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Science: Grade 8

2014 - 2013

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ADEC Examinations
2013-2014
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Read these instructions first:

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2. Write in blue or black pen
3. The paper consists of 19 questions
4. Read each question carefully; attempt every one
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For questions 1-8, choose one answer and circle it: e.g. A
If you make a mistake, cross out the first answer and circle
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1. Why does an apple appear red when white light is shone on it?
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It reflects red light and absorbs all other colours.

It is absorbs red light and reflects all other colours.
It absorbs all the light.
It reflects all the light.

2. In which rock type are you most likely to find a fossil?

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Refraction
Absorption
Transmission
Reflection

4. Which gas is produced when a metal reacts with an acid?

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Igneous
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Marble

3. Noora can see her face in the back of a spoon. Which process causes this to happen?
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Hydrogen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen

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5. Which substances are always produced when an acid reacts with a base?
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A salt and hydrogen

A salt and water
Water and carbon dioxide
Oxygen and water

6. Fatima goes to the doctor to find out if she has diabetes. The doctor carries out a blood test.

Which result suggests that Nora may have diabetes?

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High levels of bacteria in the blood

Low levels of iron in the blood
High levels of sugar in the blood
High levels of protein in the blood

7. A mirror is placed on a street corner so that drivers are able to see cars that are coming towards them.

The mirror is shown below.

Which type of mirror is used?

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Convex
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Plane
Refracted

8. What is a feature of a non-infectious disease?

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It is caused by a virus.
Vaccination can prevent its development.
It cannot be spread from person to person.
It can be prevented by hand washing.

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For questions (9 - 19), write your answer on the lines

9. The diagram shows a fisherman spearing a fish in water.

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Explain why the fisherman should not throw the spear directly towards where he sees the fish. [2]

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State the name of the process that could be involved in (a).

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10. Mariam put some hydrochloric acid into a test tube and added a piece of limestone (calcium carbonate).

A gas was bubbled through limewater.

(a)

Complete the word equation for this reaction:

Calcium

carbonate

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Describe what happens to the limewater as the gas is bubbled through it.

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11. Measles is an infectious disease. It causes spots (a rash) and fever. In the past, many children became

sick with measles.

Since 1980, all parents in the UAE have been encouraged to have their children vaccinated against measles.
The table below shows the number of cases of measles in the UAE between 1998 and 2002.

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Use the information in the table to complete this graph:

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Predict the number of cases of measles in 2004.

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Explain whether the public education campaign was successful.

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Baby Fatima has the measles. Explain why Fatimas mother is told that she should not go near
other children.

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Fatimas cousin has had the measles vaccination. Explain why he will not become sick with
the measles.

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12. Saras teacher showed her how to make an acid-base indicator by grinding up red cabbage leaves and then

pouring off the liquid. The indicator can then be used to determine pH.

Red cabbage indicator

The table below shows the colour of the cabbage indicator in liquids of different pH.

(a)

Sara adds red cabbage indicator to three test tubes. Each test tube contains liquid of a different pH.
Complete the table by writing the colour of the cabbage indicator in each tube.

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Saras used some litmus paper to test the pH of liquids in her home. Complete the table below by
writing the expected colour of the litmus paper in each liquid and stating whether the substance is
an acid or a base.

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(c)

Suggest another liquid that gives the same result as lemon juice.

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(d)

Baking soda can relieve (neutralise) indigestion in the stomach. State the type of chemical
causing the indigestion.

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13. Objects generally reflect, absorb or transmit light. Complete the table.

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Objects that do this

14. Diagram A shows what happens to light as it passes into the eye of a long-sighted person without

glasses. Diagram B shows what happens when the person is wearing glasses.

(a) Explain how the lens in Diagram B helps to improve this persons vision. [2]

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(b) Identify the type of lens that is used in the glasses.

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15. The diagram below shows rock layers from two different sites 50km apart.

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List the layers in order from oldest to youngest (hint: some layers are the same age).

(b) Describe two things that scientists can learn from fossils in rock layers?

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16. Many people in the world suffer from non-infectious diseases such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

The graph shows the change in the percentage of people in a population who suffered from these diseases
in 2005 and 2010.

(a) Outline the trend (pattern) shown in the graph

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(b) Suggest two ways in which people can reduce their risk of developing these diseases.

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17. Faris predicted that white clothing will be cooler than black clothing. He carried out this experiment:

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Wrap one beaker in white cloth and one beaker in black cloth
Put 250 ml of water into each beaker and leave them in the sun for three hours.
Measure the temperature of the water
Repeat the experiment three times

Explain whether the results of the experiment support Faris prediction.

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Suggest two things Faris can do to make sure that his experiment is a fair test.

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Explain why Faris repeated his experiment.

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18. Some of the parts of a camera and an eye have similar functions. These parts are shown in the pictures below.
film .............................. retina
diaphragm ......................... iris
aperture .......................... pupil
lens .................................. lens

Complete the table by describing the function of these parts. Two have been completed for you.

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19. The pictures below show the stages in the fossilization of a dinosaur skeleton.
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A dinosaur dies and falls into the mud

on the edge of a river.

Sediments cover the body.

Over millions of years, the sediments become

rock and the bones in the skeleton.
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The rock erodes exposing the fossil.

(a)

Complete the caption for the Picture 3 by describing how the dinosaur skeleton becomes fossilised. [1]

(b)

Suggest why the place where the dinosaur died increased the chances of fossilisation.

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Science: Grade 8

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