SECTION B

Instructions: Write your answers in the space provided.

1 A group of students from 5 Arif have done an investigation. Two ice cubes of different sizes
were put into two beakers P and Q as shown in Diagram 1 below.

Ice cubes

Diagram 1
The temperature of water in beaker P and Q was recorded as shown in table 1 below.

Beaker
P
Q

Initial Temperature (C)

30
30

Temperature after the

melting of ice (C)
15
25

Table 1
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

(b) i) What is changed in the investigation ?

ii) What is observed?

.
(c) State two things that should be kept the same in the investigation.
i).
ii)

(d) What can you conclude from the investigation?

2 The table below shows an investigation done on the changes of water level in a beaker when it
is placed under the sunlight for four hours.

Time
8.00 a.m.
9.00 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
12.00 noon

Water level in a beaker (ml)

200
198
193
185
170
Table 1

a)

What is the aim of the investigation?

..
b)

What is the pattern of the water level in a beaker as the time changes?

c)

i) What is being changed?

..
ii) What is observed?
.
d) What conclusion can you make from the investigation?

3 Three shirts of the same sizes were soaked in the same amount of water. They were
allowed to dry under different conditions for two hours.The time taken for the shirts to dry were
recorded.

Shirts

R
S

Places where the shirts were

dried.

Under the Sun

Under the Sun with strong
wind
Under the shade, no wind

The time taken for the shirts

to dry. (minutes)

35
25
70

a) What is the aim of the investigation?

b) i) Which shirt dried the fastest?

.
.
ii) Give your reason based on your answer in (b).
..

c) In the investigation: i) what should be kept the same?

.
ii ) what should be observed?
.

d) What can you conclude from the investigation?

4 The table below shows three beakers X, Y, and Z each filled with 250cm3 of different types of
liquid. All the liquids are allowed to flow into an empty container of the same size. The time taken
for the liquids to flow are shown in the table.

Beaker
X
Y
Z

Types of liquid
Shampoo
Condensed milk
Water

Time taken to flow into an

empty container (sec)
13
30
5

a) What is the purpose of the investigation?

..
...
b) Why is condensed milk flow the slowest?
..
c) i) What is changed in the above investigation?
..
ii) What is being observed?

d) What can you conclude from the investigation?