enter the
blood
i. Name the products of digestion that only enter the blood directly
from the small intestine [1]
ii. Explain the roles of the liver in dealing with the products of
digestion of carbohydrates and protein [4]
15) Three plants were grown to study the effects of nitrate and
magnesium Ion deficiency on their development. They were kept in the
same conditions, except for the types of minerals supplied
Plant A was provided with all essential minerals.
Plant B was given all minerals except nitrate ions.
Plant C was given all minerals except magnesium ions.
Fig. 1.1 shows the plants a few weeks later.
a. State three conditions, other than water and the concentration of
mineral ions, that would need to be kept the same for all the plants, in
order to make the investigation a fair test [3]
b. Describe and explain the effect on plant growth of
i. A deficiency of nitrate ions on plant B [4]
ii. A deficiency of magnesium ions on plant C [2]
16) Photosynthesis is a vital process in plants
a. Write an equation for photosynthesis using either words or chemical
symbols [2]
b. State where in a leaf cell photosynthesis occurs
c. Complete the following sentence
During photosynthesis ……….. energy is converted to ……… energy
[2]
d. The main products of photosynthesis can be converted into other
chemicals.
Complete the table [2]
Use of main product of Name of chemical it is
photosynthesis Converted into
Storage in leaf cells
To make plant cells walls
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